RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Strawberries and cream

  Jo Pratt’s recipe for this summertime English treat has a difference – the fruit is blended into a refreshing smoothie with strawberry yogurt and crème de fraise

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  Spaghetti with tomatoes and mussels

  Tinned tomatoes, fresh mussels and a splash of white wine combine to great effect in Paul Young’s speedy supper

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  Molten chocolate dessert cakes

  Popular Aussie chef, Donna Hay, shares her recipe for a very impressive - and very easy - winter dessert

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  'Caciucco' soup from Livorno

  Clodagh McKenna makes a hearty Italian fish and shellfish soup

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  Bircher muesli

  For a deliciously healthy start to the day, try a little authentic 'oat cuisine', with Sophie Grigson's traditional Bircher muesli

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  Chicken noodle soup

  Aaron Craze makes his partner Nicci’s delicious low-fat alternative to a Chinese takeaway

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  Tempting turkey, leek and mushroom pies

  If you like a kick to your food, Ainsley Harriot suggests adding a teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the flour in this tempting turkey pie

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  Veal paillard

  Tom Parker Bowles keeps it simple in this French recipe for tender, paper-thin fillet served along with a piquant chicory salad

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  Beetroot, st. tola cheese and herb salad

  The creamy Irish goats' cheese, St. Tola, is perfectly complemented by earthy beetroot and fresh herbs in Matthew Fort's quick recipe

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  Spicy moules mariniere

  Andrew Turner looks to south-east Asia for an inspired touch to traditional mussels cooked in white wine and cream, using piquant herbs, spices and coconut milk