RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Quick chicken and mushroom pie

  For a quickly prepared meal try James Martin's tasty pie, which uses shop-bought foodstuffs to great effect

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  Blind scouse with herb dumplings

  A Liverpudlian bean and vegetable soup with dumplings from The Vegetarian Society

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  Butternut squash and sausage soup

  This is a favourite with Sophie’s kids. It can be made with all sorts of roast veg, but the sweetness and texture of the squash are great as a main ingredient or alternatively leave the sausages out if you want a veggie dish.

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  Lamb korma

  A classic korma of melting lamb on the bone, Qorma Bahadur Shahi, from Muglai cook Salma Husain

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  Saffron pasta with clams

  A simply superb pasta dish from Jun Tanaka combines garlic and chilli clams with ribbons of fresh tagliatelle

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  Scrambled eggs with garlic, mint and lemon

  Bored with breakfast? Allegra McEvedy adds a Lebanese flavour to simple scrambled eggs

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  Fennel, herb and chilli salad

  The aniseedy twang of Mitch Tonks' salad has a natural affinity with fish

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  Roasted chicken breast with courgette stuffing

  For a spot of gravy with this Ainsley Harriott dish, simply stir a tablespoon of plain flour into the cooking juices and add 120ml of chicken stock, whisking to combine; simmer for a couple of minutes, sieve and serve

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  Spiced and super-juicy roast turkey

  Soaking overnight in a fragrant brine helps makes Nigella's turkey the juiciest you will ever try

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  Roast venison chop with celeriac puree and parsnip chips

  It’s the perfect time of year for Galton Blackiston’s superb combination of rich roast venison, creamy celeriac and crunchy parsnips