RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Caramelised blood oranges with anise

  Thomasina Miers prepares a colourful dessert that contrasts the tart sweetness of blood oranges with crisp, dark caramel

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  Turkish delight syllabub

  This light and airy dessert, made by Nigella Lawson, provides a fragrant end to any meal

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  Chargrilled monkfish steaks with homemade oven chips

  Give fish & chips a modern twist with Ainsley Harriotts healthy alternative - created to celebrate the National Fish & Chip shop awards

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  Chicken with braised field mushrooms

  Matt Tebbutt cooks a quick and easy dish with the classic combination of chicken and mushrooms

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  Afghani aubergine casserole

  Reza Mahammed shares a delightful vegetarian recipe of tender aubergines baked with passata and mint and topped with Greek yogurt

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  The Twinkle

  With its champagne top and apt name, this light, delicately flavoured drink from Finlandia would add a sparkle to any Christmas Day menu.

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  Sea bass in chilli and fennel seed broth

  Called sea bass ‘acqua pazza’ (‘fish in crazy water’) in Italian, Francesco Mazzei’s broth is made of poached sea bass with a startling flavour palate

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  Spiced popcorn

  This sweet and spicy homemade popcorn from Tana Ramsay makes a great snack

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  Steamed orange and marmalade sponge pudding

  James Martin uses the tanginess of marmalade and freshness of orange zest to wonderful effect in this irresistible steamed pudding

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  Asian-style monkfish in banana leaf

  Arthur Potts Dawson's way of cooking this meaty fish by wrapping it in a fragrant banana leaf yields wonderful results