RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Champagne and strawberry cocktail

  Jamie Oliver’s cocktail of tangy strawberry purée sweetened with vanilla sugar and topped up with fizz is perfect for entertaining.

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  Paneer and creamy spinach curry

  Roopa Gulati's simple seasoning of fried garlic, ginger and chilli makes this dish particularly memorable - serve with a stack of hot, buttery breads

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  Wild garlic soup

  Make the most of this season’s produce with Clodagh McKenna’s hearty soup recipe, served with a wild garlic pesto

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  Christmas mess

  Mark Hix’s delicious cranberry, chestnut and meringue concoction makes a great alternative Christmas dessert

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  Thai beef and noodle salad

  Thai food is all about creating a balance between spicy, sweet, sour, salty and bitter tastes and Simon Rimmer has the perfect mouth-watering salad to fire up your palate in any weather!

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  Macaroni cheese

  Tuck into an upmarket macaroni cheese with Simon Rimmer's tasty recipe, flavoured with shallots and sun-blushed tomatoes

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  Loin of pork with caramelised apples and cider

  A hearty French recipe from James Martin from his road trip around Brittany.

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  Steamed spinach and rice dumplings

  Anjum Anand never serves a starter at dinner parties, just nibbles when her guests arrive. Try these light, vibrant dumplings with chutney as finger food or for a snack or light meal

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  Devon Red Ruby sandwich

  This classic beef sarnie gets the top chef treatment, with Michael Caines’s additions of plucky celeriac remoulade and confit garlic and parsley butter

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  Norwegian almond cream (mandel pudding)

  Jules Evans serves up this traditional almond flavoured Norwegian pudding with a luscious blueberry compote