RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Steak and kidney pie

  Shunning the suet in favour of buttery puff, Stuart Gillies enriches this dish with red wine, veal stock and port

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  Bangkok in a bowl

  Nancy Lam whips up her version of thom ka gai – a classic fragrant Thai coconut and chicken soup

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  Huevos revueltos

  Jill Dupleix livens up breakfast in this recipe for Spanish scrambled eggs with prawns and spinach

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  Langoustines with a mouli remoulade and mussel vinaigrette

  Matt Tebbutt combines freshly cooked langoustines with a rich mouli and caper salad to make a sensational dish

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  Ottoman lamb with sultan’s pleasure

  Diana Henry serves a Turkish classic of stewed lamb on a creamy purée of aubergines, the latter of which is also known as hunkar begendi, meaning ‘the sultan likes it’

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  Smoked salmon with horseradish and potato salad

  Jun Tanaka tea-smokes salmon in a wok for this simple and classic dish

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  Stollen

  Boozy, spiced and sweet - Falko Burkert's stollen makes for the perfect Christmas breakfast

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  Best-ever mashed potato

  For a fluffy mash, rich with butter, this recipe by Nigel Slater is the one for you

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  Pan-fried duck breast with braised endive

  A classic French recipe from James Martin, try this pan-fried duck with orange sauce and braised endive as part of a romantic dinner for 2

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  Braised ribs with cucumber salad

  Sophie Michelle’s globetrotting style combines intense Russian black tea with smoky soy and five spice in this dish