RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Monkfish with saffron and capers

  Tom Aikens poaches monkfish in a cream and saffron reduction for a very sophisticated pasta sauce

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  Fig crostata

  A fruity tart with vanilla-flecked pastry that would be equally well received at a picnic or dinner party, from Giancarlo Caldesi

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  Chicory and gai choi salad with cold roast pheasant

  Matthew Fort's delightful winter salad is a perfect way to perk up leftover cold cuts of meat

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  Lentil soup

  Bursting with vitamins and flavour, Melanie Sykes cooks up the ultimate healthy winter soup.

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  Zucchine ripiene

  A hearty family supper dish from Matthew Fort – Italian meat-stuffed courgettes baked in tomato sauce

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  Butter chicken

  A recipe from Moti Mahal restaurant for what is jokingly referred to as the national bird of Punjab, a much-loved Murgh Makhani

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  Strawberry and raspberry crumble tartlets

  Served with rich homemade vanilla ice cream, Tony Tobin delicious summer-fruit tartlets are a perfect garden-party dessert

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  Chilli crab with Asian scented rice

  James Martin serves sweet and spicy crabmeat with fragrant herb-flecked rice

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  Lamb cutlets with salsa verde

  Juicy lamb is accompanied by a classic herby salsa verde in Bryn Williams's quick-to-cook dish

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  Salmon kedgeree

  Carolyn Chesshire adds cream and quail eggs along with the pink tinged fish to transform this homely dish into a truly decadent one