RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Boozy toffee sauce

  Rachel Allen's boozy toffee sauce makes a nice change from Brandy butter.

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  Patina of asparagus

  Sally Grainger’s recipe for asparagus custard, adapted from the ancient Apicius collection of Roman recipes, is surprisingly delicate and unsurprisingly delicious

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  Red lamb or beef stew

  Use either lamb or beef for Madhur Jaffrey's vibrant spicy stew

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  Chocolate and amaretto ganache cake

  Paul Young’s is a heavenly concoction of chocolate, almond, amaretto-soaked fruit and chocolate truffles

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  Hog and dough

  Ellen Linford has devised a warming combination of pork and vegetables topped with a suet pastry crust to create a lovely winter meal

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  Pissaladiere

  Rachel Allen shares a recipe for France’s answer to the pizza – a version that’s fully flavoured with onions and anchovies and topped with Niçoise olives

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  Chicken with black spices and a saffron and cardamom yogurt

  Sanjay Dwivedi cooks his spicy alternative to the infamous Indian high street offering of bright red chicken tikka

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  Red snapper with refried beans

  Thomasina Miers’ Mexican-inspired fish dish is a healthy combination of fish, beans and tomato salsa

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  Coconut okra

  A traditional Gujarati dish from Anjani Desai of okra spiced up with a fresh coconut stuffing

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  Flat bread pizza with smoked salmon

  Aaron Craze’s flatbread pizza with its topping of crème fraiche and smoked salmon makes an ideal light lunch or substantial snack.