RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Steak and kidney pie

  Shunning the suet in favour of buttery puff, Stuart Gillies enriches this dish with red wine, veal stock and port

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  Beetroot and walnut dip

  Besides its amazing colour, this dip from Mario Batali has a wonderful combination of earthy ingredients. It's great with warm pitta bread - or simply eaten with a spoon

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  Vegetable puree with tomato and cheese

  Babies will love this flavoursome puree and it also makes a delicious sauce served with small pasta shapes for toddlers.

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  Potato-coated lamb cutlets

  Cyrus Todiwalla serves Parsee-style lamb cutlets covered with spiced mashed potato, rolled in semolina, fried and served with an onion and tomato gravy

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  Valentine's butter biscuits

  Show someone you love them with Eleanor Smallwood's crumbly heart shaped biscuits

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  Fruit dumplings

  Apricots, blueberries and plums are the secrets hidden inside these Lady Grenfell-Baines' light dumplings

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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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  Tournedos rossini with cheese and onion potato and ratatouille

  Big on bold Mediterranean flavours, this meaty steak and garlicky ratatouille is Andy Tynemouth's ultimate party piece

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  Roast venison chop with celeriac puree and parsnip chips

  It’s the perfect time of year for Galton Blackiston’s superb combination of rich roast venison, creamy celeriac and crunchy parsnips

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  Classic fish pie

  For an easy family supper, fish pie never fails to please and this classic from Frank Bordoni hits the spot