RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spaghetti with monkfish and clams

  An easy seafood sauce that can be made while the pasta is cooking, from Arthur Potts Dawson

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  French onion soup

  An all-time family favourite, Rick Stein's sumptuous soup comes up trumps every time...

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  Chocolate and vanilla marble cake

  This classic is made using a basic Madeira cake recipe, and Rachel Allen’s version is excellent served with icing sugar or hot chocolate sauce

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  Sea trout with samphire and confit lemons

  Good things come to those who wait as Bryn Williams slow-cooked dinner party dish proves

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  Chocolate cake

  An indulgent chocolate cake covered with a chocolate ganache from Jill Brand

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  Bbq'd leg of lamb with lavender and apple jelly

  Fresh lavender flowers add a subtle fragrance to barbecued lamb in Lotte Duncan's creative summertime recipe

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  Tomato and pepper gazpacho

  As vibrant and colourful as Spain herself, try this tangy, chilled gazpacho for a light lunch or refreshing starter

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  Brown stew chicken

  Bring a bit of sun into your life with this flavorsome chicken stew from Junior Francis

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  Chocolate brownies

  For a simple decadent treat try this recipe for chocolate brownies from Matt Jones at Flour Power City, one of Borough Market’s most popular bakery stalls

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  Christmas pudding

  Nigel Slater's delicious Christmas pudding has the seedy crunch of figs, a sparkle from hand-cut peel and a slight tartness from the apricots and orange zest