RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spiced meat kebabs

  Suneil Kher adds ginger, garlic and chilli to these spiced kebabs which he serves with a vibrant and tangy chutney

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  Smoked pigeon with rice and tea

  Impress your guests with a fabulous starter of home-smoked pigeon from James Martin using long-grain rice and tea leaves

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  Moroccan lamb with harissa-spiced couscous and chickpea salsa

  Alan Murchison spends time developing the hot and piquant north African flavours in this delicious recipe, and the result is worth the work

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  John Dory with a vegetable galette

  Michael Caines serves fried John Dory with a galette of aubergine, tomato and courgette (vegetables layered into a fan shape) and a tomato coulis

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  Spaghetti with cockles

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

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  Croquembouche

  Make a birthday or end of a meal more spectacular with James Martin's pyramid of custard-filled, caramel-dipped choux pastry buns

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  Gingerbread house and people

  Put some time aside to indulge in Rachel Allen's impressive, sweet gingerbread house. Click here for the template.

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  Ham in coca-cola

  Brought to you by Nigella Lawson, this traditional recipe from the Deep South, involves simmering a juicy ham joint in sweet spiky cola

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  Peppered tuna with niçoise salad

  Jun Tanaka prepares a delicious black olive dressing to echo the olives in this twist to a classic tuna niçoise salad

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  Albondigas (meatballs)

  Gino D'Acampo's mouth-watering meatballs are served with a flavoursome Chipotle sauce which gives a distinctive Mexican flavour to this dish