RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Herb crepes with smoked salmon, crème fraiche and cucumber

  Smoked salmon with crème fraiche and cucumber inside golden herb-speckled crepes, make a stylish starter from Claire Macdonald

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  Welsh lamb dinner

  Marilyn Monteith puts together all the components of a hearty Welsh dinner by accompanying a succulent meat casserole with root vegetable mash, new potatoes, leeks and cabbage

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  Margarita steak with mango and pear salsa

  Tequilla and citrus juice gives Charita Jones’ stunning steak its fancy name - her steak and potato wedges are also seasoned with her home-made spice mix

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  Broccoli with poor man’s parmesan

  Sophie Grigson makes broccoli taste so good, once you’ve had it there is no going back!

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  Chilli con carne

  Beat the early winter blues with Allegra McEvedy’s take on Texas’s official state dish!

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  Kashmiri meatballs

  Madhur Jaffrey's sausage-shaped 'meatballs' taste very Kashmiri in their blend of flavours

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  Dtom kha

  Start the New Year with a restorative, cleansing Thai soup from Ian Pengelley made with lemon grass, kaffir lime and coconut

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  Simnel cake

  Celebrate Easter in traditional fashion with Paul Hollywood's recipe for a classic marzipan-topped simnel cake

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  Lamb samosas with coriander and lime raita

  Rachel Allen's crisp filo pastry triangles filled with spicy lamb are served with a creamy raita and make a fabulously tasty starter or side dish

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  Clean-tasting greens

  In Nigel Slater's simple recipe, the pure, clean, fresh taste of steamed pok choi, choy sum, or mustard greens, is tastefully dressed with a slather of oyster sauce