RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pork chops with onions and apples

  Charita Jones smothers chunky chops with a sweet and savoury topping that's great matched with mash

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  Pizza dei forti (gorgonzola and aubergine pizza)

  Home cook Anna Maria Forti Sheikh competes with chef Stephen Midgley on the ultimate pizza

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  Richmond maids of honour

  Supposedly invented in Henry VIII’s court, these little puffed pastry tarts have been seducing people since the sixteenth century - from Eleanor Smallwood

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  Christmas plum pudding

  Tamasin Day-Lewis creates the perfect Christmas pud – dark, delicious, chock-full of fruit, and boozy to boot!

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  Lambs’ kidneys with samphire on toast

  Don’t settle for the same old pre-packed lunches when you’re pushed for time – Richard Corrigan uses spectacular ingredients in a simple way

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  Glossy chocolate profiteroles

  Who doesn't love to eat profiteroles? You could also learn to love cooking them: choux buns freeze well, making them easy to prepare ahead

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  Squid and mackerel burger with sea purslane and parsley juice

  Anthony Demetre’s unusual seafood burgers are a healthy and delicious way to eat your fish

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  Banana tarte fine with rum

  Matt Tebbutt uses bananas to make a delicious banana tarte fine with rum – perfect for weekend entertaining.

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  Fire roasted pequillo pepper hummous with crispy lamb mince

  Paul Bloxham's tempting pepper-spiked hummous marries beautifully with crispy lamb mince and caramelised onions, in this magical Middle Eastern style appetiser

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  Chocolate and vanilla marble cake

  This classic is made using a basic Madeira cake recipe, and Rachel Allen’s version is excellent served with icing sugar or hot chocolate sauce