RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Whisky-soaked cheese with muffins

  Nothing beats warm homemade muffins, except when they’re served with Tristan Welch’s boozy soft cheese

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  Chicken broth with basil dumplings

  Matt Tebbutt’s light autumnal broth makes a deliciously simple dish that will feed 2 people for under £5

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  Seared escalopes of wild salmon

  It is very much a last-minute dish from Rick Stein so make sure everything is ready before you start. If using farmed salmon, pay a little extra and go for the best

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  Leg of lamb with Indian flavours

  Bill Granger serves his spices roast lamb with golden potatoes, a peppery radish and spinach salad, and homemade tomato chutney

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  Braised brisket

  Gary Rhodes' braised beef brisket is cooked for four hours at a low heat to make an unctuous melt-in-the-mouth casserole

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  Pork chop with creamed celeriac

  Ollie Rowe’s will satisfy the heartiest of appetites with this great meaty meal

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  Piccalilli

  Galton Blackiston makes a spiced vegetable pickle that is perfect with English cheeses, cold cuts or pate

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  Spaghetti vongole

  Ed Baines combines clams, anchovies, white wine, tomatoes and chillies with pasta in this splendid main course

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  Veal holstein

  Crisp veal schnitzels served with fried eggs, anchovies and a caper-butter sauce, from Andrew Turner

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  Paneer with stir-fried vegetables

  Sanjay Dwivedi's mouthwatering recipe for Indian cheese and peppers in a rich tomato sauce makes the perfect starter