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The Famous Chocolate Truffle Torte

Yes, this is the one where the nation ran out of liquid glucose, because of (it has to be admitted) the power of television. It has been much copied over...

Traditional Braised Red Cabbage with Apples

This is a recipe I have been cooking for years. It's great because it can be made a day or two before and gently reheated with no last-minute bother. It...

Traditional Apple Pie with a Cheddar Crust

This is a huge family apple pie, which I often call 'More Apple Than Pie' as it has four pounds of apples in it. Putting Cheddar in the crust gives it...

Caramelised Onion Tartlets with Goats' Cheese and Thyme

When we made these tartlets for the photography, we couldn't stop eating them! Crisp, light pastry with such a luscious filling - and also lovely as a...

Summer Crudités with Three Dips

This is a real celebration of summer - young, fresh salads and crisp vegetables served with three well-flavoured dips.

Lemon Roulade

This is very light, fresh and lemony, with a lovely squidgy centre. If you have only one baking tin of the right size, you can make and bake one base at...

Foil baked Whole Fresh Salmon with Green Herb Mayonnaise

The way I cook a salmon is extremely slowly, wrapped in foil in the oven. I cannot recommend this method highly enough. With skin and bones, head and tail...

Greek Orange and Honey Syrup Cake with Yoghurt and Pistachios

The sharp acidity of the orange in this cake combines beautifully with the sweetness of the Greek mountain honey. Because the cake is soaked in syrup,...

Good Old Rock Cakes

These were once economy cakes, not too expensive, providing cake for large families. They were not going to be included in this edition - until, that is,...