Every Day Dahl and Chorizo and Butter Bean Tagine from Caroline Marson's No Fuss Suppers (Ryland Peters and Small) Had some help from the Barden boys in the kitchen. The Dahl is certainly 'lively'! Go to Scala Recipes for the full ingredients list and method.

Melissa Hemsley from ‘Eat Green’ (Ebury Press)This beautifully spiced vegetarian version of Shepherd’s Pie uses lentils instead of mince. If you do want to make this with meat, you can use a mixture of mince & lentils, which makes it cheaper than the classic version as well as reducing the amount of meat needed. If you don’t want to make the side dish, then just add the frozen peas to the filling in the last minute of cooking. If you haven’t got all the spices, you could use 2 tablespoons of curry powder.

Scala Radio is 1 today! Thankyou to all the cook book writers that have allowed Nigel to feature their recipes. It's been a great year celebrating some fantastic local produce too.

There is nothing more appealing to the home cook than a one-pot wonder, especially on a cold winter’s day when you need something simple that warms the soul! Using coconut cream & fish sauce instead of stock & salt to braise beef produces some seriously amazing results. The trick to this dish is low & slow; let the heat of the oven do all the work.

Nigel is calling out for your favourite 'Cook books' and recipes that are well loved in your household to share with the nation! Send you nominations and Nigel will choose his favourites and feature them with Simon Mayo on Scala Radio.

Nigel and Simon are apart his week whilst the country battles the coronavirus. But Nigel has a tasty dish to share from Rick Stein's Secret France and wonderful melange of seafood, cheese and apples.