RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Cucumber gazpacho with grissini

  Aaron Craze's version of Spain's famous cold tomato soup is ideal for a hot summer's day

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  Traditional Scottish shortbread

  For a terrific treat to accompany a cuppa, Mary Berry bakes buttery golden shortbread the traditional Scottish way

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  Gingerbread cake

  A sticky gingerbread flecked with pieces of stem ginger from Jeannie Gye.

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  Smoked mackerel salad

  James Nathan’s salad is served with parsley pesto and crisp croutons

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  Baked salmon in pastry

  For a dinner party or buffet dish guaranteed to wow guests, try Tamasin Day-Lewis's salmon in pastry with creamy herb sauce

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  Glass noodles with fresh salmon, lime and mint

  Jill Dupleix puts some of those Asian store-cupboard ingredients to use in her summery Thai noodle salad

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  Richmond maids of honour

  Supposedly invented in Henry VIII’s court, these little puffed pastry tarts have been seducing people since the sixteenth century - from Eleanor Smallwood

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  Nachos with cauliflower guacamole

  Aaron Craze puts an unusual slant on nachos using Middle Eastern flatbread and cauliflower guacamole

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  Finlandia Berry Caipiroska

  A deliciously fruity, classic drink that tastes so refreshing after a heavy Christmas dinner. Can be made to taste from a choice of strawberries, raspberries or mixed berries.

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  Beef carpaccio

  Theo Randall serves paper-thin slices of beef fillet with fresh beetroot and a piquant creamed horseradish sauce