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Tell us your favourite classic recipes - to win Marcus Wareing's new book plus a £100 restaurant voucher

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SorchaMumsnet · 01/11/2017 12:27

Following on from his Sunday Times bestseller Marcus at Home, Marcus Wareing is back - with a must-have new classic for your kitchen shelves.

Over the years, Marcus has developed and refined recipe after recipe. Whether it’s a quick meal after a hectic day, a recipe to bring your family together or a feast to impress your friends, Marcus brings excellence to every dish that he makes.

In New Classics, Marcus takes the best of time-honoured recipes and puts his own spin on them. What’s more, he creates new recipes that will become much-loved classics in their own right. Here is a book to pore over, to bring inspiration and excitement back into your cooking, and to use again and again.

Marcus’ new book features his own take on classic dishes, as well as dishes he thinks deserve to be classics of the future. For a chance to win a copy plus a £100 restaurant voucher, we want to know: what are your all-time favourite classic recipes - or the ones that you think deserve to be classics?

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Tell us your favourite classic recipes - to win Marcus Wareing's new book plus a £100 restaurant voucher
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RiSo · 04/11/2017 15:30

Sausage Casserole in the slow cooker (today in fact!) and toad in the hole are both firm favourites in this house.

sarokaal · 04/11/2017 15:26

Spaghetti Bolognaise with my secret added ingredient

ChocolateCake1 · 04/11/2017 15:17

Herb, lemon and garlic roasted chicken with garlic and rosemary roasted potatoes. Followed by warm double chocolate brownie and ice cream.

Zippyzulu · 04/11/2017 15:02

My favourite is cottage pie- just mince, onions, carrots, tomato purée, Worcester sauce and some stock. Delicious!

silviam · 04/11/2017 14:59

Cauliflower cheese, a firm family's favourite

Autumnchill · 04/11/2017 14:52

Definitely Shepherds Pie. Really fancy this for tea now!

alabaster002 · 04/11/2017 14:36

Sausage curry always!

Didiusfalco · 04/11/2017 14:36

My favourite classic recipe is sherry triffle. Swiss roll in the bottom with extra jam and a big splash of sherry, then at this time of year I will do a mix of grapes, kiwi and frozen raspberries, loads of homemade custard and a thinner layer of cream on top. Will make it for Christmas - it’s always goes down well.

hiddenmichelle · 04/11/2017 14:35

spaghetti and meatballs - all time fave!

MegCleary · 04/11/2017 14:31

Toad in the hole is our fave family classic

tiameg · 04/11/2017 14:29

Gin & white chocolate cheesecake- delish!

faitch · 04/11/2017 14:28

Cauliflower cheese - love it as it is or experimenting with different additions

lynnalex · 04/11/2017 14:28

Chocolate sponge cake

janeyf1 · 04/11/2017 14:28

Roast Turkey with all the trimmings

mo3733 · 04/11/2017 14:27

spicy parsnip soup is a favourite in my house

Cailin7 · 04/11/2017 14:20

roast garlic, lemon and thyme chicken

Taffeta · 04/11/2017 14:04

Tray bakes :
salmon with bacon peas spring onions and new potatoes
sausages with peppers, potatoes, onions and courgettes

Beef in red wine
Chicken curry ( numerous recipes ), dhal
Chicken fajitas
Roast dinner
Pulled pork

PhuntSox · 04/11/2017 14:00

Bread pudding (no cherries!) is fast disappearing and one of my favourites.

emilybc · 04/11/2017 13:56

Spaghetti bolognese with quorn mince. Tasty, easy and vegetarian!

mooota1514 · 04/11/2017 13:53

beef bourguignon, absolutely delicious!

NeverTwerkNaked · 04/11/2017 13:43

For me, it’s a straightforward Victoria sponge.
Not sure if it’s because my children are egg and dairy allergic so I don’t really get to eat “real” cake any more, but I saw a picture of a Victoria sponge the other day and just felt so incredibly nostalgic.

CrabappleCake · 04/11/2017 13:40

Beef bourgignon

Elizasmum02 · 04/11/2017 13:35

my ultimate favourite food has got to be mac and cheese!

1836Aa · 04/11/2017 13:33

coq au vin I think is a classic

andywedge · 04/11/2017 13:23

Shepherds Pie

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