RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Bacon-wrapped roast quail

  Keen home cook Andrew Young was pitted against top chef Rosario Guarneri with his recipe for roast quail served with red cabbage

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  Knickerbocker glory

  Silvana Franco updates this classic British dessert with some crisp, moreish coconut wafers

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  Chicken caesar salad

  Paul Rankin turns a classic caesar salad into a main course with delicious herb-crusted chicken

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  Monkfish with saffron and capers

  Tom Aikens poaches monkfish in a cream and saffron reduction for a very sophisticated pasta sauce

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  Mum's pizza pie

  Sophie Talbot tops this pastry-based pizza pie with a rich tomato sauce, anchovies and pimento-stuffed olives

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  The perfect curry paste

  Everyone has their version of a curry paste, and Aaron Craze’s includes tomato puree, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon for a twist

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  Chocolate truffle pudding

  Tamasin Day Lewis's wickedly indulgent vanilla-scented chocolate pudding will impress your guests and have them clamouring for more

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  Smoked cockle soup

  Kevin Dundon's hearty chowder is packed with chunky vegetables and shellfish - delicious with a hunk of buttered bread

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  Lemon drizzle cake

  A zippy lemon sponge glazed with a delicate sugar crust from Eleanor Smallwood

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  Sautéed chicken liver salad

  Chicken livers are an economical purchase, and so easy to work into a delicious starter, as shown by Paul Rankin