RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chicken and shrimp noodles

  Jonathan Phang shares a treasured family recipe for a hearty noodle broth that is sure to become one of your family's favourites

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  Warm pear, cinnamon and almond zabaglione

  Paul Merrett uses pears in this traditional Italian dessert of lightly whipped custard flavoured with Amaretto.

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  Brussels sprouts with pancetta and chestnuts

  Complete your Christmas dinner with James Martin's delicious Brussels sprouts cooked with sweet-tasting pancetta and chestnuts

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  Chocolate mousse

  Light and fluffy, yet deeply chocolaty - a perfect fuss-free pudding from Eleanor Smallwood

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  Mulled wine

  Combining citrus, spice and sweetness, James Martin's recipe for our favourite tipple at Christmas is deliciously aromatic

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  Sweet and sour fish for children

  Annabel Karmel's tasty fish dish and is good served on a bed of fluffy white rice - flake the fish and mix with the rice for small children

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  Bakewell tart

  Crisp pastry, raspberry jam and a dense almond topping create a real family favourite in this classic Bakewell tart from Tamasin Day-Lewis

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  Home-made tomato sauce

  Matthew Fort thinks classic simplicity is best, so doesn’t add anything to his tomato sauce but tomatoes, onion, garlic and olive oil

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  Roast pheasant with bread sauce and baby spinach

  An impressive dish from Curtis Stone - pheasant legs slowly braised in garlicky goose fat, with succulent quick-roasted breasts

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  Butter bean and chorizo stew

  Allegra McEvedy’s classic Spanish tapas dish of smoky sausage slowly-cooked with butter beans and tomatoes is perfect for sharing