RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Lamb kofta with herby couscous

  Bring a taste of the Middle East to your table with these cumin-scented koftas, served with coriander and parsley couscous

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  Swiss chard and lentil salad

  Aaron Craze combines chard, chilli, garlic, green lentils and juicy queen olives in this stunning salad

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  Curried fish soup (Me ga thi)

  Merrilees Parker’s Laos soup is great fun to serve - it should be garnished by each diner according to their personal tastes

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  Brown shrimp risotto with parsley purée

  Galton Blackiston combines the delicate flavours of shrimps, white wine and herbs for a light, tasty supper

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  Parsee-style scrambled eggs

  Parsee cook Farzana Contractor makes Akoori, a dish of creamy scrambled eggs full of fresh Indian flavours

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  Coq au vin

  Jun Tanaka makes the traditional French dish of chicken in red wine

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  Prawns with garlic, almonds and cauliflower purée

  Henry Harris' delicate seafood dish is an ideal winter dinner party starter

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  Fillet steak with wild mushrooms

  A rich reduced port and red wine sauce gives Michael Caines' steaks the wow factor

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  Potted tea-smoked mackerel

  Ollie Pudney gives smoked mackerel a delicate twist with the refreshing aroma of camomile tea

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  Kiddley broth

  A hearty vegetable and bacon soup that Stuart Hutchings cooks to warm him up in winter