RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pink meringues with raspberry cream

  Think pink with Rachel Allen's glorious raspberry swirl meringues

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  Warm pear, cinnamon and almond zabaglione

  Paul Merrett uses pears in this traditional Italian dessert of lightly whipped custard flavoured with Amaretto.

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  The Twinkle

  With its champagne top and apt name, this light, delicately flavoured drink from Finlandia would add a sparkle to any Christmas Day menu.

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  Strawberry and chardonnay knickerbocker glory

  Jess and Laura Tilli add an adult twist to this perennial Brit classic

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  Aubergine with chilli sauce

  Gary Rhodes' vegetarian dish uses flavours traditionally used when cooking fish which is why it's often known as fish-flavoured aubergine

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  Warm spring vegetable salad with bacon vinaigrette

  Getting your daily serving of vegetables is deliciously easy with Mark Jankel’s varied and tasty vegetable salad

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  Red velvet cake with cream cheese icing

  Lorraine Balinska makes this traditional American cake with vivid red colouring

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  White sprouting broccoli with a poached egg

  Mark Jankel’s recipe is a refreshing new take on a poached egg with broccoliand hollandaise sauce

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  Welsh rarebit

  French mustard and sweet chilli sauce add gusto to Wayne Kinsey's quick and easy snack

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  Best-ever mashed potato

  For a fluffy mash, rich with butter, this recipe by Nigel Slater is the one for you