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Digestive biscuits • Unsalted butter (melted) • Mascarpone cheese • Double cream • (adjust to taste) Icing sugar • large lemon (zest and juice)

(room temperature) Butter plus extra for greasing the pan • Sugar • Eggs • (dissolved in a little hot water) Instant coffee • Self-rising flour • Frosting Butter • Icing sugar • Vanilla extract

(room temperature) Unsalted butter • Brown sugar • Caster sugar • Egg • Chocolate chips • Bicarbonate of soda • Vanilla extract • (add more if dough is too sticky) Self-rising flour

(about 8 halves, sliced as needed) Canned peach slices • (room temperature) + 1 tbsp (for tin) Unsalted butter • Caster sugar • (for tin) Brown sugar • Self-rising flour • Eggs • from 2 lemons Lemon juice • from 2 lemons Lemon zest • (from tin) Peach syrup

small head (chopped into small stalks) Cauliflower • (skin grated, chopped into small chunks) Sweet potato • (chopped) Garlic • Vegetable stock cubes • (ground or fresh, as preferred) Coriander • Water

(about 400g, halved and sliced thinner) Canned pears • Glacé cherries • Butter (for greasing) • (for the base) Brown sugar • (for batter) Unsalted butter (room temp) • Caster sugar • Eggs • Ripe bananas • Pear juice (from can) • Self-raising flour

Eggs • (grated, or more to taste) Cheddar cheese • (sliced) Cherry tomatoes • (crumbled) Feta cheese • (chopped) Bacon • Shortcrust pastry • Milk • Salt • Black pepper

Eggs • (cut into strips) Halloumi cheese • Smoked streaky bacon (more if needed for halloumi strips)

Duck breast • to cover both sides 7 Thai spice blend • to taste Salt • to taste Black pepper • (uncooked) Rice • (adjust to taste) Soy sauce

Butter • Bananas • Ground almond • Eggs • Self-raising flour • Caster sugar • Butter (for icing) • g, add more to taste Icing sugar (for icing)

Smoked streaky bacon • Red onion • Eggs • (adjust to taste, plus extra for spreading) Mayonnaise • (for spreading) Butter • Salt • Black pepper • Sandwich bread

Unsalted butter • Caster sugar • Eggs • Self-raising flour • Lemons (zest and juice) • Frozen blueberries

Chicken breast • Mushrooms • Onion • Paprika powder • Double cream • Dijon mustard • (chopped) Parsley • Garlic granules • Chicken stock cubes • (boiled) Water • (cooked) Rice • to taste Salt •

Caster sugar • Butter • Orange • Self-raising flour • Eggs

(plus 3 tbsp extra for greasing and brushing) room temp Butter • Caster sugar • Self-raising flour • Eggs • (about 6-8 rings) Pineapple rings (canned) • (about 8-10) Glacé cherries • (plus extra for sprinkling) Brown sugar • Pineapple juice (from the tin)

Tinned tomatoes (chopped) • Parmesan cheese (grated) • Cheese (shredded) • (fresh) or 1 tsp (dried) Basil (chopped) • Water • Stock cube • Sugar • Chorizo (sliced) • (medium) Aubergine (chopped) • Beef mince • Oregano • Breadcrumbs •

Pasta • Bacon • Eggs • (add more to taste) Parmesan cheese • Black pepper • Mushrooms

(sliced) Chorizo • (chopped) Red onion • (minced) Garlic • Red wine • Olive oil • (finely chopped) Chili (fresh or dried) • (to taste) Salt • (to taste) Black pepper • (for serving, optional) Bread rolls

Butter • Caster sugar • Self-raising flour • Eggs • Amaretto liqueur

Mascarpone • (adjust to taste) Icing sugar • Milk • generous splash (about 3 tbsp) Amaretto • (dissolved in about 200ml hot water) Strong coffee • Sponge fingers • (for dusting) Cocoa powder