RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Kashmiri meatballs

  Madhur Jaffrey's sausage-shaped 'meatballs' taste very Kashmiri in their blend of flavours

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  Rice pudding with toffee apples

  Creamy and comforting, Arthur Potts Dawson’s rice pudding will bring warmth to the coldest winter day

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  Pork country terrine

  Michael Caines’s rich pork terrine is the perfect thing to take on a spring or summer picnic, served on rustic slabs of bread

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  Tamarind chutney

  Tangy tamarind chutney makes a zingy accompaniment to grilled fish and chicken from Gary Rhodes and Fazil Bacchus

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  Prawn cocktail with 'Bloody Mary' granita

  James Wierzelewski puts the cocktail into prawn cocktail with a frozen Bloody Mary garnish

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  Champagne and strawberry cocktail

  Jamie Oliver’s cocktail of tangy strawberry purée sweetened with vanilla sugar and topped up with fizz is perfect for entertaining.

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  Pan-fried lamb cutlets

  Fragrant spices add distinctive flavour to perfectly cooked lamb cutlets in this top-notch main course from James Martin

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  Pepperless ratatouille

  For a tasty mid-week supper, nothing could be easier than Sophie Grigson’s vegetarian stew, which also makes a great accompaniment to a meat dish

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  Dauphinoise potatoes

  In this classic French recipe, James Martin indulges in wafer-thin potato slices, simmered in lashings of cream

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  Chicken, barley and parsley broth

  Paul Rankin shares his mother’s recipe for a hearty and warming chicken soup