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Coq au Vin | Chicken in Red Wine
Traditionally, in France, coq au vin would be made with a tough old rooster cooked in the cheapest local wine. Since the 70s, when it started appearing in restaurants outside France, it has become a bit more refined but it's still really easy to make, delicious and warming.

Rough Puff Pastry
Puff pastry has a reputation as being difficult to make. It really isn't hard, but it is a bit laborious. However, this rough puff is far better than any shop-bought pastry - lusciously buttery and crisp, cheaper than shop-bought and nowhere near as hard to make as you think..

Fondant Potatoes
I frequently see contestants on programs like Masterchef attempt to do these and almost always fail to get the interior cooked. Making fondant potatoes is really not difficult, and the end result tastes great and melts in the mouth.

Chicken, Bacon & Mushroom Pie
If you're a pie-lover, like me, you'll love this one. Chunks of chicken and bacon with mushrooms in a crispy pastry case and drowning in blue cheese sauce. Proper comfort food!

Vegan Cottage Pie
Cottage pie and shepherds pie are so wonderful, it's no wonder vegans want their own version. This one is based around a savoury sauce of lentils, barley and mushrooms.

Meat Ravioli
My first introduction to ravioli was as a child. It came out of a can - pillows of slimy creamy stuff (which I later discovered was 'pasta') containing some pink paste, all swimming in a sweet orange tomatoey sauce. Needless to say, the real thing is infinitely superior.

Smoky BBQ Ribs
You don't need a barbecue to make these meltingly tender smoky BBQ ribs. You can cook them in your oven and they taste fantastic.

Hasselback Potatoes
Hasselback potatoes are a clever combination of baked and roast potatoes. They were invented in 1953 at teh Hasselbacken Restaurant in Stockholm. Thank you Sweden!

Coleslaw Salad
Shop-bought coleslaw can be bland and insipid, but this recipe is packed with flavour and crunch. And it's even better if you make your own mayonnaise!

Chicken Schnitzel
A schnitzel, or escalope, is simply a very thin slice of meat coated in breadcrumbs and fried. The meat can be pretty much anything you fancy, as long as it's like a boneless steak. Chicken, turkey, veal or pork are all suitable.

Upside Down Pineapple Cake
This recipe first appeared in the US in the middle of the last century, probably spurred on by the ready availability of pineapple in cans. It's a spendidly weird combination that just works.

Bread Pudding
Versions of bread pudding can be found all over the world. After all, everybody has bread and everybody needs things to do with the leftovers. Bread pudding is not the same as bread and butter pudding - that's slices of bread baked in an egg custard. Bread pudding has more of a cakey texture. There's a couple of similar variations in the UK - Nelson Cake (after the town in Lancashire), and the Wet Nelly from Liverpool.

Sourdough Pizzas | Pepperoni Pizza | Ham Mushroom and Mascarpone Pizza
Hands up who doesn't like pizza! Pizzas are everywhere these days, but have you ever thought of making your own? It's quite easy to do and this recipe uses sourdough starter for a really tasty crust.

Minced Beef Cobbler with Cheesy Scones
The origins of cobblers are unclear, but it is certainly an old idea. Scones (some say dumplings but I think they are wrong) are placed on top of a stewed fruit or meat filling and baked. I guess you might call it a primitive pie. Adding cheese to the scones gives them a whole extra flavour dimension. I think we'll call it oo-marm-ee.

Strawberries and Cream with a Twist
Like, and possibly thanks to, Wimbledon, strawberries and cream are more or less synonymous with summer in Britain. The first few weeks of July, strawberries are in season and Wimbledon sells almost 200,000 portions during the tournament.

Clotted Cream
If you've ever had a cream tea with a scone, some jam and some clotted cream, you'll know what a heavenly thing clotted cream is. Unfortunately it's not always easy to get hold of, but if you can buy cream, you can make your own. It's really easy, but takes a bit of time.

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