RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Lamb shanks

  Antony Worrall Thompson gives lamb shanks a lift with long, slow cooking and a generous amount of red wine!

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  Roasted sea-bream, imam bayaldi and parsley dressing

  Jason Atherton serves pan-fried fish with the traditional Turkish dip which according to legend, caused an imam to faint!

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  Shepherd’s pie

  Brian Turner’s traditional farmhouse favourite is a simple and economical way to feed the family

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  Piccalilli

  Galton Blackiston makes a spiced vegetable pickle that is perfect with English cheeses, cold cuts or pate

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  Chilli con carne

  Beat the early winter blues with Allegra McEvedy’s take on Texas’s official state dish!

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  Maple glazed pork belly with cockles

  Impress with a show-stopping dish of surf and turf from Adam Byatt

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  English ale-soaked Christmas pudding

  Let everyone in the family have a stir and make a wish when you prepare Diana Henry's fabulous traditional Christmas pudding on 'Stir-up Sunday'

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  Turkey stir-fry

  The Women’s Institute gives a great recipe for using up left-over roast turkey at Christmas time; for a successful stir-fry, prepare all the ingredients before you start cooking

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  Pain au chocolat

  Enjoy creating a classic French bakery treat in your own kitchen with Paul Hollywood's dangerously tempting recipe for pain au chocolat

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  John Dory with butternut squash soup

  Atul Kochhar creates a cinnamon-spiked soup with delicately-marinated white fish and chilli-flecked spinach