Comfort food recipes
If you've had a bad day, or it's raining, or for any old reason, we all need to indulge in some comfort food from time to time. Macaroni cheese fits the bill, as does a hearty shepherd’s pie or traditional lasagne. Curl up on the couch with chocolate pudding or a sticky toffee treat.
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Chilli Con Carne
Rachel Allen's classic retro dish is a hearty meal that's well worth coming home for
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Sticky toffee pudding
Decadently sticky and sweet, James Martin's pudding is an irresistible dessert
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Bangers and mash
Rich onion gravy transforms this family favourite into a meal fit for a king from Roopa Gulati
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Pumpkin and bacon gratin
Simple comfort cooking doesn't get better than Tom Norrington Davies' nutty-tasting pumpkin bake, studded with bacon
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Lasagne 1970s style
Alastair Hendy's Home Cook brings you this meat heavy version of this popular dish
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Macaroni cheese
A few flavoursome extras add oomph to an old favourite in Tamasin Day-Lewis's tempting variation on macaroni cheese
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Brownie pudding
Halfway between a brownie and a pudding, this dessert from Ina Garten is deliciously chocolatey and so easy to make
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Potato and garlic pie
Puffed and golden, with garlic-scented cream bubbling under its lid, Tamasin Day Lewis's pie is a magnificent winter dish
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Indian shepherd’s pie
Anjum Anand’s super supper dish combines Anglo-Indian flavours to wonderful effect
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Total time
1 hrs 30 mins


