RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Root vegetable soup with parsley and pecan salad

  Warm yourself on chilly nights with this smooth autumnal soup, its golden colour and sweet flavour perfectly complimented by a herb and nut salad

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  Orecchiette pasta with broccoli and prosciutto

  Antonio Carluccio demonstrates a simple dish featuring orecchiette, a small ear-shaped pasta

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  Chocolate-dipped walnuts

  Mark Hix’s perfect little Christmas treats are simple to prepare and can be made about a week ahead.

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  Classic smoothie

  Start your day in gloriously healthy mode with Simon Brown's simple and ever-so-drinkable smoothie

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  Christmas Waldorf salad with grilled goats’ cheese

  This Women’s Institute salad is a perfect beginning to the Christmas meal - it is light, colourful and most of it can be prepared in advance

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  Ginger nut key lime pie

  A taste of sunny USA is encapsulated in this zesty dessert by Charita Jones

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  Rhubarb and ginger crumble

  Simple to make and delicious to eat, James Martin's ginger and rhubarb crumble will be an all-time favourite

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  Grilled prawns with brown crab aioli

  Increase the quantities and serve Aaron Craze’s delicious prawns with drinks or as an easy starter

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  Pot roast Tandoori chicken

  Warm up with Aaron Craze’s rich, spicy chicken dish

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  Espresso and chocolate ice cream sandwiches

  Manu Feildel makes lush chocolate meringues and fills them with espresso cream and two types of ice cream - pure decadence!