RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Gingerbread cake

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

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  Rhubarb and ginger trifle

  Diana Henry layers up sweet poached rhubarb with ginger and almond crumble and creamy yogurt in this easy trifle

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  Smoked trout fishcakes with treacle-cured bacon

  Paul Merrett proves thrifty can still be tasty with his delicious food for a fiver fishcakes

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  Chicken and mushroom dumplings

  Ching-He Huang’s delicious open-wrapped steamed dumplings are great to serve at dinner parties as a starter

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  Ikan bakar (baked butterfish wrapped in banana leaf)

  A hot, sour and spicy marinade will fill the room with a wonderful fragrance as you open up Mark Reid’s butterfish parcels at the table

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  Ratatouille

  Enjoy the best vegetables the summer has to offer in this healthy, meat-free dish from Tana Ramsay

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  Steamed sea bass

  John Burton Race serves oven-steamed sea bass with a rich buttery basil sauce on a bed of cannelloni beans and Italian vegetables

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  Beetroot borscht

  Try Ainsley Harriot's version of the Eastern European beetroot soup - it's low in fat and incredibly good for you

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  Chestnut roasted red pepper and Red Leicester strudel

  The perfect dish for a vegetarian Christmas lunch from the British Cheese Board

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  Apple crumble cream

  Amuse your guests with Wayne Collins's witty recipe for a rich and delicious apple crumble inspired cocktail