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"Cottage pie, like its opposite lamb number, Shepherd's pie, was the ingenious idea of housewives many years ago, in order to create another warm and comforting meal usually from the Sunday Lunch left-overs! Cooked beef or lamb were diced or shredded and sometimes the vegetables were added to the meat mixture - such as peas or carrots. This recipe..."

Ingredients: pepper, dried herbs, leeks...

"Delectable litle pasties or pastry parcels filled with tender chunks of chicken breast and French Boursin cream Cheese, delicious! These are so easy to make, as they use cooked chicken breast, making them very handy for any leftovers you might have. France meets England in these pastry parcels, I have taken the idea of a traditional pasty, then added..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, eggs...

"I got this recipe from a local hole in the wall Lebanese restaurant and tweaked it a bit. Best of both the sweet and savory worlds. As a time saver I keep a jar of this spice blend (Shawarma spice blend) on hand and just measure out 2 1/2 tsp of the combined mixture in order to make this recipe. For the frozen vegetables I use a combo of corn, peas,..."

Ingredients: pepper, ground cardamom...

"This beautiful layered pie combines all my favourite Christmas flavours - chestnuts, cranberries, dried apricots, chicken, pork sausagemeat and bacon - all encased in a crispy and crumbly pastry case; it is a firm favourite in our house EVERY year! Not only that, but this pie is actually better if made ahead of time - it can be eaten warm or cold and..."

Ingredients: oranges, zest of...

"This is such an easy and simple recipe to make, and yet the result is full of flavour, tasty and a real British classic. You will find this pie on the menu in Britain for lunch, afternoon tea, supper, as a snack, for a picnic, in a lunch box and I am also suggesting this recipe would be great for Brunch as well! This is another slightly adapted classic..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, eggs...

"I will not pretend that this pie is easy or quick to make, however, if you want to impress your friends or family with a sensational "posh" English raised pie then this is the recipe for you! Tender chunks of chicken with pork sausage meat and ham are encased in crisp hot water crust pastry, liberally seasoned with spices and herbs; this..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, eggs...

"Roasted pumpkin and creamy cheese lasagne (lasagna); a Boxing Day special - although I have made this for Christmas Eve too! This is a wonderful addition to the festive vegetarian table, but is ALSO hugely popular with meat eaters. This is my adapted version of Nigella Lawson's pumpkin lasagne; I have changed a few of the methods and added (as..."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh nutmeg...

"Found on the BBC Good Food site.Made this for the family at Christmas and everyone LOVED it! I'm not going to wait 12 months before making another (minus the holly leaves!)
The time stated excludes cooling."

Ingredients: cranberries, dried apricots...

"My Dad will eat anything with Stilton in it - but he goes CRAZY for these! A really nice take on the regular quiche.

You could also make mini quiches for parties etc."

Ingredients: Stilton cheese, mustard powder...

"Shepherd's pie lovers will love the new addition of spices and apricots in this make-ahead crowd pleaser. This can be frozen, see directions for details."

Ingredients: cilantro, cinnamon, cumin...

"This is an adaptation of a Family Circle recipe. The original recipe called for hot Italian sausage, which I can't seem to find here in the UK, so I made a medley of ground meat and spices that my kids are probably happier with, as it's not too hot! The polenta crust was a real hit with my daughter, and even my husband, who doesn't normally..."

Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, fennel seeds...