RECOMMENDATIONS

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  The ultimate mojito

  Get the party started with Manuel Soro's classic Cuban cocktail featuring mint, lime and lots of rum

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  Chocolate mousse

  Light and fluffy, yet deeply chocolaty - a perfect fuss-free pudding from Eleanor Smallwood

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  Vegetable puree with tomato and cheese

  Babies will love this flavoursome puree and it also makes a delicious sauce served with small pasta shapes for toddlers.

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  Cuttlefish with papaya salad

  Jun Tanaka transforms this often overlooked cephalopod into a fabulous hot and sour Thai-style salad that makes a great main course or summer starter

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  Curried fish soup (Me ga thi)

  Merrilees Parker’s Laos soup is great fun to serve - it should be garnished by each diner according to their personal tastes

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  Fish and thick-cut chips with tartare sauce and mushy peas

  Tom Aikens from Tom’s Place shows you how to cook the quintessential fish and chips with traditional accompaniments

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  Moroccan Lemon Chicken

  Matt Tebbutt’s slow-cooked chicken incorporates the mellow tanginess of preserved lemons, a common ingredient in Moroccan cooking

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  Brochette of pineapple with rum crème fraîche

  Round off a meal in Caribbean style with Chris Galvin's recipe for skewered pineapple and sweet vanilla sauce

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  Asparagus with pancetta and poached egg

  Arthur Potts Dawson makes a deceptively simple but delicious dish with new season asparagus

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  Almond and orange florentines

  These simple little biscuits from Tamasin Day-Lewis add a touch of sophistication to cool desserts, especially ice creams