RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spaghetti with cockles

  Tom Aikens’ simple seafood pasta would make an elegant dinner party dish

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  Potato cake with ham, egg and cheese

  Matthew Fort’s delicious supper dish is easy, nourishing and feeds four for less than £5

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  Caipiroska

  A classic Brazilian lime and vodka cocktail from Colin Asare-Appiah

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  Spatzle with chicken, trevisse and garlic butter

  Oliver Rowe shares an easy recipe for a traditional egg pasta dish from southern Germany. The richness is off-set by trevisse, a bitter vegetable similar to chicory

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  Chilled melon soup with langoustines and basil

  James Martin's velvety smooth soup is served with tasty shellfish and topped with tangy basil-flavoured crème fraiche

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  Cherry tart

  Fresh summer cherries make the tastiest of tarts in this sublime recipe from Anton Edelman

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  Chilli-fried potted shrimps

  Atul Kochhar has a soft spot for English potted shrimps, but likes things a bit spicier

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  Fig and orange salad with melting shropshire blue

  Creamy and full of flavour, Shropshire Blue makes a great dressing in this winter salad from the British Cheese Board

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  Chicken with puy lentils cooked in cider

  Ben Ticehurst cooks these green lentils with bacon, onion and garlic to create a dish full of the flavours of France

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  Squirrel kebabs with pease pudding and lovage

  Zebedee Helm's old-fashioned dish is for the adventurous: pease pudding puree with the celery-like herb lovage and barbecued squirrel