RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Gong bao ji ding (kung pao chicken with peanuts)

  A glorious medley of chicken, golden peanuts, and bright red chillies with a sweet-sour sauce from Fuchsia Dunlop

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  Rib of beef with salad

  Gary Rhodes' herby butter-smeared beef steaks are divine with a simple salad

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  Fish pie

  Nothing comforts like home-made fish pie, with succulent pieces of fish, prawns, mussels and scallops under a fluffy cloud of mash potatoes.

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  Irish champ with black pudding and apple jelly

  Potatoes and black pudding - Arthur Potts Dawson serves the perfect comfort food for a winter supper

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  Mushroom pasta

  Amanda Lamb’s simple spring dish of wild mushroom pasta is a light and healthy dinner option

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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.

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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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  Spanish Rooster Potato Omelette

  A winsome brunch dish or satisfying lunch or supper meal, Andrew Fairlie makes a meal out of the ever-popular Spanish Omelette

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  Potato and lentil curry

  Paul Rankin cooks up a vegetarian treat that’s a favourite of his family

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  Fava and sausage stew

  This is Clodagh McKenna’s take on the Italian classic, salsiccia con lentils, using new season fava beans and pork