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Apple Charlotte Recipe: Julia Child's Buttered Bread Case, Filled With Rum and Apricot Apples

GBH's Gen Z cooks took on Child's apple charlotte this week. Here is a metric home version: butter-fried bread, a thick rum-and-apricot apple filling, and the rest that keeps it standing.

Nov 14, 2026/3 min read

A wedge of apple and apricot charlotte with a golden glazed top and a bread case, served on a blue and white plate with a small bowl of cream beside it, photographed on 1 July 2025, a photograph of the dessert named in the recipe

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Christmas Pudding Recipe for Stir-up Sunday: Dark, Fruity and Steamed for Eight Hours

A dark, rich steamed Christmas pudding of vine fruit, stout and brandy, mixed ahead of Sunday 22 November and left to mature until the big day. Method, timings and the Christmas Day reheat.

Nov 14, 2026/4 min read

A steamed dark fruit pudding cut open to show its dense fruit-studded crumb on a white plate, photographed on 15 December 2010 and labelled plum pudding on Wikimedia Commons, the older name for a Christmas pudding, a file photograph of the dish and not of any maker's product

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Mince Pies Recipe: Buttery Shortcrust, Brandy Mincemeat and a Frangipane Option

Twelve crisp, short-pastry mince pies with a spoonful of boozy mincemeat, plus the almond frangipane topping UK supermarkets are pushing this Christmas. Bake now, freeze, reheat for guests.

Nov 14, 2026/3 min read

A plate of freshly baked mince pies with golden pastry lids dusted with icing sugar, one broken open to show the dark fruit filling, photographed on 2 January 2013, a file photograph of mince pies and not of any supermarket's range

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Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe: Charred Tomato, Pasilla and Crisp Corn Tortillas

A brick-red broth of charred tomatoes and toasted chiles, shredded chicken poached in its own stock, and fried corn tortilla strips. A winter soup from Mexico City tradition, built from scratch.

Nov 14, 2026/3 min read

A white bowl of chicken tortilla soup with shredded chicken, sweetcorn, tomato and lime, with tortilla chips and a lime wedge on the plate beside it, photographed on 19 March 2010, a file photograph of the dish and not of any restaurant chain's version

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Panettone Recipe: Orange and Raisin Christmas Bread With a Pistachio Option

Two tall, buttery, citrus-scented panettone from a one-day yeast dough, hung upside down to cool as the Italians do. Plus how to swap in pistachios, now that UK shops are selling them.

Nov 14, 2026/3 min read

A panettone in its paper mould with one wedge cut away to show the crumb with fruit pieces, set before a blurred Christmas tree, photographed on 19 December 2016, a file photograph of a panettone and not of any shop's or bakery's product

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Crepes Suzette Recipe: Julia Child's Orange Butter Crepes, Gen Z's Latest Kitchen Project

Thin crepes folded in orange butter, baked until the sugar caramelises and flamed at the table. A metric adaptation of Julia Child's method, from GBH's Gen Z series.

Nov 13, 2026/3 min read

A rolled crepe Suzette in a glossy orange sauce with orange segments and a scoop of ice cream on a white plate, photographed on 7 May 2022 in Japan, a file photograph of the dish and not of GBH's version

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Beef Bourguignon Recipe: Julia Child's Red Wine Stew, Now a Gen Z Kitchen Project

Seared chuck, smoky bacon, pearl onions and mushrooms braised in red wine. A metric adaptation of Julia Child's method, prompted by GBH's Gen Z cooking series this week.

Nov 12, 2026/3 min read

A plate of boeuf bourguignon with beef, carrots, pearl onions, mushrooms and boiled potatoes, photographed on 14 September 2009, a photograph of the dish itself and not of a tested batch of this recipe

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Crispy Smashed Potatoes With Miso Butter: The Salty, Savoury Side for a Younger Thanksgiving Table

Boiled, smashed flat and roasted hot until the edges shatter, then tossed in white miso butter. A Thanksgiving side that rides on the miso-in-the-classics trend.

Nov 12, 2026/3 min read

Editorial illustration of crispy smashed potatoes glossed with miso butter and scattered with spring onion and sesame on a baking tray; an illustration of the dish, not a photograph of a tested batch.

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Slow Cooker Turkey Breast With Cranberry Cider Gravy: The Small-Table Friendsgiving Turkey

A boneless breast cooked gently in cider and cranberry stays juicy, frees the oven and makes its own gravy. Built for six at a Friendsgiving table, not twenty.

Nov 12, 2026/4 min read

Slices of cooked turkey breast on an oval porcelain platter with a carving fork, photographed on 23 November 2023, a file photograph of sliced turkey breast and not of this slow cooker recipe

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Individual Green Bean Casserole Cups: Fresh Mushroom Sauce and a Crisp Onion Top

Blanched beans in a cream and mushroom sauce, baked in single ramekins so every guest gets the crunchy top. The Thanksgiving classic, built for a younger table.

Nov 11, 2026/3 min read

A baked green bean casserole in a round white dish under a golden-brown layer of crispy fried onions, photographed on 23 November 2006, a file photograph of the classic full-size casserole and not of the individual ramekin version

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Hot Chocolate Cookies With a Marshmallow Centre: Fudgy Cocoa Dough, Softly Puffed Top

A chilled cocoa dough, baked until the edges set, then crowned with a half marshmallow for the last minutes. The mug-of-cocoa cookie that holiday bakers have been filming.

Nov 11, 2026/3 min read

Editorial illustration of chocolate cookies topped with toasted marshmallow on a cooling rack beside a mug of cocoa; an illustration of the dish, not a photograph of a tested batch.