English Holiday/Event Recipes

"A really different gingersnap recipe from Nook & Pantry blog. The original recipe doesn't include lemon zest, but I feel it was a great addition and may increase the amount slightly in the future."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, dark brown sugar...

"Rack of lamb, beautifully coated with a flavourful herb crust and cooked to perfection. Adapted from a video recipe by Chef Gordon Ramsey (which you can find on YouTube), which didn't list amounts, and had incorrect cooking times."

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Ingredients: Dijon mustard, fresh parsley...

"This is a pretty web-famous, but still delicious, mock-up of the Cadbury treat. You can make deliciously flavoured fillings by changing the extracts (my current favourite is coconut "white" and lemon "yolk")."

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Ingredients: corn syrup, powdered sugar...

"Sunny yellow (if you use the colouring) and full of lemon and orange flavour! It's a nice change from your usual Easter Peeps. Original recipe from http://www.frillsinthehills.com/2009/08/make-your-own-eggless-marshmallows.html, modified slightly by me"

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Ingredients: cornstarch, gelatin...

"Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry: This is my seafood rendition of a traditional Shepherds or Cottage Pie. I have replaced the meat with shrimp, and it is scrumptious! I have always thought that seafood and potatoes were a wonderful combination and this dish will prove it. It is like having seafood chowder with the addition of creamy..."

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Ingredients: corn, dried thyme leaves...

"These are fabulous! This one came from a "the farmgirl's dabbles" blog. They're super quick and the flavor is out of this world. Chocolate and peanut butter???!!!??? YUM!"

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Ingredients: creamy peanut butter, eggs...

"A rich, make-ahead recipe for delicious scones, that are frozen before baking, and can be adapted with any of your favorite ingredients. When you are ready to serve these, take them directly from the freezer and pop them into the oven."

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Ingredients: chives, deli ham, heavy cream...

"My Nanna used to make this for afternoon tea. She would serve it buttered and for Christmas and New Years it was served buttered with Rum Butter as a special treat. For the mixed dried fruit you can either use one or a combination of sultanas, raisins, currants and mixed peel. Glace cherries are also nice. This cake is moist and keeps well. It's..."

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Ingredients: tea, eggs, light brown sugar...

"This recipe made an excellent entre for a Vegetarian Holiday dinner. It is from ivillage.co.uk, but I keep having problems getting the page to load and I don't want to lose this recipe. The following is from ivillage: "This dish is time-consuming, but you can prepare it up to the baking stage and freeze it weeks in advance. Before serving,..."

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Ingredients: eggs, fresh tarragon...

"I had some leftover cranberry sauce after thanksgiving and decided to make scones with. It came out delicious. If you don't eat eggs, you may want to try this recipe. I hope you like it."

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Ingredients: half-and-half, ganache, salt...

"Mincemeat filling"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, currants...