RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chocolate tart with clotted cream

  A simple and sensational chocolate dessert from John Burton Race that can be made in advance and reheated just before serving

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  Meringue roulade with pomegranate seeds

  A pretty pink, bejewelled dessert with delicate floral flavours from Darina Allen

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  Chump of lamb with olive oil mash

  Potatoes mashed with olive oil are the perfect accompaniment to Galton Blackiston's rich herby lamb

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  Sausages and sautéed potatoes

  Crisp potatoes, soft red onions and sausages make a heavenly match in Gary Rhodes' comfort supper

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  Caramelised clementines with rice pudding

  Sticky clementines top Matt Tebbutt's subtly spiced rice pudding

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  Lamb with baby vegetables, artichoke hearts and pesto dressing

  A vibrant dish from Sophie Grigson with all the colours and textures of summer

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  Solstice pudding

  Suz Evasdaughter has devised this really fruity spiced dessert that looks great and is quick and easy to make

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  Meatball and lovage soup (ciorba di perisoara)

  Frances Jones-Davies' soup brings out the musky, lemon flavours of this herb complementing the beef and vegetables

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  Peanut and chicken stew

  Lloyd Mensah and Adwoa Hagan-Mensah serve a robustly flavoured Ghanaian chicken stew laced with chilli and smoked paprika

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  Cod and prawn fishcakes with tartare sauce

  Diana Henry creates quick and simple fishcakes, sprucing up a jar of mayonnaise to go on the side