RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Momma’s meatloaf with candied carrots

  Main courses don’t come much more comforting and satisfying than Charita Jones’ favourite, hearty meatloaf

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  New york cheesecake

  A creamy baked cheesecake carpeted with fresh blackberries from Jane Asher

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  Pork cutlets with preserved peppers

  Cooked in sugar and vinegar, the preserved peppers in Gennaro Contaldo’s quick and simple tasty dish, really do give a kick to the pork

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  Braised brisket

  Gary Rhodes' braised beef brisket is cooked for four hours at a low heat to make an unctuous melt-in-the-mouth casserole

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  Salmon and vegetables en papillote

  Tana Ramsay’s method of cooking fish is so easy and the children love it, especially when they have their own little fish parcels. The steaming process traps all the goodness and flavour of the fish – what could be better?

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  Chilli con carne

  Beat the early winter blues with Allegra McEvedy’s take on Texas’s official state dish!

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  Salmon fillet with datterini tomatoes

  Theo Randall cooks together sweet datterini tomatoes with capers and olives and braised fennel to give ordinary salmon a taste of Mediterranean sunshine

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  Aubergine supper stacks

  Parmesan-crusted aubergine surrounds melting mozzarella in this delicious vegetarian recipe by Ainsley Harriott

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  Rhubarb eton mess

  Forced rhubarb is even sweeter than its seasonal counterpart, so make use of them in Clodagh McKenna’s quick and effortless recipe for an old British favourite

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  Spicy sausages with Bombay mash potato

  Spice up your bangers 'n' mash with this perky recipe - serve with mango chutney and a crunchy salad of radishes, cucumber and coriander