RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chicken and chips

  A great British classic of chicken, chips, onion rings and mushrooms smothered with a garlic and herb sauce from Nigel Haworth

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  Coq au vin

  This classic French dish, a rich combination of chicken, mushrooms, bacon and wine, is ideal for dinner parties

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  Meringue roulade with pomegranate seeds

  A pretty pink, bejewelled dessert with delicate floral flavours from Darina Allen

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  Sausage rolls with brown sauce

  Claude Bosi’s modern take on a classic contains black truffles and foie gras for the ultimate in extravagance

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  Stuffed breast of veal with fennel and green olives

  For a winning way to feed friends for a special occasion, try Tamasin Day-Lewis' stuffed breast of veal with wine-enriched sauce

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  Black pudding scotch eggs

  Simon Rimmer combines quails’ eggs and black pudding to transform this old picnic favourite into a modern dinner party starter

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  Mandarin trifle

  Tana Ramsay enriches and updates this traditional pudding with fresh custard and crunchy nuts

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  Mango, passion-fruit and papaya lassi

  This refreshing Indian yogurt drink is packed with tropical flavour and makes a great match with spicy food

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  Arroz a la Tumbada

  Thomasina Miers makes a traditional Mexican seafood dish, “Arroz a la Tumbada”, which means ‘tumbled up rice’ so quite literally it’s all thrown in

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  Dahl and chapattis

  Jo Wood’s red lentil dahl is served with fresh chapattis made with whole-wheat flour – they’re easier to prepare than you might think