RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Chocolate fruit cake

  Stars, glitter and gold balls add a little bling to Nigella's dark and sticky Christmas cake

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  Javanese beef rendang

  Nancy Lam makes a rich coconut curry from Indonesia – try and make it the day before as flavours improve overnight

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  Xmas pud soufflé

  Christmas pudding like you've never tried to before, from Matthew Fort

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  Pot au feu with rabbit and bacon

  Winter vegetables, cabbage balls and spinach dumplings make this a hearty one-pot meal from Paul Merrett

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  Beef carpaccio

  Theo Randall serves paper-thin slices of beef fillet with fresh beetroot and a piquant creamed horseradish sauce

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  Asparagus with cheddar sauce

  Shaun Hill’s recipe makes a moreish treat out of this season’s English asparagus, served with a morel mushroom tart

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  Ploughman's lunch with own-made chutney

  Carol Wilson's selection of splendid cheese from North West England is served with delicious, quick-to-make fruit chutney

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  Jollof rice

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  Chocolate fudge pudding

  A sticky, chocolate dessert that's the perfect end to a Sunday lunch or family meal from Rachel Allen

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  Clementine and orange blossom clafoutis

  Jun Tanaka makes his variation on a classic French dish by using fresh clementines and orange flower water