RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Bitter and twisted

  The soulshakers shake up a grapefruit vodka cocktail with a delightfully bitter edge

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  Shanghai dumplings

  Add these delicious pork dumplings from Dorian Chan to a dim sum dinner

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  Chicken and sun-blushed tomato salad

  Fragrant chicken and olives, spices and succulent sun-blushed tomatoes make up this tempting salad by Ainsley Harriot

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  Wine-steamed mussels

  Try Ainsley Harriott's white wine and chilli-flavoured mussels - they're delicious served with a loaf of French bread to mop up the juices

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  Spaghetti bolognese

  Roopa Gulati's spag bol is packed with herby notes and topped with Parmesan shavings - a much-loved comfort dish

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  Christmas cake

  You can make this Christmas cake weeks before or even the day before - the taste will still be traditional and delicious. The recipe for almond paste, which is toasted in the oven for extra flavour, comes from Rachel's mother-in-law, Darina Allen.

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  Lobster and scallop Carpaccio with vanilla ginger

  Michael Moore uses delicate flavours to enhance the seafood in this elegant dish

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  Zucchini cake

  Surprise your family and friends with Paul Hollywood's courgette cake, flavoured with vanilla, cinnamon and walnuts

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  Winter cobbler

  A delicious winter warmer packed with vegetables. The basil lemon oil gives the cobbler a fresh zing.

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  Pickled cucumber

  For a splendid accompaniment to salmon and rice noodles, try James Martin's hot cucumber pickle with the zing of Szechuan pepper