RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Smoked salmon millefeuille

  Paul Rankin’s no-cook starter is easy to assemble, but looks fantastic

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  Falafel

  Alan Coxon's crisp fried patties made from spices and ground broad beans are a wonderfully tasty addition to a buffet

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  Barbecue peaches and strawberries with balsamic vinegar

  Arthur Potts Dawson barbecue summer fruits for a simple sweet treat

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  Vanilla cup cakes

  A creamy white chocolate icing tops Bill Granger's gorgeous little cup cakes

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  Pockmarked grandmother’s beancurd (mapo tofu)

  Gary Rhodes cooks a famous Sichuan dish of silky tofu with, known convivially as 'pockmarked grandmother's beancurd'

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  Honey roast duck confit with tomato beans

  James Martin gives rich duck confit a mouth-watering bite with piquant red wine sauce and serves it with tasty tomato and butterbeans

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  Best-ever mashed potato

  For a fluffy mash, rich with butter, this recipe by Nigel Slater is the one for you

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  Chicory, blue cheese, pecan and cranberry salad

  Rachel Allen's colourful salad is quick and simple to make and makes a very tasty light meal or side dish

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  Risotto balls: Arancini di riso

  Arancini means 'little oranges', a reference to the colour, size and shape of these cheese-and ham-filled rice croquettes from Rick Stein

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  Homely fish pie

  Jun Tanaka’s comforting fish pie is chock full of salmon, cod and haddock and topped with creamy mash