RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Genovese salad with bream

  Aaron Craze’s wild garlic-based salad makes the perfect accompaniment to simple pan-fried fish

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  Pork and leek sausages with black pudding and leek mash

  Wholesome British flavours - pork, apples, cider and black pudding - make a delicious (and quick) sausage supper

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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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  Yogurt and cardamom cream with rhubarb and strawberry compote

  Darina Allen’s dessert is a sublime combination of fragrant yogurt balanced by the sweet tartness of gently poached fruit

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  Roast wild duck with braised cabbage, garlic and shallots

  Chris Galvin dishes up the perfect winter meal for duck lovers

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  Apple pie

  For a comforting winter treat, try Matt Tebbut’s recipe for traditional home-baked apple pie

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  Romana gnocchi with Napoletana sauce

  Gennaro Contaldo’s traditional Italian dish can be assembled the day before it is needed and baked just before your guests arrive

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  Hazelnut and chocolate cake

  An irresistible teatime treat from Tamasin Day Lewis - a rich, chocolatey hazelnut cake with a crunchy nut topping

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  Shortbread

  A crumbly biscuit classic made to Claire Clark's family recipe

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  Mussels in beer

  Silvana Franco steams mussels in Belgian wheat beer - ideal with some crusty bread to mop up all the creamy juices and strips of bacon