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butternut squash muffins with a frosty top

Pastry & cake | serves 12 muffins

My kids love these squash muffins. They taste a bit like carrot cake, as the two vegetables are very similar - I've simply swapped carrots for squash. Both of them are wonderful carriers of flavors like cinnamon, cloves and vanilla. The skin of a butternut... read recipe

chicken salad

Chicken | serves 4

To poach the chicken, place in a large saucepan, cover with water, add the peppercorns and bay leaves and bring to a gentle simmer. Poach for about 40 minutes. If you can, leave it to cool in the liquid. Take the chicken out of the pan, remove the skin and... read recipe

chocolate and pear tart

Fruit | serves 4 to 6

This dessert is great for chocaholics and the refreshing pear juices cut through the rich flavor - great for any dinner party. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas 5. Roll out the pastry until ½cm thick and use it to line a 24cm tart tin. Leave in the freezer... read recipe

crispy and delicious asparagus and potato tart

Vegetarian | serves 4

Filo pastry can be bought in all supermarkets now, yet it often gets forgotten about. You can usually find it in either the fresh or the frozen pastry sections. Next time you're out shopping, pick some up - everyone should keep some at home because it's wonderful... read recipe

crispy fried salmon with spring vegetable broth

Fish | serves 4

There's nothing like a piece of perfectly cooked salmon with a crispy, crunchy skin, perfectly complemented by a spring veg broth. In the markets and supermarkets these days you can get some fantastic spring vegetables: baby carrots with tops, baby fennel... read recipe

fish pie

Fish | serves 4 - 6

This is a fantastically simple fish pie which doesn't involve poaching the fish or making a tedious white sauce. Loads of good, fragrant veg are added quickly by grating them in. You can use whatever fish you like, making this as luxurious as you want it to... read recipe

grilled strawberries with pimm’s and vanilla ice cream

Fruit | serves 4

This is an incredible dish based on the British Pimm's cocktail - a summertime classic. And it only takes about 10 minutes from start to finish! Flavour-wise, vanilla and strawberries just love each other and the stem ginger gives the whole thing a brilliant... read recipe

jools’s favorite beef stew

Beef

Jools goes mad for this stew in the colder months of the year, and the kids love it too. It's a straightforward beef stew to which all sorts of root veg can be added. I really like making it with squash and Jerusalem artichokes, which partly cook into the... read recipe

roasted chicken breast with cherry tomatoes and asparagus

Chicken | serves 1

Make this recipe for one in a snug-fitting baking dish or to save on washing-up, a little tinfoil tray. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Put 1 chicken breast, with its skin left on, in a bowl. Add 8 trimmed sticks of asparagus, 6 halved cherry tomatoes... read recipe

sticky toffee pudding

Other | serves 8

You are going to love this pudding - it has a rich, fantastic flavor and the sauce is amazing. Fresh Medjool dates are best to use, but dried ones work well too. Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4. Put the dates in a bowl with the bicarbonate of soda... read recipe

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