RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Lamb’s tongue with cabbage and carrot salad

  Matthew Fort presents an easy starter with a bit of a kick.

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  Wok-fried prawns with sugar snaps

  A lightening quick Chinese seafood stir-fry from Gary Rhodes

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  Shredded lamb with mint and pomegranate

  Warm, succulent, slow cooked lamb mingles with sweet pomegranate in this fabulous recipe from Nigella Lawson

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  Pistachio and cardamom rice pudding

  This creamy spiced rice pudding, Mewa Ki Kheer, makes a delightful ending to an Indian meal, from Marwari cook Gunjan Goela

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  Hazelnut cake

  Theo Randall gives an Italian twist to the traditional British dessert of cake and custard, by serving warm hazelnut cake scattered with grated chocolate and light, frothy zabaglione

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  Raspberry jam

  Home preserving has never been so simple with Darina Allen's recipe for raspberry jam - perfect on toast or scones

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  Fish pie

  Nothing comforts like home-made fish pie, with succulent pieces of fish, prawns, mussels and scallops under a fluffy cloud of mash potatoes.

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  Fresh papardelle with peas, broad beans, ricotta and mint

  Home-made pasta and fresh goat's milk ricotta make this simple Italian dish from Angela Hartnett a wholesome feast for vegetarians

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  Christmas Waldorf salad with grilled goats’ cheese

  This Women’s Institute salad is a perfect beginning to the Christmas meal - it is light, colourful and most of it can be prepared in advance

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  Slow-baked lamb with cumin and coriander

  Rachel Allen's lamb needs very little attention for the four hours it's in the oven, making it the perfect dish for a lazy Sunday