RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Catalan chicken with picada

  Diana Henry shows you how to thicken a casserole the traditional Catalan way – with a paste of bread, sweet biscuit and nuts

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  Cucumber and mint soup

  Matt Tebbutt’s refreshing starter combines two of the most cooling ingredients available

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  Vanilla valentine fudge

  Surprise a loved one with these sweetheart treats from Lorraine Balinska

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  Pasta with meatballs and tomato sauce

  Francesca Contini makes a traditional Italian dish of tagliatelle with mince balls using home-made pasta

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  Rigatoni with aubergine, tomato and basil

  Theo Randall’s tomato pasta dish is a great mid-week staple and will be on the table in no time at all

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  Pepperless ratatouille

  For a tasty mid-week supper, nothing could be easier than Sophie Grigson’s vegetarian stew, which also makes a great accompaniment to a meat dish

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  Lemon tart

  Lemon tart was the first thing Arthur Potts Dawson learned from the Roux brothers and he has been adapting the recipe ever since – this is a mixture of the Roux brothers and his River Cafe version.

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  Homemade pork sausages with apple sauce

  Piping hot mashed potato dotted with chopped cabbage is the classic accompaniment for homemade sausages in Rachel Allen’s Irish classic

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  Marinated lamb with coconut cabbage

  Hrishikesh Desai brings together a wealth of spices, from coriander, turmeric and asafoetida to sambar powder and cumin to create this vibrant dish

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  Scouse stew

  Welshman Bryn Williams shares his recipe for a Liverpool classic of lamb stew with vegetables, potatoes and swedes