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British Fish Main course

Sea bass with crushed potato

Sea bass is a delicate flavoured fish and needs to be cooked carefully to get the skin crispy, crushed potatoes and salsa verde make a great accompaniment

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Italian Main course Vegetarian

Pearl barley risotto with roasted squash, red peppers and rocket

Pearl barley is a great substitute for a traditional risotto, you don’t need to stir it the way you would with rice so it’s less time intensive to make

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Main course Vegetarian

Lentil and roast carrot salad with feta

A great lunch dish, ideal for taking to work. Roasting the carrots with honey gives them a lovely sweetness which contrasts beautifully with the sharp saltiness of the feta.

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Main course Mediterranean Pasta Vegetarian

Tagliatelle with parsley and walnut pesto

A Tagliatelle twist on the traditional basil/pine nut pesto. So easy but so tasty!

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British Chicken Main course

Chicken in a cider and cream sauce with broad beans and mushrooms

Serves 4 Cooking time 60 mins Ingredients 4 skinless chicken breast 2 shallots, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 2 sprigs thyme 1 bay leaf 100 mls dry cider 350ml chicken stock 3 tbsp double cream 150g shelled broad beans 200g chesnut mushrooms 200g baby spinach 25g unsalted butter salt and pepper to taste 2 […]

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Italian Main course Rice Starters Vegetarian

Garlicky pumpkin risotto

Serves 6 Cooking time 60 mins Ingredients Pesto large bunch of basil 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped 3 tbsp pinenuts, toasted olive oil 50g parmesan, grated Risotto 6 cloves garlic, peeled 1.4 litres hot chicken stock 85g unsalted butter 400g pumpkin or squash (unpeeled weight), peeled, seeded and cut into 1cm cubes 2 tbsp olive […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Indian chicken stew

A fragrant curry, this Indian chicken stew is a real crowd pleaser, for more flavour we prefer thighs, just cook for an extra 20 mins

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Curries Indian Main course

Chicken curry with mango chutney

Serves 4 Cooking time 40 mins Ingredients 1 Red onion, chopped Small piece of ginger, chopped 2 Cloves garlic, chopped 1 Green chilli, chopped 2 Large tomatoes, chopped 2 Whole cloves 2 Cardamom pods 1 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Turmeric 1 tsp Ground coriander 1 tsp Paprika […]

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Lamb Main course Mediterranean Spanish

Spanish lamb stew

This is an excellent Spanish stew recipe, ideal for a Sunday dinner, try and get a single piece of lamb that you can dice yourself into nice big chunks, or ask the butcher to do it for you

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Italian Lamb Main course Pasta

Lamb and sweet pepper sauce

This is a great pasta dish, I would never of thought of having lamb and pasta together but it works perfectly and the peppers add a nice sweet flavour