RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Apple pie and custard

  For the ultimate comfort pud, try James Martin's easy apple pie with home-made custard scented with vanilla and thyme

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  Chicken and mushrooms served with seasonal greens

  Richard Phillips cooks up a light mid-week supper that’s a brilliant balance of flavours and textures, served with a rich Madeira sauce

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  Lemon verbena crème brûlée

  James Martin's lusciously rich desserts are infused with the exquisite intensely lemony scent of lemon verbena and topped with crisp toffee

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  Cucumber, cashew nut and sesame salad

  Matt Tebbutt's crunchy, healthy salad is a delightful combination of Asian tastes

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  Chocolate cola cake

  Chocolate and cola add the wow factor to James Martin's superb cake

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  Fire roasted pequillo pepper hummous with crispy lamb mince

  Paul Bloxham's tempting pepper-spiked hummous marries beautifully with crispy lamb mince and caramelised onions, in this magical Middle Eastern style appetiser

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  Brownie Pudding

  Halfway between a brownie and a pudding, this dessert from Ina Garten is deliciously chocolatey and so easy to make

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  Mackerel teriyaki

  A boozy marinade cuts through the oily fish in Matt Tebbutt's simple supper dish

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  Chunky winter vegetable and bean stew

  A double gloucester cobbler topping makes this a hearty one-pot dish from the British Cheese Board

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  Roast leg of pork

  Gary Rhodes brings together crisp roast pork, apple gravy and sweet caramalised honey onions