RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Duck with parsnips, pomegranate and vin santo sauce

  Aaron Craze serves succulent Gressingham duck in a sweet-savoury sauce with honey-roasted roots

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  Reindeer hamburger salad

  Sarah La Fountain shares a Finnish recipe for a bun-less burger, using a mix of pork, reindeer and venison meat and served as a salad

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  Bengali prawn curry

  Jayanti Bhattacharyya demonstrates Chingrir Malai, a spiced prawn curry typical of her region of India

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  Goulash with champ

  Roasted red peppers add an extra depth of flavour to Tara Harris’ goulash, which challenges chef Stephen Midgley’s version of the same dish

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  Rillettes of fresh and smoked salmon

  Darina Allen’s salmon pâtè is perfect for entertaining and she gives some decorative ideas for how to serve it

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  Potato mice

  These are guaranteed to leave your plate squeaky clean!

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  Dahl and chapattis

  Jo Wood’s red lentil dahl is served with fresh chapattis made with whole-wheat flour – they’re easier to prepare than you might think

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  Grilled pork chop with bubble and squeak and red onion jam

  Make the most of leftovers, use remaining mash and sprouts for Paul Merrett's home-cooked favourite and the extra jam from this recipe for your next steak sandwich or ploughman's

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  Pickled cucumber

  For a splendid accompaniment to salmon and rice noodles, try James Martin's hot cucumber pickle with the zing of Szechuan pepper

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  Stollen

  Boozy, spiced and sweet - Falko Burkert's stollen makes for the perfect Christmas breakfast