RECOMMENDATIONS

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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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  Sri Lankan pork curry with pandanus

  Sophie Grigson uses a roasted spice blend to give her black Sri Lankan curry its characteristic flavour

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  Ham in coca-cola

  Brought to you by Nigella Lawson, this traditional recipe from the Deep South, involves simmering a juicy ham joint in sweet spiky cola

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  Finger-licking chicken wings

  Try eating Ainsley Harriot's chicken wings without licking your fingers - good luck!

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  Teisen lap with lavender honey and roasted figs

  Matt Tebbutt serves this rich Welsh fruit cake with figs drizzled in lavender honey - add a dollop of clotted cream to really treat yourself

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  Spicy chicken pasta

  Paul Merrett shows us how to bite back at the credit crunch with a favourite family supper that serves two for a fiver

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  Charita's brownies

  At 39p per serving, Charita Jones’ indulgent chocolate brownies prove that sweet treats don’t need to break the bank

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  Macaroni cheese

  Tuck into an upmarket macaroni cheese with Simon Rimmer's tasty recipe, flavoured with shallots and sun-blushed tomatoes

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  Pot-au-feu

  French for “pot on the fire”, this is a classic French dish usually made with meat and vegetables. James Martin makes a creamy seafood version

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  Welsh rarebit

  Tom Parker Bowles rustles up a treat that dates back to the 18th century - with ale and mustard, cheese on toast never tasted so good!