RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spiced pumpkin in broth (d'ba zigni)

  Celia Brooks Brown makes a spicy Eritrean dish using sweet-fleshed pumpkin - serve it as a chunky soup, with rice or beans

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  Chicken dippers with potato wedges

  Kids will adore Philippa Forrester’s delicious home-made and healthier alternative to purchased fast food

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  Spicy chicken pasta

  Paul Merrett shows us how to bite back at the credit crunch with a favourite family supper that serves two for a fiver

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  Green banana curry

  Sophie Grigson cooks Vanessa Hewitt’s recipe for savoury bananas in a spiced coconut sauce

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  Venison steaks with beetroot and horseradish pesto

  From A Cook's Tour of Scotland by Sue Lawrence. The contrasting flavours of venison and beetroot are a match made in heaven. The pesto can be made a day or so in advance

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  Yorkshire pudding

  James Martin shows how to make this most classic of British dishes perfectly every time

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  Kasha salad

  Rose Prince’s healthy buckwheat salad is the perfect accompaniment to cold cooked chicken

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  Chargrilled squid with noodles, chilli and fresh coriander

  Paul Rankin makes a spicy noodle dish with the fresh flavours of pickled pepper and coriander

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  Blueberry, raspberry and strawberry cobbler

  Cassis-soaked berries with a soft scone like topping make a perfect Autumn dessert for family and friends from Tamasin Day-Lewis

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  Hake with clams and parsley

  This simple but impressive Basque recipe from Mario Batali consists of pearly white hake with baby clams in a garlic and parsley sauce