RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Roast pheasant with apple and sweet geranium sauce

  Geranium leaves bring out subtle flavours in Clodagh McKenna's roast pheasant from The Irish Farmer's Market Cookbook...

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  Swiss carrot cake

  Kirsch and almonds flavour Sonja Watson's Swiss Carrot Cake

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  Goan fish curry

  Evoke a taste of the tropics with Mike Robinson's quick and simple seafood curry, flavoured with fragrant spices

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  Winter cobbler

  A delicious winter warmer packed with vegetables. The basil lemon oil gives the cobbler a fresh zing.

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  Blackberry and apple pie

  Blackberries, apples and Devonshire clotted cream make Marjorie Reeves's pie the perfect English dessert

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  Fresh tomato sauce for spaghetti

  Annabel Karmel's children love this meal. You will need to choose good-quality, ripe plum tomatoes to get the best flavour - look for ones with a dark-red colour

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  Fish pie

  With its crunchy topping of golden cheese and potato, Tamasin Day Lewis's traditional fish pie makes a wonderful family meal

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  Pink champagne cocktails

  Ali Cooke's pink and perky champagne cocktails will start any occasion off with style and sparkle

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  Pork cutlets with preserved peppers

  Cooked in sugar and vinegar, the preserved peppers in Gennaro Contaldo’s quick and simple tasty dish, really do give a kick to the pork

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  Really good fish pie

  Galton Blackiston is back for the second course of his seasonal menu, showing us how easy it is to create fantastic dishes for friends