RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Rack of lamb on Welsh onion cake

  Eleanor Smallwood’s Teisen nionod, or onion cake, is Welsh comfort food at its best – layers of potatoes and onion baked in butter until meltingly soft

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  Real banana custard

  Silvana Franco serves up nursery food at it’s finest with this simple pudding that can be devoured hot or cold

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  Yummy tomato cream

  Add either cream cheese or mince meat to this baby-friendly tomato soup

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  Ottoman lamb with sultan’s pleasure

  Diana Henry serves a Turkish classic of stewed lamb on a creamy purée of aubergines, the latter of which is also known as hunkar begendi, meaning ‘the sultan likes it’

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  Dark sticky gingerbread

  This deliciously treacly gingerbread from Rachel Allen comes with a lemon drizzle-like topping.

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  Poached pear with honeycomb and blue cheese

  Matt Tebbutt creates a sublime dish of cinnamon steeped pears served with honeycomb and blue cheese which can be served as a starter, light main or dessert!

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  Squirrel pancakes

  Take a walk on the wild side with Marc Sanders' innovative English answer to Peking duck

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  Tomato and pepper gazpacho

  As vibrant and colourful as Spain herself, try this tangy, chilled gazpacho for a light lunch or refreshing starter

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  Coddled eggs with butternut squash

  Sat Bains serves an impressive autumnal dish baked in kilner jars – but make sure your scales are accurate to the gram!

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  Beef stir fry with pak choi and red peppers

  Gary Rhodes' speedy stir fry with beef, pak choi and red peppers makes a great mid-week supper