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Chawanmushi by Rose Carrarini

What's for supper? Chawanmushi

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Review: The Clove Club, Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1

You don't have to be a hipster to dine at The Clove Club – just open the door (if you can)

Crespelli with spinach and gorgonzola

Crespelli with spinach and gorgonzola

Serves 4

Spinach, mint and pine-nut gözleme

Spinach, mint and pine-nut gözleme

Makes 8

Rosie Lovell: 'Something in my brain went and now I can't eat coriander'

My earliest food memory...Being sent out to pick spinach and courgettes from my parents' vegetable patch. I remember spinach being really woody and pretty hard work – it was a cruel upbringing! My favourite childhood dish was my mum's "pasta willy"; it was a massive piece of home-made pasta, scattered with wilted spinach and leftover ham, rolled up, cooked in muslin then covered in a lovely tomato sauce.

Onion, spinach and goat's cheese tart

Onion, spinach and goat's cheese tarts

Serves 4

Spinach, avocado and gorgonzola salad

Spinach, avocado and gorgonzola salad

Serves 4

Puris with spinach and a poached egg

Puris with spinach and a poached egg

Serves 4

Chorizo, spinach and grilled king scallop

Chorizo, spinach and grilled king scallop

Serves 4 as a starter

Spinach, avocado and gorgonzola salad

A new leaf: Mark Hix sings the praises of spinach

Spinach is the versatile superfood that will keep you strong and healthy throughout the winter months. After all, if it was good enough for Popeye...

Beef and orange daube

Beef and orange daube

Serves 4-6

Miso pork ramen

Miso pork ramen

Serves 4

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Soggy sandwiches are so last term. Bid boring breaktimes farewell with these mouth-watering ideas from some of Britain's top chefs
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