RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Carrot, courgette and coriander soup

  Go for triple the goodness with this tasteful carrot, courgette and coriander soup, enriched with dried porcini mushrooms

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  Macaroni cheese

  Tuck into an upmarket macaroni cheese with Simon Rimmer's tasty recipe, flavoured with shallots and sun-blushed tomatoes

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  Baby guinness chocolate puddings

  Clodagh McKenna makes chocolate mousse with a difference served in baby beer glasses

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  Brussels sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts

  Complete your Christmas dinner with James Martin's delicious Brussels sprouts cooked with sweet-tasting pancetta and chestnuts

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  Chicken kebabs

  Sophie Grigson's smoky marinade turns chicken on a stick into something really special!

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  Minnan spring roll

  Gary Rhodes makes a soft pancake spring roll filled with pork and seafood, typical of the Fujian region of China

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  Crab cakes with chilli jam and crème fraiche

  James Martin's spicy crab cakes are perfectly matched with sweet hot chilli jam and cooling crème fraiche

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  Roast rack of pork with crackling

  Galton Blackiston adds lemon, garlic and sage to classic roast pork - for really top-notch crackling, look for dark, dry skin when buying pork

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  Patina of asparagus

  Sally Grainger’s recipe for asparagus custard, adapted from the ancient Apicius collection of Roman recipes, is surprisingly delicate and unsurprisingly delicious

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  Meringue ghosts

  Dress-up your Halloween party with Rachel Slack's spooky little meringue ghosts