RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Cosmopolitan

  The soulshakers give a fruity twist to the cosmopolitan with Finlandia grapefruit vodka

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  Ginger beer

  Tim Warrilow and Charles Rolls show that making your own ginger beer is easier than you might think - add cinnamon, cloves or cayenne pepper for extra kick

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  Red mullet with almond courgette pesto

  A colourful dinner party dish with dramatic black olive-infused oil from Jun Tanaka

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  Cornish pasties

  Crisp, glden pies filled with with potato, swede and beans, from The Vegetarian Society

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  Fricassée of chicken legs with Lyonnaise potatoes

  Anthony Demetre cooks the potatoes in their jackets for his Lyonnaise potatoes to help prevent them from disintegrating when they are fried later

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  Lime and coconut steamed fish

  Parsee cook Farzana Contractor makes Patrani Machi, steamed fillets of fish with a spicy green lime and coconut marinade

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  English ale-soaked Christmas pudding

  Let everyone in the family have a stir and make a wish when you prepare Diana Henry's fabulous traditional Christmas pudding on 'Stir-up Sunday'

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  Wild asparagus and broccoli salad

  This speedy start-of-summer salad combines crisp spears of wild asparagus and broccoli with olives, fontina cheese and a sprinkling of Japanese breadcrumbs

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  Gnocchi with Gorgonzola

  From Giorgio Locatelli, delicious home-made potato gnocchi in a creamy gorgonzola sauce

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  Vegetarian crispy beancurd rolls

  Ching-He Huang’s delightful Chinese vegetarian dish is a healthy alternative to spring rolls and makes a stunning starter