RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Choux pastry swans filled with vanilla cream and raspberries

  Impress your dinner party guests with Michel Lemoine's truly decorative dessert, which tastes as good as it looks

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  Chateaubriand with mustard Béarnaise and shoe string chips

  The king of steaks, Matt Tebbutt cooks up the ultimate dinner à deux for beef lovers

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  Ginger beer

  Tim Warrilow and Charles Rolls show that making your own ginger beer is easier than you might think - add cinnamon, cloves or cayenne pepper for extra kick

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  Chocolate-dipped walnuts

  Mark Hix’s perfect little Christmas treats are simple to prepare and can be made about a week ahead.

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  Grouse breasts with salsify, endive and wet walnuts

  Matt Tebbutt creates restaurant-style food at home, demonstrating a simple and quick game dish that's perfect for entertaining

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  Chicken tikka masala

  Lengthy marinating gives a real depth of flavour to Reza Mahammad's simple but seriously tasty chicken dish, great for barbecues

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  Spiced cocoa-rubbed fish

  Cocoa, cinnamon and spices combine to make a mouth tingling quick fish dish from Gary Rhodes and Debra Sardhina Metivier

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  Valerian hot chocolate

  James Wong’s simple drink calms anxiety and promotes sleep at the end of a stressful day, by mixing in soothing herbs with dark chocolate

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  Orecchiette with purple sprouting broccoli and anchovy

  Taste the difference with Aaron Craze's easy homemade pasta, served with a classic Italian combination of broccoli, cheese and anchovy

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  Lamb Biryani

  Madhur Jaffrey's flavoursome lamb biryani is studded with onions, sultanas and almonds and topped with hard boiled eggs