RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Dark sticky gingerbread

  This deliciously treacly gingerbread from Rachel Allen comes with a lemon drizzle-like topping.

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  Banana bread

  Sarah Kenyon bakes a deliciously moist cake-like bread using overripe bananas

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  Chilli runner beans

  Crunchy runner beans are spiked with chilli oil in Gary Rhodes simple summer side dish

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  Squid, mussel and white bean salad

  Paul Rankin’s seafood salad is both deliciously satisfying and good for you as well

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  Lamb chops and artichoke

  Arthur Potts Dawson serves griddled lamb with violet artichokes smothered in a tahini and lemon dressing, dotted with sesame seeds

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  Goulash

  Stephen Midgley from Grado restaurant in Manchester prepares meltingly-tender goulash

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  Chicken and mango skewers with peanut sauce

  Healthy, children-friendly canapes from Tana Ramsay

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  Chocolate simnel cake

  Matt Tebbutt’s chocolate simnel cake is made with two types of marzipan sandwiched between sponge and topped with chocolate truffles and glazed almonds

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  Duck hash with fried egg

  Prepare the duck the night before and you’ll have a stunning weekend lunch from Stephen Terry

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  Chocolate and beetroot cake

  Chocolate and beetroot are a winning combination in Diana Henry's decadent home-made cake with crème de cassis icing