RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pineapple upside-down cake

  Indulge in a bit of comfort cooking with Charita Jones' satisfying cherry-topped pineapple cake with sweet cinnamon glaze

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  French onion soup

  An all-time family favourite, Rick Stein's sumptuous soup comes up trumps every time...

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  Cauliflower cheese

  A little James Martin magic adds fabulous flavour and a good deal of oomph to the old British classic, cauliflower cheese

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  Steamed wild bass with mussel tartare

  Speckled with gherkins, capers and lightly steamed mussels, Stephen Harris’ fish dish looks delicate, but is packed with robust flavours

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  Stuffed red pimentos with ricotta, rosemary and chilli olive oil

  Gino loves this recipe as it’s full of colours, flavours and is simple to prepare. He often serves this dish to his vegetarian friends but meat-eaters love it too!

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  Herdwick lamb, damson and juniper pie

  A traditional British recipe for a hearty lamb pie from Caroline Watson

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  Jam and custard doughnuts

  Paul Merrett makes deliciously light doughnuts combining the traditional flavours of jam and custard

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  Spicy chicken pasta

  Paul Merrett shows us how to bite back at the credit crunch with a favourite family supper that serves two for a fiver

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  Chicken fried steak cubes with bloody mary dipping sauce

  Charita Jones makes the Southern US classic of chicken-fried steak, so called as it is prepared in a similar way to fried chicken

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  Chocolate cola cake

  Chocolate and cola add the wow factor to James Martin's superb cake