RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Basic pancakes

  Tamasin Day Lewis shows how simple it is to toss up a few pancakes for a quick and easy treat

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  Creamy potato salad with smoked salmon and crispy soda bread

  This recipe by Matthew Fort offers a wonderful play on differing textures, with soft salmon jazzing up ordinary potato salad

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  Falafel

  Alan Coxon's crisp fried patties made from spices and ground broad beans are a wonderfully tasty addition to a buffet

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  Pan-fried pollack with Jerusalem artichokes

  Matt Tebbutt cooks a sustainable fish dish with sautéed Jerusalem artichokes and an egg vinaigrette.

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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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  Cod’s head and pancetta salad

  Arthur Potts Dawson combines flaked cod with crispy lardons for a delicious light meal

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  Battered haddock

  Forget fish and chips: Mark Hix includes the potato in the batter in his crisp haddock parcels

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  Blackberry infused vodka

  Merrilees Parker makes a deliciously simple infusion that’s perfect for drinks parties or as a Christmas gift

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  Chorizo and black pudding stew

  A meat and lentil stew packed with robust Spanish flavours from Simon Rimmer

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  Berry jelly

  Making your own jelly is just as easy as the packet variety, but much healthier as it's made with fresh fruit.