RECOMMENDATIONS

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  Puffed pear pancake with quince

  This is a real stick-to-your-ribs breakfast from Bill Granger (a bit more like a pudding than a pancake)

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  Braised lamb with flageolet mash

  Merrilees Parker shares a recipe for an ideal autumn dish of tender lamb neck fillet cooked with a herby flageolet mash

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  Gnocchi ravioli primavera in a lemon butter broth

  Aaron Craze's interpretation of Gennaro Contaldo's recipe combines fresh spring vegetables in ravioli-shaped gnocchi

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  Custard tarts

  Classic cooking, Nigel Haworth creates irresistible individual tartlets using his grandmother's recipe

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  Herdwick mutton pudding with black pea and caper gravy

  Steamed meat and kidney puddings in a home-made suet pastry make a hearty British meal, from Nigel Haworth

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  Rillettes of fresh and smoked salmon

  Darina Allen’s salmon pâtè is perfect for entertaining and she gives some decorative ideas for how to serve it

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  Apple pie and custard

  For the ultimate comfort pud, try James Martin's easy apple pie with home-made custard scented with vanilla and thyme

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  Cottage pie

  Cheesy potato-topped beef in a wine enriched sauce adds a special touch to cottage pie in this hearty recipe from Tamasin Day-Lewis

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  Yorkshire pudding

  Tana Ramsay shares the secrets for golden, risen Yorkshire puddings every time

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  Bengali prawn curry

  Jayanti Bhattacharyya demonstrates Chingrir Malai, a spiced prawn curry typical of her region of India