RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chocolate marshmallow spiders

  Give children a real treat this Halloween with Tana Ramsay's chocolate-dipped marshmallows complete with creepy black liquorice legs

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  Cucumber, cashew nut and sesame salad

  Matt Tebbutt's crunchy, healthy salad is a delightful combination of Asian tastes

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  Roast cherry tomatoes mascarpone pasta

  A lovely pasta on its on or serve with chicken or fish.

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  Zesty orzo salad

  For a piquant side dish that's great for buffets, barbecues and picnics, try Caroline Hire's lemon and caper pasta salad

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  Caipirinha

  Jamie Oliver makes Brazil’s national cocktail with zingy lime juice, sugar and cachaça.

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  Sichuanese dan dan noodles (dan dan mian)

  Authentic Chinese flavourings, including fragrant Sichuan pepper, combine to tasty effect in Fuchsia Dunlop's homely noodle dish

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  Blue cheese, white grape and red onion tart

  Red, white and blue combine in this impressive homemade tart from Paula Richards

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  Pork cheek salad

  Gary Rhodes' pork cheek salad with apple sauce makes a surprisingly elegant starter

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  Mushroom risotto

  Giorgio Locatelli's recipe for creamy risotto, richly flavoured with wild and dried mushrooms, couldn't be easier to follow

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  Pepper crusted monkfish with mustard dill sauce

  A cracked pepper crust adds oomph to monkfish and a creamy dill sauce rounds off this splendid offering from James Martin