RECOMMENDATIONS

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  West country cheese straws

  Ring the changes with these dressy cheese straws made with full-flavoured farmhouse cheddar cheese, walnuts and crunchy sunflower seeds

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  Pasta salad with sun-dried tomatoes, rocket and walnuts

  Try making this simple pasta salad the night before, as a perfect packed lunch

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  Grilled pork cutlet with prunes d'agen

  Chris Galvin serves simple pork chops with creamy mash and boozy prunes

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  Spanish chicken stew

  This colourful, rustic dish from Tom Parker Bowles simmers away gently for an hour, resulting in a rich, flavoursome and hearty stew

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  Asparagus and broad bean risotto

  Eleanor Smallwood makes an asparagus and broad bean risotto bursting with the fresh flavours of spring

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  Scotch lamb broth

  Slow-cooked lamb shanks and sweet root vegetables make this an unctuous soup from Nick Nairn

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  Guinea fowl with mushrooms, smoked bacon and baby onions

  Lawrence Keogh makes an autumnal dish of braised guinea fowl and mushrooms in a reduced white wine sauce

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  Turbot steak with vegetable stew

  Atul Kochaar's dish is light and has a freshness not normally associated with Indian cooking

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  Keshi yená (mince stuffed Edam cheese)

  Gary Rhodes and Vanesse Tweeboom create a rich and filling dish from Curacao that combines cheese from the island’s Dutch heritage with punchy Caribbean flavours

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  Brandy snaps

  Toffee-coloured biscuits laced with spice and a billowing cream centre from Eleanor Smallwood