RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Beef Wellington parcels with red wine jus

  Try this all-time classic dish from Ainsley Harriott, combining a juicy fillet steak, wild mushrooms and pâté in a crisp pastry crust

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  Courgette Christmas candles

  Serve your guests these stunning looking guilt-free morsels from the Vegetarian Society

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  Oysters in stout batter with carrageen moss

  Mark Hix shares a very British recipe from Hix’s Oyster and Chop House in Spitalfields

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  Victoria sponge with lemon curd

  Helen Hosker bakes a light sponge cake with a tangy filling of homemade lemon curd

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  Quiche Lorraine

  Crumbly butter pastry, smoky bacon and melting gruyere cheese are a divine combination in Trish Deseine’s recipe for this great French quiche

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  Ginger beer

  Tim Warrilow and Charles Rolls show that making your own ginger beer is easier than you might think - add cinnamon, cloves or cayenne pepper for extra kick

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  Crisp-fried chicken spring rolls

  Gary Rhodes makes fried Chinese spring rolls with a chicken and mushroom filling

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  Fish tagine with Moroccan bread

  Barry Vera serves a moreish, fragrant seafood delight with soft, crusty Moroccan bread rolls

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  Soused mackerel

  Mitch Tonks poaches mackerel in a sweet and spiced broth to imbue it with flavour

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  Christmas bread and butter pudding

  Diana Henry turns this traditional 17th century peasant pudding into a luxurious Christmas dessert with the addition of a few winter warming ingredients and a slug of whisky