RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Escarole and smoked mozzarella pie

  Gennaro Contaldo cooks a gutsy pie with a relative of the endive; also eaten cold, it’s an ideal dish for sunny outdoor snacking

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  Chicken with braised field mushrooms

  Matt Tebbutt cooks a quick and easy dish with the classic combination of chicken and mushrooms

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  Chicken and morning glory stir-fry

  Mark Read’s recipe is quick and simple, thanks to a hot wok that seals in the flavours of the corn-fed chicken and fresh, crunchy morning glory vegetables

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  Bucatini with bacon and mascarpone

  Matt Tebbutt’s cheap and easy-to-prepare pasta dish uses a piece of bacon to make a stock - a great thrifty tip

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  Rhubarb and ginger crumble

  Simple to make and delicious to eat, James Martin's ginger and rhubarb crumble will be an all-time favourite

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  Cocido Madrileño

  This Spanish stew from Mario Batali is the perfect hangover cure for the morning after a big night out on the town – and is two courses in one!

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  Maca milk

  Karen Knowler shares a recipe to make super-healthy but strong-tasting maca a lot more enjoyable

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  Mushrooms on toast

  Arthur Potts Dawson makes the most of autumn mushrooms in this flavour packed dish

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  Wok-fried prawns with sugar snaps

  A lightening quick Chinese seafood stir-fry from Gary Rhodes

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  Italian antipasti plate

  For a fabulous couldn't-be-easier starter, do an Italian job and simply buy in some deli-delicious goodies, as Jo Pratt suggests