RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Bucatini with bacon and mascarpone

  Matt Tebbutt’s cheap and easy-to-prepare pasta dish uses a piece of bacon to make a stock - a great thrifty tip

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  Salad of crab with buttered Norfolk samphire

  Galton Blackiston’s stunning dish takes crab salad into the 21st century

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  Baked sprats with kale

  Theo Randall cooks a quick winter dish of meaty fish baked in spicy breadcrumbs served with blanched kale

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  Lamb with baby vegetables, artichoke hearts and pesto dressing

  A vibrant dish from Sophie Grigson with all the colours and textures of summer

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  Citrus cola

  Invite friends and their children round for Tristan Stephenson's homemade cola drink using lively citric zest, spices, vanilla and lavender

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  Ossobuco with saffron risotto

  Gennaro Contaldo’s traditional Italian dish of braised veal shin sprinkled with gremolata (a herby topping) is served with a rich saffron risotto

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  Sausages with apple and whiskey sauce

  Aaron Craze's sweet apple and mellow whiskey sauce is the ideal match for rich boar sausages and nutty puy lentils

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  Swedish meatballs with mashed potato

  Warm-up the Scandinavian way with Stuart Gillies’ lightly spiced meatballs served with mounds of creamy, buttery mash

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  Flash chicken satay

  Coconut cream, peanut butter and a drop of Tabasco make for a delicious sauce for chicken on sticks - you'll love Ainsley Harriott's classic peanut satay...

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  Stuffed jalapeno chillies in yogurt

  Anjum Anand's fabulously spicy stuffed chillies are served with a delicious coconut yogurt sauce and spiced oil