RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spicy chicken pasta

  Paul Merrett shows us how to bite back at the credit crunch with a favourite family supper that serves two for a fiver

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  Herbed rack of lamb with potato and fennel gratin

  Lavish your loved one this February 14 with this fabulous recipe from Harrods.

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  Pistachio and cardamom cake with warm spiced figs

  Transport yourself to the Arabian Nights with Diana Henry's beautiful spiced cake

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  Pumpkin soup

  Hot mugs of parmesan-rich, rosemary-scented pumpkin soup from Tana Ramsay are just the thing on a cold night

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  Whitby cod and chips with mushy peas

  Paul Heathcote’s prize-winning recipe takes humble fish and chips to a whole new level

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  Blueberry and yogurt cake

  Sara Adams creates a modern twist on a Victoria sponge, with a moist yogurt and fruit cake with a delicious buttercream icing

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  Black pepper brownies

  Christine McFadden adds spice to these dark, dense and luxurious brownies – the pepper helps to balance their richness

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  Sirloin beef burger

  Tom Parker-Bowles shares his best burger recipe, made with sirloin beef and topped with a slice of Swiss cheese and gherkins, lettuce and tomato

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  Gnocchi di latte with honey and Marsala sauce

  Try Matthew Fort's sweet dessert version of Italy's famous little dumpling - served with a honey-based sauce

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  Floating islands with rhubarb compote

  Rachel Humphrey, head chef at Le Gavroche, makes a delicious dessert of crisp meringues floating on crème anglaise with a vivid sauce