RECOMMENDATIONS

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  New england baked apples

  Autumnal fruits, crunchy pecans and a pinch of cinnamon combine to make Diana Henry's homely dessert

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  Sweet and sour fish for children

  Annabel Karmel's tasty fish dish and is good served on a bed of fluffy white rice - flake the fish and mix with the rice for small children

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  Steamed spinach and rice dumplings

  Anjum Anand never serves a starter at dinner parties, just nibbles when her guests arrive. Try these light, vibrant dumplings with chutney as finger food or for a snack or light meal

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  Scallops with fennel and peas

  Tom Lewis makes this attractive starter when fennel and peas are at their best in the garden, using the pretty pea shoots as a garnish

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  Salt beef sandwich

  This moreish classic favourite is easy to construct, as demonstrated by Tom Parker Bowles

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  Morston smoked kipper pate

  A fish pate that is elegant in its simplicity, from Galton Blackiston

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  Sea bass in chilli and fennel seed broth

  Called sea bass ‘acqua pazza’ (‘fish in crazy water’) in Italian, Francesco Mazzei’s broth is made of poached sea bass with a startling flavour palate

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  Beef in beer with horseradish dumplings

  Katie Bishop makes her rich beef stew in a slow cooker and serves it with horseradish and suet dumplings

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  Onion and cheese tart

  Nigel Slater makes a large, thin onion tart - perfect for entertaining lots of people

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  Rigatoni with aubergine, tomato and basil

  Theo Randall’s tomato pasta dish is a great mid-week staple and will be on the table in no time at all