RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Christmas pudding

  Nigel Slater's delicious Christmas pudding has the seedy crunch of figs, a sparkle from hand-cut peel and a slight tartness from the apricots and orange zest

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  Cosmopolitan

  The soulshakers give a fruity twist to the cosmopolitan with Finlandia grapefruit vodka

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  Fish pie

  Nothing comforts like home-made fish pie, with succulent pieces of fish, prawns, mussels and scallops under a fluffy cloud of mash potatoes.

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  Vegetable tempura with Japanese dipping sauce

  Silvana Franco whips up a classic Japanese restaurant dish with seasonal vegetables and a light soy-based dipping sauce

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  Provencal chicken

  Rachel Allen makes easy work of a French classic of a comforting chicken dish with a tomato, garlic and olive sauce

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  Veggie cottage pie

  Leeks and purple sprouting broccoli give a springtime lift to this veggie cottage pie

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  Pretzels

  Falko Burkert shares a recipe for a very more-ish traditional soft pretzel, much prized in Germany and Switzerland

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  Pea and coriander soup

  Try Madhur Jaffrey's Indian version of cream of pea soup - with cumin seeds, chilli and fresh coriander

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  Rock cakes

  Tana Ramsay's rock cakes, flavoured with orange zest and cinnamon, are quick and easy to prepare

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  Chocolate roulade

  From James Martin, a decadently rich chocolate roulade filled with softly whipped chocolate mousse and soft fruits