RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Rustic Italian bean and spinach soup

  A spin on the classic Italian ribollita, Silvana Franco's version takes about half an hour to prepare - thanks to canned beans!

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  Rabbit and olive casserole

  Simon Rimmer cooks a thrifty Italian-inspired dish of wild rabbit slow-cooked in sherry with garlic, herbs and green beans.

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  Snails on chorizo mash with sherry jus

  Try Peter Gordon's scrumptious way of serving snails as a starter, or as part of a series of tapas dishes to serve, Spanish-style, with drinks

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  Mutton pie

  Cass Titcombe's pie is rich and meaty - British food doesn't get better than this!

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  Bulgur pilaf with toasted almonds and dried fruit

  Fluff up your ideas with this light pilaf, full of succulent slivers of dried apricot and prunes and crunchy toasted nuts

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  Indian cauliflower cheese

  Cumin and chilli spice up Manju Mahli's take on a traditional Sunday roast accompaniment

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  Melanzane alla Parmegiana

  Matthew Fort’s dish of aubergines with passata and parmesan is based on a family recipe from Syracuse, and makes a superb starter

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  Fideos

  A Mexican dish of baked pasta with chillies, tomatoes and herbs from Thomasina Miers

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  Fidget pie

  Matthew Fort makes the Midlands equivalent to the Cornish pasty – a sweet and savoury pie filled with apples, cider and bacon

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  Soul swizzle

  A refreshing citrus cocktail made with Finlandia grapefruit vodka from the soulshakers