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How the British ever developed a reputation for poor food when we conjured up these flavoursome delights is beyond us here at delicious.!
TV chef Simon's unique no-meat dishes are so great that vegetarians will rejoice and carnivores will forget why they ever needed meat.
Ah, you have to love English eccentricity. Here's our favourite, erm, unusual food festivals taking place in Britain in 2008.
Keep your fingers on the pulses with these delicious. recipes for beans, peas and lentils.
From tiramisu to torta di riso, panna cotta to panettone, you can taste the love in Italian puds. If you know a place that does better desserts then we'd love to hear about it.
No more the limp side dishes of ye olden days. In these modish times, salad recipes are versatile, inventive and tasty. And if you go easy on the dressing, you lose the fat but not the flavour.
Prawn stars
Low-fat, nutritious, versatile and ready in less than 30 minutes. A round of applause, please, ladies and gentleman, for that juicy all-rounder – the prawn.

Chilli prawn stir-fry recipe
Heat things up a bit with this chilli prawn stir-fry. As it uses
ready-prepared stir-fry vegetables this quick dish saves you the task
of washing and chopping - it's as good as having your very own soux
chef in the kitchen.
Crayfish and prawn cocktail salad recipe
A quick to prepare but delicious dinner; ideal for a special occasion or to simply indulge yourself!
Creamy prawn, bacon and broccoli penne recipe
It's creamy, it's prawny, it's bacony, with broccoli.
Crispy prawns recipe
Forget all those yukky memories of school semolina and buy a packet
anyway – it makes a brilliant crispy coating for these lightly spiced
prawns. This simple recipe's suitable for children to make.
Haddock, prawn and mussel pot pies recipe
Filo is a healthier pastry to use for this fish pie recipe because it’s
made with a small amount of oil. Per 100g, filo has 304 calories and
2.7g fat, while shortcrust has 453 calories and 29.1g fat.
Hot and sour prawn soup recipe
This fragrant broth is the most famous of Thai soups. Lemongrass and
kaffir lime leaves are its main flavours, with a kick of bird’s eye
chilli.