RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spicy chicken pasta

  Paul Merrett shows us how to bite back at the credit crunch with a favourite family supper that serves two for a fiver

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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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  Parsnip and sherry soup with hazelnut pesto

  The addition of hazelnut pesto to Shaun Hill's soup gives both contrast and life to the dish

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  Celeriac and ginger fritters with pomegranate roast grapes

  Celeriac gets a sweet makeover in this exotic pudding from Peter Gordon

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  Quiche Lorraine

  Crumbly butter pastry, smoky bacon and melting gruyere cheese are a divine combination in Trish Deseine’s recipe for this great French quiche

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  Cosmopolitan

  The soulshakers give a fruity twist to the cosmopolitan with Finlandia grapefruit vodka

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  Roast partridge with braised lentils and butternut squash

  One of London’s leading chefs, Tom Pemberton from Hereford Road shares his signature game recipe, perfect for cold autumn nights

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  Cha cha cha chillies

  Serve Miss Hope and Mr Greenwood's pre-dinner appetiser as an interesting taste bud teaser or in a '9 1/2 weeks' moment of abandon

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  Tagliatelle with tomato and pesto

  Michael Caines’ tomato sauce is cooked for an hour to make a rich sauce to serve with tagliatelle – fresh pesto and mascarpone are also added

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  Grenadian fried chicken

  Be transported to a Caribbean beach with Aaron Craze’s finger lickin’ good chicken with its notes of chilli and allspice