RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Red snapper with refried beans

  Thomasina Miers’ Mexican-inspired fish dish is a healthy combination of fish, beans and tomato salsa

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  Escarole and smoked mozzarella pie

  Gennaro Contaldo cooks a gutsy pie with a relative of the endive; also eaten cold, it’s an ideal dish for sunny outdoor snacking

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  Bbq'd leg of lamb with lavender and apple jelly

  Fresh lavender flowers add a subtle fragrance to barbecued lamb in Lotte Duncan's creative summertime recipe

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  Toad in the hole

  Malt vinegar is the surprise ingredient in Brian Turner's take on a traditional British favourite

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  Italian sausage, porcini and tomato penne

  Theo Randall makes a simple pasta dish that’s bursting with flavour and serves two for less than £5

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  Roast chestnuts with vanilla and star anise

  Warm up on bonfire night with Matt Tebbutt's hot nuts

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  Gratin of Brussels sprouts with lardons, cream and almonds

  Sophie Grigson turns sprouts into gorgeous starlets in this luxurious dish from her book 'Vegetables'

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  Paratha roti

  Gary Rhodes and Fazil Bacchus show the Indian influence on Trinidadian cooking with rich and flakey paratha bread to serve alongside curries

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  Prune and almond tart

  Paul Merrett uses prunes from the Agen region of southern France in his well-known dessert recipe

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  Battered haddock

  Forget fish and chips: Mark Hix includes the potato in the batter in his crisp haddock parcels