RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Coconut okra

  A traditional Gujarati dish from Anjani Desai of okra spiced up with a fresh coconut stuffing

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  Barmbrack

  Caroline Workman's wonderfully moist fruit bread is one of Northern Ireland's most popular traditional specialities

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  Apple and cinnamon charlotte with custard

  Claire Clark’s dessert makes a great way to round off Sunday lunch for family and friends

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  Fabada

  Mario Batali makes a Spanish favourite - a white bean and pork stew from the wild mountains of Asturias

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  Austrian apple strudel

  Margaret Rees takes no shortcuts making the paper thin pastry and spiced apple filling for this traditional Austrian pudding

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  Roast monkfish with sage, pancetta and vine tomatoes

  Treat yourself to a richly flavourful fish dish with Sophie Grigson's simple but effective recipe for pancetta-wrapped roast monkfish

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  Apple, bramble and custard bake

  Alan Air gives a truly inspirational twist to the good old apple and blackberry crumble, by cooking it with the custard already inside...

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  Honey-roast duck breast

  Michael Caines adds a bit of oriental spice to this full-flavoured duck dish

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  Mixed vegetables in a mustard and cumin sauce

  Black mustard, cumin and onion seeds give a kick to potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and tomatoes in Madhur Jaffrey's flavoursome vegetarian dish

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  Dauphinoise potatoes

  In this classic French recipe, James Martin indulges in wafer-thin potato slices, simmered in lashings of cream