Courses of nature

Comforting, creamy mash, with added flavour, warms up chilly, late autumn days

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 30 mins ■ Cook 50 mins 4 large field mushrooms4 tbsp olive oil1 garlic clove, chopped400g spinach leavesflour, for dusting1 tbsp thyme leaves500g block all-butter puff pastry140g sti

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SERVES 4 (WITH LEFTOVERS) Whip up a tasty chicken dinner on the weekend, then enjoy the leftovers throughout the week. YOU WILL NEED 200ml white wine2 red onions, each cut into 8 wedges2 leeks, roughl

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 20 mins 5 tbsp olive oil1 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp cumin seeds400g can cherry tomatoes200g fresh cherry tomatoes2 garlic clovessmall bunch of parsleysmall bunch of basil

■ Serves 2 ■ Prep 15 mins ■ Cook 10 mins 1 fillet or rump steak(about 300g), trimmed140g green beans, trimmed1 chicory, leaves separated25g walnuts, roughly choppedFOR THE DRESSING½ lemon, zested and