RECOMMENDATIONS

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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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  Honey-roast duck breast

  Michael Caines adds a bit of oriental spice to this full-flavoured duck dish

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  Peanut and chicken stew

  Lloyd Mensah and Adwoa Hagan-Mensah serve a robustly flavoured Ghanaian chicken stew laced with chilli and smoked paprika

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  Asian noodle soup with meatballs

  BBC Masterchef runner up Andy Oliver shows of his signature globetrotting style with a delicious Thai-inspired noodle dish with a twist

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  Basic pancakes

  Tamasin Day Lewis shows how simple it is to toss up a few pancakes for a quick and easy treat

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  Sweet and sour pork with water chestnuts

  Tender pork and crunchy water chestnuts are brought together in a sweet and sour sauce in this recipe harking from Beijing’s Imperial era. Recipe by Gary Rhodes

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  Fruit slab

  Margaret Barnes bakes up this lightly spiced, fruit-filled tart to create a satisfying sweet treat

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  Sea bass ceviche with beetroot and pomegranate salsa

  Thomasina Miers shows us the ultimate ingredients for a majestic Mexican dinner party with her starter of fish ‘cooked’ in lime juice

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  Duck casserole with green olives and orange gremolata

  Bill Granger lightens a naturally rich and fatty meat in a zesty stew served with soft polenta

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  Roast Icelandic cod with avocado puree, chorizo and artichokes

  Agnar Sverrisson serves up a dinner party-worthy main course that shows off his Scandanavian style of cooking.