RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Traditional Scottish shortbread

  For a terrific treat to accompany a cuppa, Mary Berry bakes buttery golden shortbread the traditional Scottish way

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  Rhubarb galette

  Enjoy the sweet tang of rhubarb baked into a traditional French pastry, served with lashings of smooth crème anglaise in Claire Ptak’s recipe

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  Stuffed chicken, baby courgettes and vine leaves

  Amoul Oakes flavours this Lebanese chicken dish with spices and coffee, then layers it with the vegetables and a rice and lamb mince stuffing

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  Smoked trout pâté

  Silvana Franco's versatile pâté with pickled cucumber can be served as a starter, picnic dish or party canapé

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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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  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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  Char-grilled snapper with mango, prawn and chilli salsa

  Rick Stein's snapper recipe is a winner on the barbecue

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  Pan-fried peppers with chorizo rice

  An easy chicken supper dish with Spanish flavours from Silvana Franco

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  Burgers with special fried onions

  Spiced onions and mushrooms give an intense savoury flavour to David Kennett's burgers

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  Mustard crust cottage pie

  Brian Turner cooks a frugal family favourite that feeds four for a fiver