RECOMMENDATIONS

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  White chocolate, almond and raspberry cake with raspberry frosting and white chocolate drizzle

  This mixture can also be made as cup cakes - it will make eight - bake for half the time then ice as for the cake.

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  Sichuanese dan dan noodles (dan dan mian)

  Authentic Chinese flavourings, including fragrant Sichuan pepper, combine to tasty effect in Fuchsia Dunlop's homely noodle dish

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  Jellied bacon and parsley with potato salad

  Matt Tebbutt plays with texture in this sensational starter of savoury bacon and creamy Jersey Royal potatoes

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  Rosemary gnocchi with quails’ eggs

  An impressive main course of rosemary-flecked potato dumplings with tarragon hollandaise and quails’ eggs from Michael Caines

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  Duck confit with braised red cabbage

  Rich and indulgent, Rick Stein's duck recipe combines the sweetness of red cabbage with the meaty texture of slow-cooked duck

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  Peppered tuna with niçoise salad

  Jun Tanaka prepares a delicious black olive dressing to echo the olives in this twist to a classic tuna niçoise salad

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  Christmas bread and butter pudding

  Diana Henry turns this traditional 17th century peasant pudding into a luxurious Christmas dessert with the addition of a few winter warming ingredients and a slug of whisky

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  Lime cake with Greek yogurt sorbet

  Andi Peters conjures the flavours of the Mediterranean with this refreshing citrus cake and tangy yoghurt sorbet

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  Vodka and vanilla blancmange with warm raspberries

  Raspberries add colour and flavour to James Martin's creamy, vanilla-flecked blancmange

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  Chateaubriand with mustard Béarnaise and shoe string chips

  The king of steaks, Matt Tebbutt cooks up the ultimate dinner à deux for beef lovers