RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Fire-glazed duck with fresh plum dipping sauce

  This Oriental-style duck is delicious served with the fresh plum sauce. If you don't have any plums, nectarines make a surprisingly good substitute.

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  Smoked salmon with horseradish and potato salad

  Jun Tanaka tea-smokes salmon in a wok for this simple and classic dish

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  Green vegetable curry

  Home-made paste gives Keith Floyd's Thai Green Curry authenticity - from Keith Floyd's Thai Food

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  Braised oxtail with chantenay carrots

  Slow cooked in wine and port, and served with sweet carrots, Jun Tanaka’s rich oxtail dish is a warming treat for hungry diners

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  Christmas kiss

  Get your party off to a good start with Diana Henry's festive cocktail brimming with champagne, cranberry juice and Cointreau

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  Lamb kleftiko

  Tonia Buxton shows John Torode how lamb shoulder, lemon juice, and cinnamon combine to make a meltingly tender, traditional Greek dish

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  Javanese beef rendang

  Nancy Lam makes a rich coconut curry from Indonesia – try and make it the day before as flavours improve overnight

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  Chicken tikka masala

  Spice up your supper and tickle your taste buds with James Martin's dreamy creamy lightly-spiced-and-lovely version of a classic Indian favourite

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  Pea and ham soup

  Mike Robinson's slowly simmered soup makes a satisfying and tasty treat from the simplest of ingredients

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  Goat's curd mousse with tomatoes

  Curd is mixed into a light mousse and dolloped over a colourful mixture of tomatoes in Jun Tanaka’s pretty starter