RECOMMENDATIONS

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  'Trini' prawn curry

  A quick store cupboard Caribbean curry from Gary Rhodes and Fazil Bacchus

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  Mexican tacos

  Create an authentic Mexican feast with Maria Price's homemade tortillas filled with cortadillo, drunken beans and a fresh guacamole

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  Chicken and mushroom dumplings

  Ching-He Huang’s delicious open-wrapped steamed dumplings are great to serve at dinner parties as a starter

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  Chicory and gai choi salad with cold roast pheasant

  Matthew Fort's delightful winter salad is a perfect way to perk up leftover cold cuts of meat

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  Asparagus, halloumi and rapeseed oil salad

  Rachel Green’s spring salad is a vibrant mix of crisp asparagus and toothsome grilled halloumi cheese

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  Rose petal cup cakes

  Dreamy, romantic, good looks - that is a lot to ask from a cake! Eleanor Smallwood's cup cakes might just have it all

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  Peking duck

  A popular choice at restaurants, Ching-He Huang's fabulous duck rolls are simple to make at home and taste delicious too

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  Gateaux of carrots and Gruyère

  Anton Edelmann cloaks this elegant vegetable terrine in a spicy vegetable sauce

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  Saffron-poached pears with chocolate mousse

  Jun Tanaka makes a deliciously decadent dessert of dark chocolate mousse and golden poached pears that serves two for less than £5.

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  Ayrshire Royal Rooster Potato Salad with Balsamic Dressing

  Andrew Fairlie combines tasteful Italian balsamic dressing with home-grown Scottish potatoes