RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Easy sticky buns

  Filled with brown sugar, toasted pecans, and sweet raisins, you’d hardly believe that these tasty treats from Ina Garten are made with ready-made puff pastry

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  Negroni cocktail

  Neat gin, Martini and Campari make up this colourful cocktail from Tristan Stephenson

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  Baked guinea fowl torte

  Celebrate guinea fowl season with Richard Phillips' delicious individual pies, fragrant with braised cabbage, wild mushrooms and a rich wine sauce

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  Artichoke and salsify salad

  Elegant and elaborate, Tom Aikens' salad of artichoke, potato and salsify is served with a decadent truffle vinaigrette

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  Lamb kebabs with cumin and coriander

  Tom Parker Bowles' tender yogurt-marinated kebabs are served with a cucumber and tomato raita

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  Chocolate cake

  For an easy treat, try Gioconda Scott's rich and tipsy chocolate cake, flavoured with lashings of brandy

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  Meat samosas

  Alya Rafiq's spiced lamb and vegetable parcels make a delectable Indian snack to serve with drinks or to pack up for a picnic

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  Vietnamese salad with nuoc nam

  Gary Mehigan’s cabbage, shallot, cucumber and papaya salad with nuoc nam (fish sauce) would make an interesting addition to a buffet table

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  Spinach vichyssoise

  Allegra McEvedy adds puréed spinach to this classic French leek soup and serves it with a lemon and ricotta-topped crostini

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  Olive and cheese scones

  Gary Mehigan’s savoury cheddar, feta and olive scones make a great tea-time treat lathered in butter or crème fraîche