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Cosy Lamb Meatballs - with Maria Elia

Maria Elia showed Jenni her recipe for the perfect Cosy Lamb Meatballs, served with a pea and tomato sauce. Maria describes them as 'a super cosy sofa supper'.

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Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding - with Sophie Dahl

Sophie Dahl showed Jane her recipe for the English staple - Bread and Butter Pudding - but with a twist.

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Baba Ganoush - with Yotam Ottolenghi

Yotam showed Jane his recipe for the Middle-Eastern dish Baba Ganoush. Best served as part of a mezze plate, Baba Ganoush is made with aubergines.

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Chocolate Roulade - with Mary Berry

Mary came on Woman's Hour for a special phone-in programme to answer all those questions on how to create the perfect culinary Christmas. Mary brought in her own recipe for a perfect Chocolate Roulade.

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Pasta con le Sarde - with Giorgio Locatelli

Giorgio Locatelli showed Jane how to create the perfect Sicilian pasta dish - Pasta con le Sarde (Pasta with Sardines).

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Christmas Cake - with Edd Kimber

Great British Bake Off champion Edd Kimber shows Jane how to bake a scrumptious Christmas Cake using a traditional family recipe.

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Soda Bread - with Dan Lepard

Dan Lepard shows Jenni how to make the perfect soda breads for a breakfast treat.

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Parkin - with Matthew Benson-Smith

Matthew Benson-Smith shows Sheila how to make the perfect treat for Bonfire Night - Granny Smith's Yorkshire Parkin.

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Pumpkin Soup - with Heston Blumenthal

Heston Blumenthal showed Jane how to make best use of the inside of a Halloween lantern - by creating the perfect Pumpkin Soup!.

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Coq au Vin - with Joyce Molyneux

Joyce showed Jane Garvey how to create the perfect classic of French cuisine - Coq au Vin - with a recipe from her book with Gerard Baker 'Born to Cook - Angel Food'.

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Fish Pie - with Sue Lawrence

Sue showed Jane Garvey how to whip up a fabulous fish pie with a recipe from her book 'Eating In'.

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Choux Pastry - with Lisa Benison

Lisa showed Sheila McClennon how to create the perfect Choux Pastry with a recipe from Betty's Cookery School near Harrogate .

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Quiche Lorraine - with Annie Bell

Annie showed Jane Garvey how to create the perfect Quiche Lorraine with a recipe from her new book 'Gorgeous Suppers'.

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Potato Dauphinoise - with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall

Hugh showed Jane Garvey how to make delicious Potato Dauphinoise as part of his drive to get us to cook without meat in his new book 'River Cottage Veg Every Day!'.

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Chicken Noodle Soup - with Rachel Allen

Food writer and cook Rachel Allen showed Jane Garvey how to make a particularly quick but sustaining dish - seven-minute chicken noodle soup - with a recipe from her book 'Easy Meals'.

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Tarte Tatin - With Trish Deseine

Trish Deseine takes us through tips and techniques for whipping up the perfect tarte tatin based on a recipe in her book 'Trish's Paris Kitchen'.

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Gazpacho - With Felicity Cloake

Felicity Cloake guides us through tips and techniques for creating the perfect gazpacho based on a recipe in her book 'Perfect 68 Essential Recipes For Every Cook's Repertoire'.

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Ice cream - With Robin Weir

Ice cream expert Robin Weir guides us through perfecting strawberry cream ice with a recipe taken from Mrs Marshall in her Book of Ices (1885).

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Scones - With Hannah Miles

Cook Hannah Miles explains how to perfect the humble scone and shares her recipes for plain, fruit and cheese scones.

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Carrot Cake - With Geraldene Holt

Food writer Geraldene Holt talks through tips and techniques for the perfect carrot cake.

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Summer Pudding - With Justine Kanter

Professionally trained Cordon Bleu chef Justine Kanter shares her step-by-step guide to Summer Fruit Pudding.

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Fish soup - With Giorgio Alessio

Italian chef Giorgio Alessio shares his secrets for a perfect fish soup, the 'Cucina Povera' of the Yorkshire coast.

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Risotto - With Angela Hartnett

Michelin starred chef Angela Hartnett says she likes to sometimes use red wine in risotto as an alternative to the classic white as it surprises people.

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BBQ - With Clare Kelly

Clare Kelly runs the Weber Grill Academy in Oxfordshire and knows a thing or two about barbecueing.

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Curry - With Sanjeev Kapoor

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor shares his recipe for Kozhi Vartha Kozhambu, a fragrant Keralan curry made with coconut milk.

Sanjeev Kapoor shares his recipe and tips

Madeleines - With Michael Vanheste

Michael Vanheste tells Jenni how to perfect madeleines, the cake made famous by Marcel Proust.

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Shepherd's pie - With Lindsey Bareham

Food writer Lindsey Bareham puts a new twist on the traditional lamb dish.

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Brownies - With Claire Burnet

Chocolate expert Claire Burnet says brownies are ridiculously easy to make. Find out how.

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Simnel cake - With Mary Berry

Mary Berry shares her secrets for perfecting simnel cake, a treat now associated with Easter.

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Meringue - With Peter Gordon

Kiwi chef Peter Gordon discusses the intricacies of whisking the perfect meringue for a perfect pavlova.

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Risotto - With Giorgio Alessio

Italian chef Giorgio Alessio talks Jenni Murray through the perfect risotto.

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Bread and butter pudding - With Annie Stirk

Chef Annie Stirk shares her secrets for the perfect comfort food: bread and butter pudding.

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Root vegetables - With Sophie Grigson

Cookery writer Sophie Grigson tell us how best to cook winter root vegetables, such as turnip and celeriac.

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Picky eaters

Experts believe young children can fear certain foods. Caz Graham joined Lisa Roberts and her children in her south Cumbrian kitchen. And Jenni talks to food writer Rose Prince.

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Ken Hom on Chinese cooking

Ken Hom discusses how Chinese cooking has changed over the years and cooks up something special.

Listen to our interview with Ken Hom