RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Spaghetti with cockles

  Tom Aikens’ simple seafood pasta would make an elegant dinner party dish

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  Zucchine ripiene

  A hearty family supper dish from Matthew Fort – Italian meat-stuffed courgettes baked in tomato sauce

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  Fire-glazed duck with fresh plum dipping sauce

  This Oriental-style duck is delicious served with the fresh plum sauce. If you don't have any plums, nectarines make a surprisingly good substitute.

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  Fish goujons with tartar sauce

  Fish fingers aren’t just for kids, as Tana Ramsay shows in this version, adding parmesan and paprika for a more grown-up flavour

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  Peppered tuna with niçoise salad

  Jun Tanaka prepares a delicious black olive dressing to echo the olives in this twist to a classic tuna niçoise salad

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  Grilled veal chops

  Like the Italian salsa verde, this is a simple, easy-to-make sauce for any grilled fish or meat, and Rick Stein thinks it is perfection with a grilled veal chop

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  Paella

  A delicious mixture of chicken, chorizo, clams and prawns will make Antony Worrall Thompson's paella a dish to remember

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  Duck hash with fried egg

  Prepare the duck the night before and you’ll have a stunning weekend lunch from Stephen Terry

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  Tropical pineapple salad

  Gary Rhodes takes the lead from Ezekial Jackson in this sweet, rum-laced pineapple salad

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  Chump of lamb with olive oil mash

  Potatoes mashed with olive oil are the perfect accompaniment to Galton Blackiston's rich herby lamb