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Smoked mackerel pâté
View recipe: Smoked mackerel pâtéI love smoked mackerel pâté and I do buy the ready-made variety from Waitrose or Sainsbury’s if I only need a small amount for my own lunch or a snack. For a party starter or Xmas cold table, however, I always make my own. It’s pretty easy to make if you have a food processor…
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Ginger and chocolate mini-cheesecakes
View recipe: Ginger and chocolate mini-cheesecakesI don’t really make fancy desserts very often so, if I’m looking for a bit of inspiration, I usually turn to James Martin. These individual ginger and chocolate cheesecakes (served chilled – a great make-ahead choice) are adapted from one of his recipes in his excellent ‘Desserts’ book. Very yummy and pretty easy to make!…
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Meera’s Mum’s chicken curry
View recipe: Meera’s Mum’s chicken curryI’m originally from Lincolnshire and I didn’t eat Indian food until I was a student in Yorkshire in the ’80’s – I’ve loved it ever since. I learned how to make classic Indian family food from one of my room mates and then the incomparable Madhur Jaffrey became my main go-to recipe guru. Last year,…









