RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Scotch lamb broth

  Slow-cooked lamb shanks and sweet root vegetables make this an unctuous soup from Nick Nairn

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  Beef Wellington

  Impress your guests with Alan Coxon's recipe for a classic beef dish, created in honour of the Duke of Wellington

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  Easter orange cake with lemon icing

  Instead of an overload of chocolate or crème eggs, try Tana Ramsay’s light cake for afternoon tea this Easter, complete with adorable shredded wheat birds’ nests

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  Welsh spring puddings

  Enjoy a delicious taste of Wales with Simon Rimmer's creative fruit puddings, made with traditional Welsh fruit cake and soft fruits

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  Chocolate fruit cake

  Stars, glitter and gold balls add a little bling to Nigella's dark and sticky Christmas cake

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  Mutton pie

  Cass Titcombe's pie is rich and meaty - British food doesn't get better than this!

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  Carrot, courgette and coriander soup

  Go for triple the goodness with this tasteful carrot, courgette and coriander soup, enriched with dried porcini mushrooms

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  Chocolate brownies

  Fudgy and sticky, Tamasin Day Lewis's chocolate brownies are irresistible

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  Russian-style salmon pie

  Matt Tebbutt’s fish pie is a delicious combination of salmon, rice, mushrooms and caviar in a pastry crust

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  Toffee apples on sugar-glazed barmbrack

  If you can’t get your hands on barmbrack, try Paul Rankin’s recipe with brioche instead - for a really showy dessert, decorate with spun sugar