RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Creamy seafood tagliatelle

  For a fast family supper, you can prepare Aleasha Williams’s easy seafood sauce while the pasta is cooking

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  Cheesecake with strawberries and balsamic vinegar

  Strawberries and balsamic vinegar were made for each other, as Frank Bordoni's irresistible cheesecake reveals

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  Romana gnocchi with Napoletana sauce

  Gennaro Contaldo’s traditional Italian dish can be assembled the day before it is needed and baked just before your guests arrive

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  Nasi goreng with mackerel

  Jason Atherton makes his variation of the traditional Indonesian meal by adding prawns and mackerel for a delicious combination of textures and flavours

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  Pickled cucumber

  For a splendid accompaniment to salmon and rice noodles, try James Martin's hot cucumber pickle with the zing of Szechuan pepper

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  Barbecued corn

  Smoked paprika, cayenne and melting butter give Caroline Hire's corn a well-deserved place on the barbecue

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  Spiced asparagus wraps

  Cyrus Todiwala draws his inspiration from a Kashmiri recipe for this seasonal starter served with an apple and potato bhaji

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  Fire-glazed duck with fresh plum dipping sauce

  This Oriental-style duck is delicious served with the fresh plum sauce. If you don't have any plums, nectarines make a surprisingly good substitute.

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  Fish pie

  Allan Galway adds a twist to the classic fish pie, by putting the mash on the bottom and topping with a golden layer of melted cheddar

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  Passion fruit crêpes

  Gary Mehigan fills paper-thin crêpes with a fresh passionfruit curd, sweetened mascarpone and fresh passion fruit