RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Swiss carrot cake

  Kirsch and almonds flavour Sonja Watson's Swiss Carrot Cake

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  Smoked paprika lamb neck fillets with ratatouille

  Peter Gordon makes a simple lunch dish that can be served warm in winter or cold on a hot summer day

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  Courgette Christmas candles

  Serve your guests these stunning looking guilt-free morsels from the Vegetarian Society

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  Tandoori roasted pistachio chicken

  Punjabi chef Manjit Gill cooks Murgh Pistadah, chicken cooked in the traditional tandoori style, but with a spiced pistachio marinade

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  Passion fruit tart with coulis

  Carol Maxwell makes a refreshing fruit tart which combines the tangy flavours of lemon and passion fruit with a crisp ginger crumb base

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  Asparagus pesto (with penne)

  Merrilees Parker blitzes up a quick and tasty asparagus pesto that's perfect with a bowl of penne pasta

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  Ottoman lamb with sultan’s pleasure

  Diana Henry serves a Turkish classic of stewed lamb on a creamy purée of aubergines, the latter of which is also known as hunkar begendi, meaning ‘the sultan likes it’

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  Lavender lamb

  Lavender and sweet, sticky honey add a delicious twist to roast lamb in this tasteful recipe by James Martin

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  Caipiroska

  A classic Brazilian lime and vodka cocktail from Colin Asare-Appiah

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  Lamb shish kebab

  Kazan Restaurant’s Levent and Bulent Hassan show how to cook a truly authentic Turkish lamb kebab