RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Swiss carrot cake

  Kirsch and almonds flavour Sonja Watson's Swiss Carrot Cake

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  Chocolate, coffee and cardamom mousse

  Try Ainsley Harriott's rich, light and fluffy mousse - use chocolate with a minimum of 50% cocoa solids for best results

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  Quick chicken and mushroom pie

  For a quickly prepared meal try James Martin's tasty pie, which uses shop-bought foodstuffs to great effect

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  Brochette of pineapple with rum crème fraîche

  Round off a meal in Caribbean style with Chris Galvin's recipe for skewered pineapple and sweet vanilla sauce

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  Oysters in stout batter with carrageen moss

  Mark Hix shares a very British recipe from Hix’s Oyster and Chop House in Spitalfields

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  Tapenade

  Alex Mackay shares the recipe for Provence's famous olive pate - perfect for serving with crudites or as a relish for grilled red mullet

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  Lamb cutlets with salsa verde

  Juicy lamb is accompanied by a classic herby salsa verde in Bryn Williams's quick-to-cook dish

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  Chicken korma

  For a speedy and hassle-free spicy chicken supper, try Manju Mahli`s take on a korma

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  Cherry clafoutis tart

  Make the most of fresh cherries with Matt Tebbutt’s pastry encased version of this light and puffy, cherry-scattered French batter pudding

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  Liver and onions with bacon

  Sheila Day serves this great British favourite alongside creamy mash and lightly buttered carrots