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Maple pancetta cauli cheese

Cauliflower florets in a mustard cheddar sauce are grilled under golden cheese, then topped with crisp brioche crumbs and rashers of pancetta glazed with maple syrup. It is an indulgent spin on the British comfort-food classic.

BritishMain course1 hrServes 428 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cauliflower

HB-7551 · Hand-built original

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Meringues

Crisp meringue shells sandwiched with whipped cream and dark chocolate.

BritishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minMakes 8 sandwiched meringues10 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg whites

Pairs well with: fresh berries, coffee, vanilla ice cream

HB-5380 · Hand-built original

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Millionaire's Shortbread

Shortbread topped with condensed milk caramel and a layer of dark chocolate.

BritishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minMakes 20 pieces60 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coffee, tea, vanilla ice cream

HB-5428 · Hand-built original

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Mince and dumplings

Lean beef mince simmered with onion, celery, carrots, tomatoes and red wine, topped with parsley suet dumplings that steam under a lid until risen and cooked through.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 667 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-7617 · Hand-built original

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Mince pies

These deep-fill mince pies are so simple and delicious. The secret is to jazz up shop-bought mincemeat with a little fresh fruit and orange zest, which makes the filling lighter and fresher. For this recipe you will need a deep muffin tin with 12 holes, a 3½-4 in/3½–4in round pastry cutter and a smaller pastry cutter for the lids.

BritishCakes and baking1 hrMakes 12–14 deep mince pies288 kcalDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-1689 · Hand-built original

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Mini beef Wellington tartlets

Mini filo tartlets baked crisp in a muffin tin, filled with hot creamed horseradish and a cube of honey-seasoned fillet steak seared pink in the middle.

BritishStarters & nibbles40 minMakes 246 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-17901 · Hand-built original

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Mini Mincemeat Cakes

Eight little fruit cakes packed with mincemeat and sultanas, topped with marzipan and royal icing discs for gifting.

British1 hr 30 minMakes 8 individual cakes162 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: fridge

HB-17555 · Hand-built original

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Mini Victoria sandwiches with strawberry and lemon

Mini lemon sponge sandwiches, some filled with lemon curd cream and others with a jammy strawberry compote.

BritishCakes and baking1 hrMakes 1211 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: butter

HB-14529 · Hand-built original

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Morning rolls with hot sauce

Scottish morning rolls, slow-proved overnight and dusted with rice flour, filled with haggis, Lorne sausage, tattie scones and fried eggs. The hot sauce is built on a reduced Irn-Bru base blended with Scotch bonnet chillies.

BritishBrunch13 hrMakes 661 kcalDairy-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: rice

HB-7652 · Hand-built original

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Mulled apple juice

Apple juice gently mulled with cinnamon, cloves, orange zest, and stem ginger — a warming alcohol-free drink for a crowd.

BritishDrinks and cocktails1 hrServes 625 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: juice

HB-14574 · Hand-built original

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Mulled wine

Red wine simmered for an hour with citrus peel and juices, clove-studded satsumas and cinnamon sticks, sweetened gradually with caster sugar. Brandy can be stirred in to taste before straining and serving hot.

BritishDrinks and cocktails1 hr 30 minServes 127 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: orange

HB-7662 · Hand-built original

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Mushroom and ale pie

A deep vegan pie of mixed mushrooms, shallots and chestnuts simmered in pale ale under a crisp oil pastry lid.

BritishMain course2 hr 30 minServes 6527 kcalVegetarianEgg-free

Main ingredient: mushroom

HB-17463 · Hand-built original

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Mushroom and Parsnip Rosti Pie

A British mushroom pie with carrots and swede under a crisp grated parsnip rosti topping.

BritishMain course2 hr 30 minServes 631 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: mushroom

HB-3995 · Hand-built original

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Mushroom cottage pie with taleggio pommes duchesse

A vegetarian cottage pie of chestnut mushrooms, lentils and red wine under piped pommes duchesse made with Taleggio, butter and egg yolks. Steamed Tenderstem broccoli is served with the bake.

BritishMain course2 hr 30 minServes 4–6146 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7668 · Hand-built original

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Mushroom, chestnut and squash filo pie

A scrunched filo pie filled with chestnut mushrooms, butternut squash, kale, chestnuts and walnuts, dotted with goats' cheese.

BritishMain course2 hr 30 minServes 6268 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: mushroom

HB-17413 · Hand-built original

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Next-level cauliflower cheese

Cauliflower florets in a mustard and cayenne cheese sauce made with milk infused with bay, mace and peppercorns, baked until golden and bubbling.

BritishSide dishes1 hr 30 minServes 4-60 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cauliflower

HB-7707 · Hand-built original

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Nutcracker coffee cake

Two coffee and walnut sponge layers brushed with amaretto, sandwiched and coated with coffee and amaretto buttercream, and crowned with almonds and walnuts glazed in icing sugar in a hot pan.

