RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Moroccan Chickpea Soup

  Rachel Allen cooks a delicious warming soup with chilli and garlic pitta crisps

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  Scallops with fennel and peas

  Tom Lewis makes this attractive starter when fennel and peas are at their best in the garden, using the pretty pea shoots as a garnish

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  Chicken and chips

  A great British classic of chicken, chips, onion rings and mushrooms smothered with a garlic and herb sauce from Nigel Haworth

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  Chilli crab with Asian scented rice

  James Martin serves sweet and spicy crabmeat with fragrant herb-flecked rice

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  Really good fish pie

  Galton Blackiston is back for the second course of his seasonal menu, showing us how easy it is to create fantastic dishes for friends

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  Roast fillet of beef with provençal tomatoes

  Rick Stein dresses-up a prime cut of roast beef with deliciously flavoursome tomatoes

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  Venison bolognaise with chestnuts and sprouts

  Jun Tanaka shows us how to jazz up a delicious mid-week bolognese with some venison mince and a cheffy technique or two!

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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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  Squash & pepper stacks

  Exotic red rice is sandwiched between two slices of butternut squash making an impressive dinner party dish from the Vegetarian Society

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  American cherry pie

  Summer wouldn’t be complete without a slice of Sophie Grigson’s perfect traditional cherry pie – authentic as the 4th of July