RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Braised Rooster Potatoes and Garlic

  Well known chef Andrew Fairlie makes a simple warming dish which goes down a treat with roast lamb

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  Mild mustard salmon burgers

  Ainsley Harriott's burgers work well with any firm fish, such as tuna - serve them with lashings of mayo or tomato ketchup...

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  Hanoi prawn cakes

  Tom Kime’s sweet potato, spring onion and prawn cakes are wrapped in lettuce leaves and served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce

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  Spaghetti bolognese

  Roopa Gulati's spag bol is packed with herby notes and topped with Parmesan shavings - a much-loved comfort dish

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  Mussels in beer

  Silvana Franco steams mussels in Belgian wheat beer - ideal with some crusty bread to mop up all the creamy juices and strips of bacon

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  Fig crostata

  A fruity tart with vanilla-flecked pastry that would be equally well received at a picnic or dinner party, from Giancarlo Caldesi

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  Roebuck with spring onion mash

  Aaron Craze shows how to quickly transform a tender cut of wild venison into an impressive dish with a simple fruity and zesty sauce

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  Chocolate moelleux

  These gooey melting middle desserts from Jason Atherton cost less than 70p per serving and live up to the description moelleux: soft, tender, moist and sweet

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  Pomegranate, orange and mint salad

  Ainsley Harriot's salad makes a refreshing starter on a hot day - add a crumbling of Feta cheese for a more substantial meal

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  English ale-soaked Christmas pudding

  Let everyone in the family have a stir and make a wish when you prepare Diana Henry's fabulous traditional Christmas pudding on 'Stir-up Sunday'