RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pumpkin soup with cheese toasties

  Pumpkin and sage are a wonderful pairing and the toasties that accompany this velvety soup are made using Sage Derby, the flavour-packed cheese from Silvana Franco’s home city

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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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  Baked rice pud

  This rich, milky rice pudding is brought to you from Alastair Hendy's Home Cook

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  Veggie haggis

  This Scottish favourite is given a vegetarian twist with nuts, lentils and mushrooms, from The Vegetarian Society

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  Pot roast Tandoori chicken

  Warm up with Aaron Craze’s rich, spicy chicken dish

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  Toffee apples

  Relive nostalgic childhood memories with Roopa Gulati's crackingly good toffee-coated apples

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  Carrot, courgette and coriander soup

  Go for triple the goodness with this tasteful carrot, courgette and coriander soup, enriched with dried porcini mushrooms

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  Traditional roast turkey with pork, sage and onion stuffing

  Nothing beats a great Christmas roast - Delia Smith's recipe is reliable, tasteful and easy-to-follow

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  Butternut squash and sausage soup

  This is a favourite with Sophie’s kids. It can be made with all sorts of roast veg, but the sweetness and texture of the squash are great as a main ingredient or alternatively leave the sausages out if you want a veggie dish.

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  Baked ham with cola

  Sweet, sticky cola brings out the sweetness of the gammon in this American-style roast from Jennifer Middleton