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Students Can Cook: Celebrity Recipes

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To help us get over the message that anyone can cook if they put their mind to it some of Britain's best known chefs and food writers have generously donated a favourite recipe to the Students Can Cook campaign:

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  Allegra McEvedy's Barley and Bits salad
Mar 28, 2012
A hearty salad recipe that makes great use of any leftover veg
  Sarah Randell's Caramel Apple Ginger Pudding
Feb 24, 2012
A wickedly indulgent but really easy pudding from Sarah Randell, Food Director of Sainsbury's Magazine
  Salmon Burger with Red Onion, Caper and Parsley Salad
Aug 6, 2011
A great burger recipe for pescatarians from Nick Stones, head chef of Harrison's Brasserie and Bar in Balham. "We chose this recipe for students as it’s easy to make, it's something different to your usual beef burger and it's super tasty!"
  The River Café’s Pappa al Pomodoro (Italian bread and tomato soup)
Jul 22, 2011
A perfect - and incredibly easy - summer soup from the late Rose Gray and Ruth Rodgers of The River Café, the hugely influential restaurant that has changed the way we think about Italian food. It comes from their latest book The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook and is a great way of using up leftover bread
  Thane's tuna, or just about any fish but anchovies, fish cakes
Jun 17, 2011
A super-simple recipe from cookery writer Thane Price. You can make loads of substitutions depending on what fish and other ingredients you have to hand
  Harry Eastwood's all-day breakfast omelette
May 13, 2011
Perfect student grub from rising star Harry Eastwood, presenter of 'Cook Yourself Thin' and author of Red Velvet and Chocolate Heartache, a book on healthy baking.
  Lee’s brown-bag fried chicken
Apr 16, 2011
What sounds like the ultimate fried chicken recipe donated to the campaign by TV chef Valentine Warner. Colonel Saunders eat your heart out . . .
  Anthony Demetre's shepherd’s pie
Nov 13, 2010
An ambitious recipe but one which will probably make the best shepherd’s pie you’ve ever eaten. It comes from Michelin-starred chef Anthony Demetre of the newly opened Les Deux Salons in London and comes from his book Today's Special.
  Great - and almost - instant home-made lemon ice-cream
Sep 24, 2010
A terrific recipe from The Food Programme's Sheila Dillon. Couldn't be easier.
  Chorizo, potato and thyme quesadillas
Jun 26, 2010
A great recipe for our Students Can Cook campaign from TV chef Thomasina Miers. The perfect snack to rustle up while you watch the Big Match tomorrow!
  Anissa's Spiced Chicken Wings with Aioli
May 28, 2010
I had these amazing chicken wings at Lebanese food writer Anissa Helou's a few months ago and they were the best I've ever tasted. I begged her for the recipe and this is it!
  Jay Rayner's Braised Peas and Lettuce
May 14, 2010
A favourite from food critic, author and Masterchef judge Jay Rayner who says "I love this recipe, because it is that killer combination of simple, quick, packed full of flavour and difficult to screw up."
  Alex Mackay's Grilled Mackerel with Tomatoes, Lentils, Orange and Rosemary
Apr 30, 2010
On the subject of brain food here's an exceptionally tasty recipe from TV chef and cookery writer Alex Mackay. (You can buy frozen mackerel fillets quite cheaply in Waitrose)
  Xanthe Clay's Mussels with Coconut and Chilli
Mar 26, 2010
A yummy, Asian-inspired take on mussels from the Telegraph's cookery writer, Xanthe Clay
  Gregg Wallace's Carrot & Ginger Soup
Mar 20, 2010
Gregg Wallace used to be a greengrocer before he became a TV star and co-presenter of Masterchef so it seems right he should donate a veggie recipe to our Students Can Cook campaign. As he puts it "Get on to this! Easy to do and bags of flavour!"
 
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