RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Curried fish soup (Me ga thi)

  Merrilees Parker’s Laos soup is great fun to serve - it should be garnished by each diner according to their personal tastes

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  Hog and dough

  Ellen Linford has devised a warming combination of pork and vegetables topped with a suet pastry crust to create a lovely winter meal

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  Pink champagne truffles

  For an after-dinner treat, or a very special gift for a chocolate lover, you can't beat Claire Clark's heavenly truffles

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  Spiced prawns on fried flat bread

  Speedy, spicy and really special, this easy supper dish from Rose Prince is sure to become a favourite

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  Lemon and garlic roast chicken with sweet-and-sour carrots

  Savory is used a great deal in Provençal cooking and is a favourite herb of chef Anthony Demetre, who uses it to wonderful effect in this flavoursome dish

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  Bread sauce

  There's nothing like home-made bread sauce gently flavoured with cloves and nutmeg to jazz up a Sunday roast. From James Martin

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  'Caciucco' soup from Livorno

  Clodagh McKenna makes a hearty Italian fish and shellfish soup

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  Ossobuco with saffron risotto

  Gennaro Contaldo’s traditional Italian dish of braised veal shin sprinkled with gremolata (a herby topping) is served with a rich saffron risotto

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  Fricassee of pig's liver

  Matthew Fort makes a quintessentially English dish of liver with an ale and mustard sauce

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  Spiced apple pie

  The ever popular apple pie is given a delicious spicy twist in this irresistible recipe from Tamasin Day-Lewis