RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Goulash

  Stephen Midgley from Grado restaurant in Manchester prepares meltingly-tender goulash

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  Sea bass ceviche with beetroot and pomegranate salsa

  Thomasina Miers shows us the ultimate ingredients for a majestic Mexican dinner party with her starter of fish ‘cooked’ in lime juice

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  Shrimp in sherry sauce

  Matthew Fort pays homage to the Galloping Gourmet chef Graham Kerr with his dish of prawns in a creamy egg sherry sauce

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  Niçoise salad with rhubarb and orange dressing

  Gary Rhodes puts a fruity twist on a classic French Nicoise salad

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  Plum, damson and poppy seed sponge pudding

  For a cool autumn night, Martin Blunos creates the perfect steamed pudding, fragrant with plums and cinnamon

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  Hot buffalo southern fried chicken wings

  Charita Jones’s recipe for a North American favourite, spiced up with a special homemade Cajun seasoning, will be a sure-fire hit at any dinner party

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  Fruity pork with ginger

  This recipe from the Women’s Institute is a great cook-ahead dish - the fruit flavour combined with the spices is divine and it’s delish served with rice

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  Grilled pork chop with bubble and squeak and red onion jam

  Make the most of leftovers, use remaining mash and sprouts for Paul Merrett's home-cooked favourite and the extra jam from this recipe for your next steak sandwich or ploughman's

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  Apple and plum crumble

  Sweet, cinnamon-scented apples and juicy plums are topped with crisp oat crumble in this rustic dessert from Jane Wiseman and Kathy Finkin

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  Greengage steamed pudding

  Gary Rhodes' microwave steamed pudding is served with homemade custard and can be made in a jiffy