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BY AMANDA KEENAN Oven Gloves, Red, £4, from www.wilko.co.uk Amy Macdonald Under Stars, £9.99 IT’S been five years since singer-songwriter Amy’s last album and this assured fourth offering of guitar-led indie pop appears to have benefited from a long gestation. The tempo doesn’t let up until choir-backed ballad Down By the Water and the overall message is to pursue your dreams. Ingredients 200g penne ½tbsp olive oil 100g chorizo, skin removed and cut into chunks 400g can cherry tomatoes 2-3 guindilla pickled chilli peppers, sliced on an angle ½ small pack basil, leaves picked and roughly torn Parmesan, grated, to serve Method 1 Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta, give it a good stir then cook for one minute less than pack instructions, about 9-10 mins. 2 Heat the oil in a sauté pan over a high heat. Add the chorizo and cook for a couple of minutes until the oils have been released, then add the tomatoes, a pinch of sugar and some seasoning. Bubble Apple Tree Yard, 15, £19.99 FORBIDDEN desires have tragic consequences in this four-part BBC One thriller based on the novel by Louise Doughty. It features Emily Watson as scientist Dr Yvonne Carmichael, who has a picture-perfect life. She receives an indecent proposition from seductive married man Mark Costley (Ben Chaplin), who awakens a deep, all-consuming passion that threatens to destroy her. A New Life in Oz (Wed, C5, 7pm) SIX-PART documentary series following families as they embark on new lives Down Under comes to an end tonight, with the Boundys leaving their Cornish home behind. They head to Australia’s south-west, where mum Sasha, husband Steve and their two daughters hope to set up an animal sanctuary. However, they learn their house deal has fallen through. Serves 2 away for five minutes, then drain the pasta, toss it through the sauce and stir in the peppers and basil. Serve with a generous grating of parmesan scattered over the top. ● BBC Good Food magazine is on sale now. c.johnston@ dailyrecord.co.uk @ClareS_J thoughts – and, boy, do we have a lot to think about at the moment. These are such uncertain times. We’re leaving Europe, will Scotland now leave the UK? The ground is shifting under our feet and many of us don’t know what to hold on to. I’m always suspicious of people who have unwavering beliefs and opinions, who are absolutely one way only and will not change that view – whatever the circumstances. Unlike my younger days, I find myself increasingly on the fence. Why? Because I don’t think any of us has all the answers and I am turned off by the astonishing arrogance of those who only play the same tune – often very loudly and quite off-key. So, after 44 years and a week off work, I have arrived at this conclusion: Compassion and consideration will lead to the best decisions. And these are my only certainties.