RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Pasta salad with sun-dried tomatoes, rocket and walnuts

  Try making this simple pasta salad the night before, as a perfect packed lunch

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  Potato cake with ham, egg and cheese

  Matthew Fort’s delicious supper dish is easy, nourishing and feeds four for less than £5

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  Middle eastern shepherd's pie with parsnip crust

  A hearty dish to feed the family on a budget from Diana Henry

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  Mushroom risotto pie with ginger coriander sauce

  For an eye-catching main course, try Claire Cook's tasty mushroom risotto-filled pie, served with a flavourful cream sauce

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  Birria

  Thomasina Miers cooks a traditional Mexican celebration dish of spicy beef stew with ancho chillies, served with a zingy salsa

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  Pork and leek sausages with black pudding and leek mash

  Wholesome British flavours - pork, apples, cider and black pudding - make a delicious (and quick) sausage supper

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  Mushroom pasta

  Amanda Lamb’s simple spring dish of wild mushroom pasta is a light and healthy dinner option

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  Spiced tuna with crab polenta

  Coriander, fennel and cardamom add wonderful fragrance to Sanjay Dwivedi's tuna served with chilli-spiked crab polenta and creamy chutney

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  Barbecued vegetable antipasti

  Arthur Potts Dawson grills vegetables and mushrooms on the barbie for a lovely smokey note

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  Cinder toffee

  Christine Grimshaw shares her favourite recipe for glossy toffee - perfect for passing around at Halloween and Bonfire Night parties