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Pantry Essentials: All About Mincemeat
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How to Make a Turkey, Bacon, and Broccoli Rabe Shooter's-Style Sandwich | The Food Lab
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Shepherd's Pie Baked Potatoes Are an Easy Mashup of Two of Our Favorite Comfort Foods
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Meet Britain's Custardy Answer to the Oreo (and Learn How to Make Your Own)
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How to Make the Classic British Egg Dish That's Beloved All Over the World
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The Great British Baking Show Is Back! Here Are 12 Show-Stopping Desserts to Celebrate With
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
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Millionaire's Shortbread
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Victoria Sponge Cake
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Knickerbocker Glory (British Ice Cream Sundae)
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Eton Mess
A slice of banoffee pie.
5-Ingredient British Banoffee Pie
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Mixed Berry Trifle
British Curry Sauce Recipe
British Curry Sauce
Yorkshire pudding, baked in a popover tin.
The Best Yorkshire Pudding
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Shortbread Cookies
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British Chips
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Chip Butty
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Kedgeree (British Curried Rice With Smoked Haddock)
British-style baked beans on a piece of white bread which is placed on a blue ceramic plate on a stone background.
British-Style Beans on Toast
Beef Wellington on an oval white ceramic plate, with two slices of Wellington on the right hand side of the plate.
The Ultimate Beef Wellington Recipe
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Mulligatawny Soup
A small white bowl of mushy green peas.
Mushy Peas
A bowl of Cullen skink, garnished with finely chopped chives.
Cullen Skink (Scottish Smoked Fish Chowder) Recipe
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Chocolate-Covered Digestive Biscuits (McVities)
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Traditional British Baps Recipe
Shepherd's Pie in red casserole dish with one square portion removed
Classic, Savory Shepherd's Pie (With Beef and/or Lamb)
English bangers and mash with onion gravy
English Bangers and Mash with Onion Gravy Recipe
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Scotch Broth Recipe
A plate of sliced ham and mashed potatoes with a white serving dish of Cumberland sauce.
Cumberland Sauce Recipe
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Queen of Puddings Recipe
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Cornish Pasty Recipe
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Tri-Tip Beef Roast With Shallot Jus Recipe
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Gentlemen's Relish Recipe
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Gordon Ramsay's Last Supper, Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding Recipe | Cook the Book
A square baked chicken and leek pie in puff pastry on a platter
Chicken and Leek Pie Recipe
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Scotch Woodcock (Creamy Scrambled Eggs and Anchovies on Toast) Recipe
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3 Delicious Recipes for Classic Fruit Fools
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Smoked Salmon and Dill Tea Sandwiches
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Dill Yorkshire Puddings With Smoked Salmon and Horseradish Cream Recipe
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Crubeens and Cabbage Recipe
A whole roasted pork loin with golden crackling on a wooden platter
Garlic- and Herb-Roasted Pork Loin With Crackling and Spiced Apple Chutney Recipe
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British Fish Pie With Smoked Salmon, Shrimp, and Mashed Potatoes Recipe
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Lemon Poppyseed Scones Recipe
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Sticky Malt Loaf Recipe
Curried chicken salad on a bed of Bibb lettuce.
Coronation Chicken Recipe
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The Varnish's Milk Punch Recipe
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Shepherd's Pie Meatloaf With Parmesan Potato Crust and Stilton Sauce Recipe
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Sunday Brunch: Deviled Kidneys on Toast Recipe
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Onion Bahji (Indian Onion Fritters) Recipe
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Arugula, Salmon, and Leek Tart Recipe
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Meyer Lemon Chess Pie Recipe
Dinner Tonight: Bubble and Squeak Recipe
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Coddled Eggs With Marmite Mushrooms Recipe
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Gluten-Free Beer-Battered Fish Fry Recipe
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How to Bring Carr's Whole Wheat Crackers Home
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Lime Possets With Mint and Mango Fruit Salad Recipe
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Classic Pork Pie Recipe