RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Raspberry and hazelnut tart

  For a truly tempting tart, try this combination of buttery hazelnut pastry with glorious raspberry filling from Claire Macdonald

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  Blinis

  Blinis make a versatile base for plenty of toppings - the most classic being smoked salmon and sour cream

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  Aubergine and mozzarella stacks

  This rich dish from James Martin, combining chargrilled aubergine with buffalo mozzarella, makes a great vegetarian meal

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  Fricassée of chicken legs with Lyonnaise potatoes

  Anthony Demetre cooks the potatoes in their jackets for his Lyonnaise potatoes to help prevent them from disintegrating when they are fried later

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  Smoked mackerel eggy bread and crispy bacon

  Peter Gordon adds a sophisticated flavour explosion to eggy bread

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  Sweet chilli squid

  Matt Follas serves fried squid with a sauce made of bird’s eye chillies, garlic, rice vinegar, sugar and fish sauce – great with crunchy fresh vegetables

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  Crema Catalana (Catalan cream)

  Matt Tebbutt infuses cream with lemon peel and cinnamon to make this classic Catalan dessert of set custard with a caramelised sugar topping

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  Artichoke salad with bagna cauda

  Green or ‘wet’ garlic has a mild flavour and looks like leek - Jane Baxter and Guy Watson add it to braised artichoke in this magnificent salad

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  Lamb shish kebabs

  Tom Parker Bowles’ tasty kebabs can be assembled ahead, then cooked and served quickly when everyone comes home starving

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  Pan-fried grey mullet with stir-fried vegetables

  Michael Caines creates a light, healthy meal that feeds two for less than a fiver!