RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Mushroom risotto

  Giorgio Locatelli's recipe for creamy risotto, richly flavoured with wild and dried mushrooms, couldn't be easier to follow

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  Cauliflower soup

  Add Arthur Potts Dawson’s classic soup to your list of easy winter favourites

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  Halibut with cabbage and oysters

  Pan-fried fish with bacon, oysters and cabbage from Paul Merrett

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  Joe grey soup

  A Romany Gypsy recipe for a cheap and filling sausage and potatoes soup from Paula Stanford

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  Jane's last minute Christmas cake

  Don't worry if you haven't made your cake weeks ahead - Jane Asher's luscious cake packed with alcohol-soaked fruits and nuts can be made as late as you like

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  Best-ever mashed potato

  For a fluffy mash, rich with butter, this recipe by Nigel Slater is the one for you

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  Pan-fried grey mullet with stir-fried vegetables

  Michael Caines creates a light, healthy meal that feeds two for less than a fiver!

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  Grilled cod with avocado butter

  Mitch Tonk slathers grilled cod in an avocado and caper butter – great with curly kale or purple-sprouting broccoli, depending on the season

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  Green garden soup

  Gary Rhodes' soup is a good excuse to bring gorgeous green vegetables together. If some are not available broccoli and spinach also offer rich flavours

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  Butternut squash pisto

  Sam Clarke does an adaption of a classic Spanish recipe using plenty of tomatoes and spices, to be served with meaty lamb chops