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Matt comes back from the gym wanting something to eat that is not another protein shake, and a tray of these is usually what I point him towards. A couple

I was a fussy child about almost everything except soup, which I would eat in whatever quantity you put in front of me. French onion is the one I graduated

I adore calamari and will happily make a whole meal of it, which is roughly what happens every time I cook this. Salt and pepper squid is a takeaway

I will batch cook anything that lets me pull a dish out of the freezer at Christmas looking far more organised than I really am, and this is top of that

I adore a good pâté and will order one anywhere I see it, which is presumably why I keep inventing new ones at home. This is the cheapest of the lot by a

Pollock is the fish I reach for when I want something cheap that still feels like a proper dinner. It is a firm white fish, milder than cod but holding

There are few things more comforting than a big bowl of chowder. When the weather turns grey and drizzly (which, let's be honest, is most of the year here),

Parsnip and apple is one of those combinations that sounds slightly odd until you actually try it. The parsnips roast down sweet and nutty, the apple brings

A pot of mussels is the cheapest bit of theatre you can put on a table. They cost very little, they cook in about five minutes, and everybody gets stuck in

Scallops feel like a restaurant thing, which is exactly why they are worth cooking at home every now and again. They take about four minutes in a hot pan