RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Baked Cromer crab

  The sweet flavour of Cromer crab is worth seeking out. Try these baked crabs as an elegant starter or ideal weekend lunch.

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  Chocolate muffins

  Chocaholics will love Paul Hollywood's recipe for home-made chocolate muffins, generously filled with chocolate chips and pieces of chocolate

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  Chicken, ham and mushroom pie

  Matt Tebbutt cooks his ultimate comfort food dish – a creamy pie that’s full of rich flavours

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  Traditional Scottish shortbread

  For a terrific treat to accompany a cuppa, Mary Berry bakes buttery golden shortbread the traditional Scottish way

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  Scacciata

  Matthew Fort’s Sicilian bread is studded with sausagemeat and olives, making it a meal in itself

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  Chanukah courgette latkes

  The Vegetarian Society adds a cream cheese and beetroot topping to pan-fried latkes

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  Traditional lancashire hotpot

  A wonderfully satisfying casserole from James Martin - tender thyme-scented lamb and kidneys beneath a crisp buttery potato topping

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  Veal paillard

  Tom Parker Bowles keeps it simple in this French recipe for tender, paper-thin fillet served along with a piquant chicory salad

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  Caribbean chicken and chicken liver stew

  A French Creole-Style recipe from Luna Frank-Riley

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  Sausages with salami and lentils

  Nigel Slater makes a hearty rough-edged casserole that gives the impression of having been cooked for hours but is pretty much ready to eat in 45 minutes