RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pear and apple puree

  Help your baby enjoy the natural goodness of apples and pears with this simple puree recipe

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  Roast chicken with bacon and Marmite

  Flossie Squires uses a British favourite to give her oven-cooked bird a savoury and beautifully-brown skin

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  Verzada (sausage and cabbage casserole)

  Matthew Fort’s hearty yet simple Italian peasant-style casserole is the perfect Sunday night supper

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  Fried dogfish with spiced lentils

  For an inexpensive and healthy mid-week family meal, Matt Tebbut recommends a delicious combination of fresh fish and lentils

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  Cashel blue and port dip

  A creamy dip from Clodagh McKenna, delicious served with breadsticks, fennel, celery or wedges of pears

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  Tagliatelle with tomato and pesto

  Michael Caines’ tomato sauce is cooked for an hour to make a rich sauce to serve with tagliatelle – fresh pesto and mascarpone are also added

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  Pappardelle with prosciutto and artichokes

  Aaron Craze’s simple pasta dish makes the most of delicious Italian produce, with a twist of mint that lingers on the tongue

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  Nasi goreng with mackerel

  Jason Atherton makes his variation of the traditional Indonesian meal by adding prawns and mackerel for a delicious combination of textures and flavours

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  Rice pudding

  Give yourself a treat with Gary Rhodes' creamy rice pudding flavoured with vanilla seeds and lemon zest

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  Canal floddies

  A crispy sun-dried tomato and potato cake served with a poached egg perched on top from The Vegetarian Society