RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chocolate, pear and cinnamon tart

  With a spiced festive flavour, Giancarlo Caldesi's dessert is a prepare-pudding that's great for celebrations

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  Deep-fried oysters with Irish stout

  Allow about 4-5 oysters per person in this simple ‘food for a fiver’ recipe - chef Paul Merrett suggests using Irish rock oysters

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  Cornish pasties

  Crisp, glden pies filled with with potato, swede and beans, from The Vegetarian Society

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  Crispy duck salad

  Aaron Craze takes the stodge out of traditional crispy duck pancakes and pairs the meat with a refreshing salad and a zingy dressing

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  Dtom kha

  Start the New Year with a restorative, cleansing Thai soup from Ian Pengelley made with lemon grass, kaffir lime and coconut

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  Herby broad bean and pea salad with garlic bread croutons

  Harry Eastwood’s bright green salad is perfect to serve with chicken thighs or seafood for a summery meal

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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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  Yummy tomato cream

  Add either cream cheese or mince meat to this baby-friendly tomato soup

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  Pistou

  Alex Mackay's fresh basil puree, the Provencal version of the Italian pesto, makes the perfect sauce for a grilled lamb chop

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  Leg of lamb with couscous

  Couscous studded with pomegranate and raisin makes a pretty accompaniment to Aaron Craze’s rosemary, garlic and lemon lamb