RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Meatballs with thyme

  Trina Hahnemann's flavoursome meatballs are made with a combination of veal and pork

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  Broccoli, halloumi and cherry tomato salad

  Salty, sharp and sweet combine in this roasted vegetable salad from The Vegetarian Society

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  Blackberry and apple pie

  Blackberries, apples and Devonshire clotted cream make Marjorie Reeves's pie the perfect English dessert

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  Pork chops with apple and sage sauce

  A creamy apple, pear and sage sauce makes this pork dish by Gary Rhodes rather special

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  Coconut and mustard prawns

  As well as an array of Indian flavours, Anjum Anand adds English mustard to her spicy prawns

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  Baked apples stuffed with ginger, ricotta and chocolate

  Peter Gordon's spiced apples sit in a moat of palm sugar and coconut cream sauce

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  Madeira sauce

  James Martin's rich sauce goes perfectly with tender beef

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  Stuffed sea bream

  Sea bream is great for stuffing and baking whole; Aldo Zilli doesn’t disappoint with his Parma ham, mozzarella and anchovy-stuffed bream

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  Salmon and wild garlic

  James Martin's recipe for salmon fillets served in a rich, garlic-flavoured sauce with spring onion mash makes a stunning dish

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  Mince pies

  Mini-sized mince pies add sweetness to any Christmas - from Sophie Conran's Pies