RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Vegetable puree with tomato and cheese

  Babies will love this flavoursome puree and it also makes a delicious sauce served with small pasta shapes for toddlers.

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  Cha cha cha chillies

  Serve Miss Hope and Mr Greenwood's pre-dinner appetiser as an interesting taste bud teaser or in a '9 1/2 weeks' moment of abandon

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  Asparagus and boiled eggs

  A softly boiled egg makes a perfect partner for new season asparagus – from Tom Parker Bowles

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  The ultimate mojito

  Get the party started with Manuel Soro's classic Cuban cocktail featuring mint, lime and lots of rum

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  Peach brioche trifle

  Serve up a French-inspired trifle with this peachy keen dessert from Bryn Williams

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  Croquembouche

  Make a birthday or end of a meal more spectacular with James Martin's pyramid of custard-filled, caramel-dipped choux pastry buns

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  Hong Kong-style prawns

  Ching He-Huang uses Chinese herbalist ingredients in this quick prawn stir-fry

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  Devon crab cakes

  Thomasina Miers serves a wonderful seasonal treat, using a surprise ingredient of stale bread instead of the usual potatoes

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  Chicken and mushroom pie

  Tom Parker-Bowles’ hearty pie makes a delicious meal – sure to be popular with the whole family

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  Butter chicken

  A recipe from Moti Mahal restaurant for what is jokingly referred to as the national bird of Punjab, a much-loved Murgh Makhani