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For a hearty breakfast, try Paul Bloxham's tasty recipe for pecan-flavoured pancakes served with sausage patties and maple syrup

No other pecan pie can top Ashbell McElveen's traditional home-cooked version, filled with rich syrup and a layer of nuts

Celebrate Thanksgiving the all-American way with Diana Henry's classic Pecan Pie

For a contemporary version of a traditional American dessert, try Mike Robinson's more-ish pecan pie recipe

For a simply scrumptious dessert try Gemma Greenwood's little ol' pecan pies, served with lashings of ice cream

For a splendid buffet dish try Ashbell McElveen's colourful rice salad, flavoured with fruit and nuts

Crisp shortbread on the bottom and delicious chewy nut caramel on the top makes Merrilees Parker's pecan slices seriously addictive

Fragrant blood oranges are used to make an unusual salad in Ashbell McElveen's delicious recipe from the Deep South

Charita Jones takes soul food to another level with her Cajun-spiked pork chops, served with fruity red cabbage and rice 'n' peas

An American classic from Tamasin Day Lewis - perfect for feeding a crowd. Long, leisurely cooking produces lip-smacking flavours