RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Arctic Summer

  This cocktail is the picture of Christmas itself. A fabulously attractive drink that mixes mint and cranberry in an icy taste explosion. It’s incredibly easy to make.

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  Vacherin with truffles

  Stuart Gillies uses a shaving of pungent white truffle to transform cheese on potatoes into a dinner party spectacular

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  Parsnip and carrot soup (trecawl)

  Nick Jenkins cleverly disguises a whole heap of vegetables in this tomato soup which will keep the kids coming back for more!

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  Scouse stew

  Paul Heathcote’s recipe for a Liverpudlian favourite uses both neck of lamb and minced lamb for a hearty serving

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  Pistachio pavlovas with poached apricots

  Beautiful meringue puddings with cardamom-spiked apricots from Rachel Allen

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  Bang bang chicken

  Ching He Huang makes her speedy Chinese fast food dish which serves two for less than a fiver

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  Layered cod tower

  Daniel Galmiche plays with texture in this recipe for flakey poached fish layered with creamy leeks and chanterelles, with toothsome new potatoes to finish

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  Mama's beef stew with dumplings

  Faith Brown rustles up winner of a dinner with this hearty stew and light-as-air dumplings - just like Mama used to make

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  Sebadas

  Sweet Sardinian parcels served with myrtle liqueur ice cream is a favourite of chef Giorgio Locatelli

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  Chocolate fondant

  This chocolate fondant from Trish Deseine is one of the moistest you can imagine, and is also very easy to make