RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Grilled pork cutlet with prunes d'agen

  Chris Galvin serves simple pork chops with creamy mash and boozy prunes

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  Gingerbread house and people

  Put some time aside to indulge in Rachel Allen's impressive, sweet gingerbread house. Click here for the template.

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  Rabbit with lemon dumplings

  Diana Henry slow-cooks rabbit joints wrapped in bacon and serves them with little lemon and watercress dumplings

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  Greenest of green salads

  Sophie Grigson celebrates the best of British spring-summer greens with a salad of dandelion leaves, marjoram, sorrel, broad beans and more

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  Lamb samosas with a mint yogurt dip

  Ideal for a cocktail party or mezze, Tana Ramsay's little parcels are a contrast of succulent lamb and crunchy filo pastry

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  Hong Kong-style prawns

  Ching He-Huang uses Chinese herbalist ingredients in this quick prawn stir-fry

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  Asparagus salad with wild boar proscuitto

  John Burton Race celebrates the British asparagus season with a quickly prepared warm lunchtime salad

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  Pork larb

  For a low-fat dish bursting with flavour, try this recipe for Laos' classic pork dish from Tom Parker Bowles

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  Pennette al forno (four cheese pasta bake with ham)

  For a simple, hearty meal al'Italiano try Gino D'Acampo's pasta bake, flavoured with four tasty cheeses

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  Garlic karahi chicken

  Saadia Usmani combines simple, fresh ingredients to create this lightly-spiced chicken stir-fry from South Asia