RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Sugar glazed pork skewers

  Bill Granger’s pork skewers are glazed with sugar and pomegranate molasses, and are lush served with homemade mango chutney and creamed corn

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  Green chicken curry

  Make Nigel Slater's delicious Thai chicken curry, packed with fresh and flavoursome green herbs and perky chillies

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  Jamaican brown chicken stew

  Levi Roots cooks a spicy Caribbean stew that he learned from his Jamaican grandmother

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  Halibut with beurre blanc

  Literally 'white butter' in French, beurre blanc is a rich sauce made with reduced vinegar and white wine. Dominic Chapman, head chef at Michael Parkinson's pub The Royal Oak in Berkshire, serves halibut in this decedent sauce on a bed of fried pancetta and leeks

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  Wine-steamed mussels

  Try Ainsley Harriott's white wine and chilli-flavoured mussels - they're delicious served with a loaf of French bread to mop up the juices

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  Pierogi

  Robert Kusy shows John Torode his version of traditional Polish dumplings with cabbage and fried bacon

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  Mediterranean vegetables with tahini dressing

  Diana Henry's colourful platter of vegetables with a spicy kick are perfect for an informal dinner party

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  Dulse oatcakes

  Dulse gives a mild salty-savoury flavour to Eleanor Smallwood’s oatcakes, traditionally cooked along the coastlines of Northern Ireland and the Hebrides

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  Banana muffins

  Jane Asher whips up some wholesome banana muffins, ideal for summer picnics, tea parties or breakfast on-the-run. Hold your own Blooming Great Tea Party to support Marie Curie Cancer

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  Curried goat or mutton

  Eddie Campbell shows John Torode how to bring the sunshine taste of the Caribbean to a traditional curry