RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Shanghai dumplings

  Add these delicious pork dumplings from Dorian Chan to a dim sum dinner

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  Spiced apple samosas

  Hot golden pastry pouches filled with delicious apple, sultanas and cinnamon is a triumph of a dish from Paul Merrett

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  Truffle omelette

  Fresh mushrooms and luxurious black truffle shavings are combined in Mike Robinson's fabulous omelette

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  Asparagus with cheddar sauce

  Shaun Hill’s recipe makes a moreish treat out of this season’s English asparagus, served with a morel mushroom tart

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  Oriental chicken salad

  Bursting with zesty Asian flavours, Tamasin Day Lewis's mouth-watering salad makes an excellent starter or light supper

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  Rice and spinach cake

  Clodagh McKenna’s rice cakes use creamy goats’ cheese, parmesan and nutmeg, and are perfect with a red pepper salsa

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  Chocolate fudge cake

  Michael Caines cooks a deliciously rich cake that’s perfect for sharing

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  Brown shrimp cocktail

  Brian Turner’s twist on the traditional offers a more intense burst of flavour from these tiny brown shrimps

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  Austrian apple strudel

  Margaret Rees takes no shortcuts making the paper thin pastry and spiced apple filling for this traditional Austrian pudding

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  Chickpea falafel

  Full of tempting Middle Eastern flavours, Tamasin Day Lewis's deep-fried falafel are perfect for a picnic or packed lunch