RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Risotto balls: Arancini di riso

  Arancini means 'little oranges', a reference to the colour, size and shape of these cheese-and ham-filled rice croquettes from Rick Stein

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  Navarin of Kentish lamb with orange and buttered new potatoes

  Richard Phillips slow-cooks lamb necks with vegetables and dried orange peel for a rich and unctuous dish

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  Sprouted bean ussal

  Anjum Anand’s mixed bean and vegetable starter combines an aromatic mixture of spices, with a hint of coconut

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  Barbecued corn

  Smoked paprika, cayenne and melting butter give Caroline Hire's corn a well-deserved place on the barbecue

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  Duck rolls

  These crisp spring rolls made with Cherry Valley duck make a tasty snack or starter

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  Rhubarb pancakes with cassis cream and apple brandy

  Arthur Potts Dawson's pancakes have both a soft rhubarb filling and a caramelised rhubarb coating

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  Pockmarked grandmother’s beancurd (mapo tofu)

  Gary Rhodes cooks a famous Sichuan dish of silky tofu with, known convivially as 'pockmarked grandmother's beancurd'

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  Dill and fennel bread with smoked salmon, fromage blanc and Bloody Mary

  For a special starter or brunch, try smoked salmon and herbed cheese with Matt Tebbutt’s wonderful homemade bread

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  Valentine's butter biscuits

  Show someone you love them with Eleanor Smallwood's crumbly heart shaped biscuits

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  Wok chicken wrap

  Ricky Andalcio makes easy work of this quick and simple lunch idea