The tummy rumblers: iVillage readers' favourite recipes

• Gordon Ramsay's easy tiramisu

  iVillagers clearly love their desserts, and we know you like to experiment too. Here, Gordon Ramsay offers his take on the traditional tiramisu by replacing eggs with single cream for a lighter finish to a rich indulgent meal, and it has proved a winner!

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• Perfect roast potatoes

  Maybe it's the mouth-watering picture or perhaps it's the sheer simplicity of this recipe, but roast potato perfection is clearly something our readers strive for, and return to, again and again. The good news is that perfect roasties are really easy once you know how!

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• Roasted garlic mushrooms

  We love our garlic so don't get too close. Consistantly up there in your foody favourites is this recipe for roasted garlic mushrooms which only requires a small number of simple ingredients and can be prepared in advance. Winner.

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• Chocolate hedgehog cake

  Who could resist this adorable (and extremely munchable) hedgehog cake? Not many of you, it seems. Don't be put-off by its elaborate appearance, this spiky chocolate critter is actually deceptively easy to put together.

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• Classic roast beef dinner

  It's a classic for good reason, and it's no wonder that this recipe for juicy, heartening, roast beef with trimmings is a favourite amongst our readers. This recipe shows us how it's done.

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• Thai king prawns with chilli and ginger

  Thai has become one of the nation's favourite cuisines, and the popularity of this recipe reflects that. Combining all the classic Thai flavours of lime, chilli, lime and coconut, this is quintessential South East Asian cooking.

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• Beef and Guinness puff pastry pie

  This recipe allows you cut out the laborious bit - making the pastry from scratch - and skipping that part makes this dish really easy to make. Perfect for a busy mid-week  dinner.

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• Vanilla cupcakes

  It's no secret that iVillage.co.uk loves fairy cakes and our long love affair with the sweet baked treats no sign of abating. These vanilla cupcakes are a fine example of why we like our cakes in miniature.

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• Ultimate chocolate fudge cake

  The cake theme continues with this seductively indulgent multi-story choc-fest. Get your chops around a slice of this diet-buster, if you dare.

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• Lamb shanks with rosemary and mashed potatoes

  You love your lamb tender it seems, and this recipe requires you to set aside a couple of hours to get it to the melt-in-the-mouth stage. Save it for the weekend when you can really take your time over this dish, and you'll be rewarded with deep flavours and wonderful textures.

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