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A base of sweet chilli jam balances the richness of brie and gruyère. SERVES 8 PREP 15 mins COOK 25 mins EASY 200g brie, roughly chopped100g soft cheese100g gruyère, rind removed,chopped into small ch

Time to hunker down with James Martin’s comforting dishes

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 15 mins ■ Cook 2 hrs 1 large butternut squash, halvedlengthways and deseeded75g unsalted butter2 leeks, finely chopped2 garlic cloves, finely chopped50g soft white breadcrumbs250g co

A few tips for the perfect pie: get a round enamel pie dish if possible, use all-butter puff pastry, cut the circle of pastry with a very sharp knife so that you don’t pinch the layers together and ma

MAKES 16-20 pieces PREP 20 mins plus 3 hrs chilling COOK 8 mins EASY 50g butter, plus extra for the tin400g blonde white chocolate (or use500g regular white chocolate),broken into pieces100g white cho