RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Duck livers wrapped in Serrano ham

  Serve Paul Merrett's elegant duck livers as a dinner party starter or weekend lunch, with plenty of crusty French bread to mop up the garlic parsley butter

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  Brie soup

  A warming cheese soup from The Vegetarian Society served with little cranberry toasts

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  Hummous and salad

  Aaron Craze serves a pimped-up hummous with a refreshing salad on the side.

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  Sweetcorn pancakes with lemon garlic chicken

  Paul Merrett has the perfect dish for the weekend: succulent chicken with sweet golden pancakes and a feta salad

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  Egyptian chicken with flatbread

  Diana Henry serves marinated griddled chicken with a yoghurt and mint sauce and homemade flatbread

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  Potato cake with ham, egg and cheese

  Matthew Fort’s delicious supper dish is easy, nourishing and feeds four for less than £5

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  Creamy chicken and ham pie

  This hearty creamy pie is brought to you from Alastair Hendy's Home Cook

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  Jerusalem artichoke and mushroom pithivier

  The combination of lentils, mushrooms, pastry and artichokes make this an ideal vegetarian dish for a hearty Sunday dinner

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  Pork belly hot pot

  Pork belly is a cheap but delicious cut of meat, and Jun Tanaka makes the best of its fatty texture in a meltingly good soy-based hot pot

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  Birria

  Thomasina Miers cooks a traditional Mexican celebration dish of spicy beef stew with ancho chillies, served with a zingy salsa