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Apple & Berry Nut Crumble

A lovely warming, filling dessert, so save room for it.

Bacon and Cheese Bread

This is a really yummy bread, nice warm with a bowl of soup or a salad.

Baked Leeks with Parmesan and Cream

A rich, luscious but easy way to serve leeks.

Banana Mincemeat Pie Recipe

A very interesting and yummy way to present mincemeat. Nice served warm.

Barley Water Recipe

Barley water is an old-fashioned drink that was traditionally given to children.

Bean & Pasta Soup Recipe

This is an embarrassingly easy soup, but it is very hearty and nummy!

Beef in Beer

This is beef braised in beer. A good cold weather dish that is lovely with mashed potato and cabbage.

Blue Cheese and Broccoli Quiche

With its robust flavours, a slice of this quiche easily stands up as the main item on a plate of food. You can serve this quiche hot in the winter, or room temperature in the summer.

Blue Cheese and Red Onion Pie

There are two easy parts to this recipe: a cheese pie, and some caramelized onions that go on top as a garnish.

Blue Cheese Gravy Recipe

This is gorgeous. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea — chances are, if you don’t like strong tastes like horseradish with your beef, you’re not going to want blue cheese.

Braised Orange Leeks

How many this recipe serves depends on how many leeks you have or buy, which will of course depend on how many you are planning on feeding.

Braised Red Cabbage

A very tasty cabbage side dish. Lovely with mash and something else.

Branston Pickle and Sardine Sandwiches

If you love sardines and the rich, tangy preserves known as Branston Pickle, your ship has come in. This is an easy mixture of sardines and pickle to spread on hot buttered toast.

For Thanksgiving or Christmas (or anytime), consider reviving an old tradition which has just about vanished completely — bread sauce. Bread sauce was always a classic accompaniment to pork or chicken.

Brie Potato Cakes Recipe

The melted Brie makes these potato fritters transcendent.

Broccoli Crumble Recipe

This is a very hearty vegetable side dish, with the right amount of melted cheese and crispy bits to give it a big comfort food factor.

Brussels Sprout Purée with Chestnuts and Bacon

This is a side-dish that you can make entirely in the microwave, making it ideal for times when your stove is already full-out committed — or just for times when you don’t want any pots or pans wash-up.

Butterscotch Sauce Recipe

This sauce is so dead easy to make — it really would be more work to go to the store to buy it!

Caramelized Bread & Butter Pudding

A very good, comfort-food dessert.

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Walnuts

A hearty, tasty rendition of Brussels Sprouts.

Cauliflower Cheese with Bacon

This is a very hearty vegetable side dish that has everything going for it comfort-food wise: a cheese sauce, bacon, and even buttered bread crumbs on top. You can even make this ahead.