RECOMMENDATIONS

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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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  Baked squash with wild mushroom

  An real Autumn warmer of whole stuffed squash from Matt Tebbutt

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  Sweet Thai chilli chicken

  Sweet chilli sauce peps up Chef Yang from Amoy’s chilli-chicken stir-fry

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  Frankfurter kedgeree with fondue

  Simon Rimmer cooks a meatier version of this classic Scottish rice dish

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  Parsnip and carrot soup (trecawl)

  Nick Jenkins cleverly disguises a whole heap of vegetables in this tomato soup which will keep the kids coming back for more!

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  Chocolate, pear and cinnamon tart

  With a spiced festive flavour, Giancarlo Caldesi's dessert is a prepare-pudding that's great for celebrations

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  Steamed sponge with dried fruit

  Packed with raisins, glacé cherries and dried cranberries, Simon Rimmer’s sponge makes a great comfort treat covered in lashings of chocolate sauce

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  Floating islands with rhubarb compote

  Rachel Humphrey, head chef at Le Gavroche, makes a delicious dessert of crisp meringues floating on crème anglaise with a vivid sauce

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  Fried sea bass with salsa

  Mitch and Matt accompany sea bass with a simple Asian-inspired salsa served with spring vegetables and prawns

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  Tenderstem broccoli & chickpea frittata

  A baked Italian omelette filled with sautéed vegetables and smoked paprika from The Vegetarian Society