RECOMMENDATIONS

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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

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  Egg and nut-free American pancakes

  Alice Sherwood makes delicious allergy-free American pancakes that all the family will love

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  Steak sandwich with horseradish mustard hollandaise

  Gary Rhodes makes the ultimate steak sandwiches with tender fillet, peppery rocket and a horseradish sauce

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  Breast of lamb st ménéhoulde

  Matthew Fort recreates an original Elizabeth David recipe using a much-neglected but tasty cut of meat

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  Roast chicken

  Crisp-skinned with succulent flesh, roast chicken couldn't be simpler to make, as Tamasin Day Lewis shows

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  Roast chicken with bacon and Marmite

  Flossie Squires uses a British favourite to give her oven-cooked bird a savoury and beautifully-brown skin

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  Deep-fried ice cream and mincemeat parcels

  Nigel Slater's splendidly decadent mixture of hot, crisp pastry, boozy mincemeat and cold vanilla ice is an all-round winner

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  Gingerbread cake

  A sticky gingerbread flecked with pieces of stem ginger from Jeannie Gye.

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  Butterflied leg of lamb with minty salsa verde

  As new lamb comes into season, try Sophie Grigson’s wonderful recipe for serving it with lots of fresh herbs and a tangy salad

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  Poached eggs in red wine

  This classic French recipe of poaching eggs in wine is what inspired Merrilees Parker to become a chef, with its bold flavours and colours