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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  Pepperpot beef and orange stew

  Here’s a stew with a twist from Phil Vickery - the oranges and ginger give it a really different slant. Serve with soured cream poured and lots of chopped parsley

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  Mediterranean Roast Rooster Potatoes with Peppers and Chorizo

  Add a spicy flavour to wholesome potatoes in this tasteful, simple-to-make dish by Andrew Fairlie

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  Bird in a bird roast

  James Martin spurns the turkey for his Christmas lunch, instead cooking up a stunning four-bird roast

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  Cullen spink

  Bob Spink's tongue-in-cheek take on the traditional Scottish smoked haddock soup, Cullen Skink

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  Meatball sub with shoestring fries

  Charita Jones serves up some seriously satisfying comfort food that will almost certainly become a family favourite

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  Chocolate and orange mousse with cardamom foam

  Everyone has a favourite chocolate mousse recipe – Jun Tanaka’s fabulous version might well become yours

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  Lamb shish kebabs

  Tom Parker Bowles’ tasty kebabs can be assembled ahead, then cooked and served quickly when everyone comes home starving

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  Veal and ham pie

  A double layer of puff pastry makes this pie from Cass Titcombe a really buttery treat

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  Partridge with cider, brandy and apples

  A warming, autumnal dish from Diana Temperley that combines the richness of game with the tang of British-grown apples