Get the recipes Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver shared their favourite recipes with friends.

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Episode one Episode two

Episode three Episode four

Episode five Episode six

Neneh and Andi's long friendship has centred around the meals they’ve cooked and eaten together, so in the first episode of the new series, 12 of their closest girlfriends flew into London from all across Europe to indulge in a tapas-inspired feast.

Recipes

• Swedish-style brownies
• Crisp duck salad
• Prawn and squid 'ceviche'
• Orange and lime-scented cardamom rice
• Flash-fried baby fennel, Chinese broccoli and wild asparagus with saké and tamari
• Wasabi avocado
• Tofu steaks

Glossary terms

Find out more about the featured ingredients:

• Cardamom
• Wasabi
• Mirin
• Tofu

In this week's episode the girls celebrated Andi's mum's 70th birthday by throwing her a big party and inviting the family over.

Plenty of fresh ingredients were needed for the menu and the girls visited Queen's Market in London's East Ham to stock up. Neneh also visited a local delicatessen in Stoke Newington, Gallo Nero, to get the low-down on the best cheese to use in their grilled polenta dish.

Recipes

• Chicken with roasted garlic
• Pecorino polenta slices
• Sticky fig balsamic shallots
• Green crisp salad with Dijon dressing
• Prawn fritters
• Coconut ice cream

Glossary terms

Find out more about episode two's ingredients:

• Kohlrabi
• Tarragon
• Polenta
• Tamarind paste
• Galangal

Neneh and Andi cooked Sunday lunch for friends. On the menu were molasses-dipped roast lamb, halloumi and roasted vegetables with a citrus and crème fraîche dressing and a sorbet made with hibiscus flowers, which are often brewed to make a refreshing drink in the Caribbean.

Recipes

• Balsamic, maple and molasses-dipped roast lamb
• Callaloo-inspired greens
• Roasted vegetable stack on griddled halloumi cheese with minted grapefruit dressing
• Hibiscus sorbet cocktail

Glossary terms

Find out more about some of episode three's ingredients:

• Molasses
• Jerusalem artichoke

Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver prepared the menu for a double-date featuring a fish platter with two sauces: one with capers and lemons; the other with smoked jalapeño peppers.

Recipes

• Fish parrillada
• Roasted beetroot and salsify
• Herb salad
• Caper and dill dressing
• Smoked chilli dressing
• Fragrant pear tart

Glossary terms

Find out more about the featured ingredients:

• Salsify
• Lemon balm
• Sorrel
• Chipotle

Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver prepared a special meal for five boys when Neneh's brother Eagle Eye came to town. Their Caribbean-style dishes included favourites such as curry mutton accompanied by rice and peas and plantain. To balance the rich flavours of the main menu, Neneh and Andi prepared two side salads - one with radishes, cucumber, mooli and cucumber and the second one with tomatoes and basil.

Recipes

• Curry mutton
• Rice and peas
• Roast plantain
• Fried plantain
• Radish, cucumber, mint, coriander and mooli salad
• Red and yellow cherry tomato and basil salad
• Rum-flavoured pineapple upside down cake

Glossary terms

Find out more about the featured ingredients:

• Garam masala
• Cardamom
• Mooli

Neneh and Andi celebrated the final episode of the series by cooking for guests at a barn dance in Peterborough. Neneh and Andi added a bit of an American barbecue slant to their dishes, which ranged from Barbecued lamb ribs and Citrus jerk chicken to Herby black beans and Cornbread.

Recipes

• Citrus jerk chicken
• Barbecued lamb ribs
• Herby black beans
• Cornbread
• Rocket, pea and feta salad
• Potato salad
• Barbecued sweet potatoes

Glossary terms

Find out more about the featured ingredients:

• Sweet potato
• Cornbread
• Tamari