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Cold-weather comfort food to put a smile on your face. Tonight, penne rigate gets sauced and tossed with cream, parmesan, herbs and roasted veggies.

After making and enjoying this soup just once, you won’t even need a recipe for it. The addition of Chinese five-spice, with its combination of star anise, fennel seed, Szechuan pepper, clove and cinnamon, really enhances the humble carrot and apple combination, giving it a well-rounded flavour complexity with minimal effort.

Tofu and broccoli sit on a sweet-soy bed of light vermicelli or glass noodles in this easy recipe.

Everything, from the meat sauce to the pasta, is cooked in a single pan, making clean up a breeze.

On busy nights, one-pan wonders bring big flavours to the dinner table (with less mess!) Chorizo and fish make a perfect one-pot soup, and it all comes together in less than an hour.