RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Raised game pie

  Galton Blackiston's scrumptious pie is served cold, with palate-pleasing piccallili or pickled onions, to complement the rich flavours

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  Chorizo and potato soup

  You'll probably have potatoes and onions in the house even if the cupboard are otherwise bare, so you could make Darina Allen's simply delicious soup at a moment's notice

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  Scotch ginger pancakes

  Serve this dessert with a selection of summer berries, a dollop of yogurt and a drizzle of warm honey

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  Honey-roast duck breast

  Michael Caines adds a bit of oriental spice to this full-flavoured duck dish

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  Beef Wellington

  James Martin adds pancakes to this British classic to guarantee a rich and juicy beef centre

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  Roast mallard with rhubarb tart

  A sweet and spiced tart and tangy pomegranate dressing make this dish from Jun Tanaka a stunner

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  Roast belly pork with gooseberry sauce

  Lawrence Keogh fires the oven up to maximum to get perfect crisp crackling, then lowers the heat to ensure meltingly tender meat

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  Raspberry parfait

  Michal Caines' dramatic dessert combines raspberry parfait with shortbread, raspberry sauce and chantilly cream – it doesn't get better than this!

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  Shanghai dumplings

  Add these delicious pork dumplings from Dorian Chan to a dim sum dinner

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  Pastiera

  Matthew Fort describes his traditional Italian Easter tart as “rich, but, thank God, comfortingly light”