RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Burgers with special fried onions

  Spiced onions and mushrooms give an intense savoury flavour to David Kennett's burgers

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  Crab tart

  Galton Blackiston’s seasonal tart is a perfect weekend dish, great for serving hot or cold, and popular with the whole family

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  Roast rack of pork with crackling

  Galton Blackiston adds lemon, garlic and sage to classic roast pork - for really top-notch crackling, look for dark, dry skin when buying pork

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  Spicy chicken with plantain chips and mango chutney

  Paul Merrett enjoys a bit of sunshine cooking with this zingy recipe from the tropics

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  Lemon caramel strawberry nests

  If you like the taste of toffee apples, just wait until you taste these sticky summer puddings that are literally assembled in minutes.

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  John Dory with caramelised chicory

  Dylan McGrath, head chef at Mint in Dublin, makes a seasonal fish dish bursting with the exotic flavours of chicory, blood orange, coriander seeds and poached black grapes

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  Brandy snaps

  Toffee-coloured biscuits laced with spice and a billowing cream centre from Eleanor Smallwood

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  Lamb with a herb crust, alexander and white asparagus

  Jun Tanaka’s winning combination of lamb with fresh herbs and vegetables makes a wonderful main course for a spring dinner

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  Chocolate, rosemary and white wine creams

  Sophie Grigson’s little chocolate pots make an elegantly simple dessert for a summer meal

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  Curried fish soup (Me ga thi)

  Merrilees Parker’s Laos soup is great fun to serve - it should be garnished by each diner according to their personal tastes