Weekly meal planner: Welcome to winter

Weekly meal planner: Welcome to winter

It's thyme for those winter warmers: rib-sticking stews sopped up with polenta, wine-sloshed one-pots and 'shrooms scattered with woody herbs.

Karen Martini's braised chicken with white wine, porcini, potato and thyme.

Many mushroom pasta bake.

MEDIUM

Many mushroom cannelloni pasta bake

30 mins - 1 hour

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Chicken, pumpkin and sage pie.

MEDIUM

Chicken, pumpkin and sage pies

1-2 hours

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Fish cakes with dill and parsnip puree.

MEDIUM

Dill fish cakes with parsnip puree

1-2 hours

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Laksa inspired by spicy Sichuan dandan noodles.

EASY

Dandan noodles meets laksa

< 30 mins

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Braised chicken with white wine and mushrooms.

MEDIUM

Braised chicken with white wine and mushrooms

30 mins - 1 hour

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Pear crumble with pools of melted white chocolate.

EASY

Pear, bay leaf and toasted fennel crumble with white chocolate

30 mins - 1 hour

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Share-friendly reuben sandwich drizzled with Russian mayo.

EASY

Reuben pull-apart loaf for lunch

< 30 mins

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Osso bucco with gremolata and polenta.

MEDIUM

Classic osso buco with gremolata

2 hours +

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Winter herb polenta.

EASY

Winter herb polenta

30 mins - 1 hour

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Large field mushrooms remain extra juicy when baked in a parcel.

EASY

Baked field mushrooms with garlic, butter and thyme

< 30 mins

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Sourdough cheese and spring onion strata.

EASY

Sourdough, cheese and spring onion strata for brunch

1-2 hours

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Roast stuffed lamb with parsnip and potatoes.

MEDIUM

Roast stuffed lamb with parsnip and potatoes

1-2 hours

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Broccolini with smoked speck, garlic and chilli.

EASY

Broccolini with smoked speck, garlic and chilli

< 30 mins

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Helen Goh's burnt butter parsnip cake with white chocolate cream recipe.

MEDIUM

Burnt-butter parsnip cake with white chocolate cream

1-2 hours

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