RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Shortbread served with set pot crème

  Claire Clarke shares her mother’s recipe for a traditional buttery shortbread – perfect with pumpkin-based custards

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  Roasted garlic and pumpkin hummous

  Allegra McEvedy makes the best of the new season pumpkins with a quick and easy recipe for an autumnal mezze

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  Pineapple upside-down cake

  Indulge in a bit of comfort cooking with Charita Jones' satisfying cherry-topped pineapple cake with sweet cinnamon glaze

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  Melba toast

  Melba toast is a perfect accompaniment for potted shrimp, pate or soup. From James Martin

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  Potato and lentil curry

  Paul Rankin cooks up a vegetarian treat that’s a favourite of his family

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  Crab thermidor

  Carla Lagan Brown has come up trumps with this easy but indulgent shellfish recipe, creating an impressive alternative to the more traditional lobster thermidor

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  John Dory with a vegetable galette

  Michael Caines serves fried John Dory with a galette of aubergine, tomato and courgette (vegetables layered into a fan shape) and a tomato coulis

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  Cherry pithiviers

  Crisp pastry, yielding to a deliciously moist almond filling is a classic celebration of French baking at its best - try this recipe by Rick Stein...

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  Pineapple with muscovado heaven

  For a dessert with impact, Prue Leith slices up then reassembles a pineapple, and serves it with glasses of treacly cream

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  Beetroot, st. tola cheese and herb salad

  The creamy Irish goats' cheese, St. Tola, is perfectly complemented by earthy beetroot and fresh herbs in Matthew Fort's quick recipe