RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Grilled cod with avocado butter

  Mitch Tonk slathers grilled cod in an avocado and caper butter – great with curly kale or purple-sprouting broccoli, depending on the season

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  Cheese straws

  Michel Roux’s grown-up cheese straws can be made with emmenthal, parmesan or any other hard cheese and are flavoured with sweet paprika and cayenne pepper

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  Soulatouille with hoppin' john

  Vegetarian food gets the soul treatment as Charita Jones cooks up this hearty Southern feast

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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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  Swiss carrot cake

  Kirsch and almonds flavour Sonja Watson's Swiss Carrot Cake

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  Brie and wild mushroom fondue

  Made for sharing, this creamy cheese and mushroom fondue is the perfect excuse to call friends for a special supper

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  Crisp roast potatoes

  Tamasin Day Lewis's perfect accompaniment to a roast - golden crisp potatoes with a steamy centre for mopping up juices

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  Pigs' ear cake

  Nope this isn't a novelty-shaped kids' cake, Claude Bosi really does add strips of blanched pigs’ ears to a parmesan and parsley sponge – you heard it here first!

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  Pan-fried grey mullet with stir-fried vegetables

  Michael Caines creates a light, healthy meal that feeds two for less than a fiver!

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  Roasted baby chicken with lemon and thyme

  Angela Hartnett first steams and then roasts these baby chickens with robust herbs, lemon and garlic, then serves them with a rich spinach and parmesan stuffing