RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Baked apples stuffed with ginger, ricotta and chocolate

  Peter Gordon's spiced apples sit in a moat of palm sugar and coconut cream sauce

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  Homemade burgers

  For a fabulous take on fast food, Rachel Allen tucks meaty and moreish home made burgers inside toasted ciabatta

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  Chicken with apricot and sage stuffing

  Aaron Craze's dinner party chicken, stuffed with apricots and sage, is served with fresh baby vegetables and a tangy lemon sauce

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  Chocolate pancakes

  The whole family will love Silvana Franco’s quick and easy dessert

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  Steak with chimichurri salsa

  Rachel Allen’s Colombian-inspired steak supper combines citrus flavours of orange, lemon and lime with an exotic avocado and watercress salad

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  Aubergine, potato and chick pea balti

  This richly spiced curry from The Vegetarian Society is a wonderful example of the Birmingham Balti

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  Mediterranean vegetables with tahini dressing

  Diana Henry's colourful platter of vegetables with a spicy kick are perfect for an informal dinner party

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  English ale-soaked Christmas pudding

  Let everyone in the family have a stir and make a wish when you prepare Diana Henry's fabulous traditional Christmas pudding on 'Stir-up Sunday'

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  Salmon with beetroot and cauliflower cream

  James Martin's colourful recipe pairs richly flavoured salmon with piquant marinated beetroot and luxurious cauliflower cream spiked with horseradish

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  Arctic Summer

  This cocktail is the picture of Christmas itself. A fabulously attractive drink that mixes mint and cranberry in an icy taste explosion. It’s incredibly easy to make.