RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Planters’ punch

  Party on with Dan Redman’s version of planters’ punch – a fruity, sweet and sour rum delight!

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  Rhubarb pancakes with cassis cream and apple brandy

  Arthur Potts Dawson's pancakes have both a soft rhubarb filling and a caramelised rhubarb coating

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  Lamb tagine and cauliflower 'couscous'

  Paul Merrett’s luscious lamb tagine is served with cauliflower ground into tiny pieces and steamed to resemble couscous

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  Lamb with yogurt marinade

  Slake lamb cutlets with Caroline Hire's zesty mint-flecked sauce for tender barbecued meat

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  Blackberry Jelly

  Merrilees Parker makes a simple flavour-packed preserve from these glistening hedgerow berries

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  Sticky gingerbread

  Sophie Grigson's dark and sticky homemade gingerbread is hard to beat for a teatime treat

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  Sticky toffee pudding

  John Burton Race shares a sweet family recipe passed down through generations

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  Blackberry and apple pie

  Blackberries, apples and Devonshire clotted cream make Marjorie Reeves's pie the perfect English dessert

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  Ginger Beer Cake

  Jewish Princesses Georgie Tarn and Tracey Fine show us a modern take on the traditional Rosh Hashanah treat, honey cake, which is said to ensure a sweet new year

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  Pistachio and cardamom cake with warm spiced figs

  Transport yourself to the Arabian Nights with Diana Henry's beautiful spiced cake