RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Bocca di lupo with fresh tomato sauce

  Aaron Craze whips up a variation of ravioli – the shape refers to ‘the mouth of the wolf’ –with a sauce that speaks of Italian summer

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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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  Lasagna

  Kenny Logan’s recipe combines the traditional Italian, by the inclusion of milk which gives a wonderful mellow rather than acidy tomato flavour, and the not so traditional Scottish with the use of a sharp cheddar

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  Chicken in a jar

  Paul Bloxham serves a dramatic dinner party dish of chicken cooked in a preserving jar with a deluxe salsa verde and crisp slices of French sourdough bread

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  Custard tarts

  Classic cooking, Nigel Haworth creates irresistible individual tartlets using his grandmother's recipe

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  Chorizo and black pudding stew

  A meat and lentil stew packed with robust Spanish flavours from Simon Rimmer

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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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  Grilled sardines with paprika mayo

  Nathan Outlaw peps up the humble sardine with a smoky mayo and a side of tangy pickled vegetables

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  Warm mushroom salad

  Celia Brooks Brown stirs up a sensational warm salad of creamy garlic and mascarpone mushrooms laced with Madeira

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  Rabbit wrapped in Parma ham

  Anthony Demetre and Jade Jones transform rabbit into a fine dining dish with a rich reduction sauce and seasonal vegetables