RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Brownie Pudding

  Halfway between a brownie and a pudding, this dessert from Ina Garten is deliciously chocolatey and so easy to make

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  Thai green prawn curry

  Amoy's Chef Yang shares the cheat’s way to add fragrant Thai flavours to stir-fried vegetables and prawns

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  Garlic crostini with goats' cheese and red onion marmalade

  Salty cheese and sweet red onions make Gee Charman's party morsels very moreish

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  Raised game pie

  Galton Blackiston's scrumptious pie is served cold, with palate-pleasing piccallili or pickled onions, to complement the rich flavours

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  Smoked haddock and quail egg canapes

  Your guests will be talking about Tana Ramsay's easy canapes for much longer than it took you to make them

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  Black pudding and lancashire cheese with mustard butter

  Paul Heathcote makes crisp potato patties filled with melting cheese and meaty black pudding – a rich mustard butter sauce adds to the indulgence

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  Duck pasties

  Forget the usual meat and veg – Simon Rimmer takes the humble pasty upmarket with duck confit

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  Roasted shrimp cocktail

  Ina Garten has improved the classic shrimp cocktail by roasting the shrimps first and serving them with a spicy cocktail dipping sauce

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  Blackberry and apple yorkshire puddings

  Merrilees Parker makes a creative pudding from delicious hedgerow fruits

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  Lemon and ginger posset

  Diana Henry’s smooth and creamy dessert gets an extra flavour punch when served with juicy poached loquat fruits