BritishCakes and baking1 hrServes 8–1043 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-7734 · Hand-built original

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Pan-fried halibut with wild garlic minestrone

Seared halibut fillets served over a brothy wild garlic minestrone of onion, celery, carrot, fennel, beans and broccoli.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 2144 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: halibut

HB-14707 · Hand-built original

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Pancake Day pancakes

Thin British pancakes from a flour, egg and milk batter, fried briefly on both sides and served the classic way with caster sugar and lemon juice.

BritishBrunch1 hr 10 minMakes 6 large pancakes (or 12 small pancakes)36 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-7825 · Hand-built original

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Pancakes

Thin British pancakes made from a simple flour, milk and egg batter, cooked briefly on each side.

BritishDesserts40 minServes 4317 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: flour

HB-3463 · Hand-built original

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Parsnip soup

A smooth parsnip soup with chilli and double cream, topped with crisp sourdough croûtons and grated Gruyère.

BritishMain course1 hrServes 464 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: olive oil

HB-14740 · Hand-built original

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Parsnip, sprout and chestnut hotpot with cider and sprout top pesto

A cider-braised hotpot of parsnips, Brussels sprouts, chestnuts and pearl barley under a bright sprout top pesto with lemon and walnuts.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 465 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: spelt

HB-14741 · Hand-built original

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Peach posset

Chilled lemon possets poured over brandy-macerated peach cubes, set until silky and decorated with borage or mint leaves.

BritishDesserts12 hr 10 minMakes 816 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: peaches

HB-14754 · Hand-built original

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Peach pudding

Glasses layered with crushed amaretti, almond-syrup peaches and a whipped mascarpone and condensed milk cream, topped with toasted flaked almonds.

BritishDesserts1 hr 30 minServes 65 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: sugar

HB-14755 · Hand-built original

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Peanut butter blondies with white chocolate ice cream and caramel sauce

Peanut butter blondies with white chocolate ice cream and caramel sauce is a British desserts centred on cream. It combines fl oz double cream, 2oz white chocolate, condensed milk for a straightforward, balanced result.

BritishDesserts2 hr 30 minServes 6–819 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cream

HB-3718 · Hand-built original

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Peanut butter old fashioned

Bourbon is fat-washed with a whole jar of peanut butter, strained and stirred down with maple syrup and Angostura bitters over ice, garnished with peanut butter brittle and orange peel.

BritishDrinks and cocktails30 minServes 113 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: bourbon

HB-7866 · Hand-built original

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Pear and plum chocolate butter crumble

Pears and plums under a chunky oat and chocolate-butter crumble, with toasted hazelnuts and cinnamon through the fruit. Rich, dark and made for cosy evenings.

BritishDesserts1 hr 30 minServes 4653 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: large ripe pears

HB-18060 · Hand-built original

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Pear treacle steamed pudding with toffee sauce

A treacle sponge steamed over a spiral of tinned pears, turned out and served with a hot cream and treacle toffee sauce.

BritishDesserts2 hr 30 minServes 4–683 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-7872 · Hand-built original

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Pear, apple and ginger crumble

Tinned pears and fresh apples softened with ginger, honey and raisins under a golden oat and almond crumble, served with sweetened Greek yoghurt.

BritishDesserts1 hrServes 650 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: reserved

HB-7873 · Hand-built original

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Perfect nut roast

A vegan loaf of chopped mixed nuts and chestnuts bound with cashew butter, with softened onion, leek and carrot, dried cranberries and lemon zest, baked in a loaf tin.

BritishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 6138 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: nuts

HB-7893 · Hand-built original

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Perfect roast turkey

A whole turkey roasted on its browned wings and neck with seasoned butter, rested well and carved with an arrowroot-thickened gravy made from the tray juices.

BritishMain course3 hrServes 8-10Gluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: turkey

HB-7894 · Hand-built original

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Piccalilli

A salty, sour British pickle of salted pickling onions, cauliflower, cucumber and French beans simmered in spiced malt vinegar with mustard, ginger, turmeric and muscovado sugar.

BritishOther12 hr 30 minMakes 3-4 x 1 lb jars116 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cauliflower

HB-17292 · Hand-built original

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Pickled beetroot

Lightly spiced beetroot, apple and onion pickled in cider vinegar with mint tucked into the jars.

BritishOther1 hrMakes 2 x 18 fl oz jars71 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: beetroot

HB-14809 · Hand-built original

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Pistachio tart with poached rhubarb

A grated-pastry tart with a pistachio and almond frangipane-style filling, topped with rhubarb roasted in orange and vanilla. It is served with crème fraiche and crushed pistachios.

BritishDessert3 hrServes 954 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7924 · Hand-built original

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