RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Bircher muesli

  For a deliciously healthy start to the day, try a little authentic 'oat cuisine', with Sophie Grigson's traditional Bircher muesli

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  Meringue roulade with pomegranate seeds

  A pretty pink, bejewelled dessert with delicate floral flavours from Darina Allen

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  Light fig tarts with yogurt soured cream

  These are simply some sliced fresh figs baked on puff pastry rounds, then glazed and served with what Rick Stein calls yogurt soured cream.

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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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  Mussels steamed in coconut milk, lime and coriander

  Serve Rachel Allen's Thai-inspired mussels with garlic bread for dunking

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  Warm pear, cinnamon and almond zabaglione

  Paul Merrett uses pears in this traditional Italian dessert of lightly whipped custard flavoured with Amaretto.

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  Vegetable tempura with Japanese dipping sauce

  Silvana Franco whips up a classic Japanese restaurant dish with seasonal vegetables and a light soy-based dipping sauce

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  Solstice pudding

  Suz Evasdaughter has devised this really fruity spiced dessert that looks great and is quick and easy to make

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  Orange roulade

  Bitter orange marmalade and billowy whipped cream make a truly tempting filling for this golden springy roulade from Claire Macdonald

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  Dtom kha

  Start the New Year with a restorative, cleansing Thai soup from Ian Pengelley made with lemon grass, kaffir lime and coconut