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Dinner party recipes and ideas

Dinner parties needn't be stuffy and formal. Get with the new informality and serve up these delicious dishes packed with flavour to be proud of.
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Get it all done before they walk in the door so you can actually relax and enjoy yourself!

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Hake with chorizo and potatoes (Merluza à la Gallega)

by Rick Stein
Main course

Halloumi saganaki

by Rick Stein
Light meals & snacks

Halloumi, pastirma, pickled shallots and honey

by Hasan Semay
Starters & nibbles

Happy heartbreak cake

by Ferne McCann
Cakes and baking

Harissa salmon with roasted squash and bulgur wheat

by Rukmini Iyer
Main course

Hazelnut and chocolate ‘vacherin’

by The Hairy Bikers
Desserts

Hazelnut butter grilled scallops with salad

by James Martin
Starters & nibbles

Hazelnut meringue roulade with white chocolate and clementine

by Mary Berry
Desserts

Herb butter roast chicken with miso onion gravy

by Seema Pankhania
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Hollandaise sauce

by The BBC Food team
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Homemade gravad lax with cucumber salad and mustard sauce

by Simon Hopkinson
Starters & nibbles

Honey roast duck with girolle fricasse

by Gregory Marchand
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Honey soy chicken with garlic rice and cucumber slaw

by Justin Tsang
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Honey-glazed gammon

by The Hairy Bikers
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Horseradish beef cheeks

by Mary Berry
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Hot smoked salmon, beetroot salad and horseradish crème fraîche

by Raymond Blanc
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How to cook a steak

by Joseph Denison Carey
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How to cook parsnips

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How to cook salmon

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How to make a soufflé

by Mary Berry
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How to make banoffee pie

by William Leigh
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How to make cheesecake

by Stacie Stewart
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How to make chicken kyiv

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How to make fish pie

by Mitch Tonks
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