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A collection is the one thing a filter cannot give you: an order. There are 9, each one a whole meal, a progression or a night in, with what to cook first and what to cook after.

Caramelised red onion chutney, photographed for Pinch of Mint

12 recipes · about 28 hours across the 11 recipes with a known time

The whole Christmas run in one place: the ham, the potatoes, the sprouts, the stuffing and the sauces, then the drinks and the sweet things that come after.

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  1. How to cook Christmas dinner
  2. Honey glazed Christmas ham
  3. Roast potatoes with rosemary and thyme salt

and 9 more

Roasted chicken hanging in an oven, golden-brown with herbs, surrounded by vegetables, lit by soft oven light creating a warm ambiance.

10 recipes · about 24 hours of cooking in total

Four roasts to choose between, the sides that go with all of them, and the stock and apple sauce that turn a tray of meat into a proper Sunday lunch.

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  1. How to roast a chicken
  2. Slow-cooked leg of lamb
  3. Roast duck with orange and five spice

and 7 more

Browned potatoes in a cream-colored pot on a wooden surface. A person in the background holds the pot with a striped cloth. Cozy, rustic feel.

12 recipes · about 19 hours of cooking in total

Hotpot, pasties, pies and a prawn cocktail, plus the two puddings that end them. Old recipes hold up when the technique behind them is explained.

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  1. Toad in the hole
  2. Lancashire hotpot
  3. Shepherd's pie

and 9 more

No-yeast flatbreads, photographed for Pinch of Mint

10 recipes · about 29 hours of cooking in total

Ten breads arranged as a progression, each one adding a single new thing: yeast, then a long prove, then shaping, then enrichment. Work down the list in order.

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  1. No-yeast flatbreads
  2. Pizza dough, and how to stretch it
  3. White tin loaf

and 7 more

Toffee sauce pours over Sticky Toffee Pudding on a black plate. A person in an apron holds the marbled bowl, creating a cozy kitchen vibe.

10 recipes · about 16 hours of cooking in total

A pudding selection with range: something baked, something set, something whipped and something frozen, so there is one here for whatever the meal before it was.

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  1. Sticky toffee pudding
  2. No-bake banoffee pie
  3. Lemon meringue pie

and 7 more

Poached eggs, photographed for Pinch of Mint

10 recipes · about 9 hours across the 8 recipes with a known time

Poaching, scrambling, setting, binding, whisking and lifting. Ten recipes that each use eggs for a different reason, ordered from the simplest to the most exposed.

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  1. Poached eggs
  2. Scrambled eggs, two ways
  3. Breakfast egg muffins

and 7 more

A plate of pasta topped with cherry tomatoes and basil sits on a wooden table in a cozy kitchen, creating a fresh and inviting vibe.

10 recipes · about 13 hours of cooking in total

Ten dinners that lean on store-cupboard ingredients and cheap protein. Most of them make more than one meal, and several are better on the second day.

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  1. Budget sausage ragù pasta
  2. Tomato pasta in 13 minutes
  3. Creamy tuna pasta bake

and 7 more

A bowl of curry topped with fresh cilantro sits on a rustic wooden table. The curry is rich orange with creamy swirls, set against a dark background.

11 recipes · about 14 hours of cooking in total

Curry, chow mein, fried chicken, pizza and tacos. None of these are imitations of a takeaway; they are the same dishes made with better ingredients and less salt.

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  1. 30-minute butter chicken
  2. Chicken chow mein
  3. Katsu curry sauce

and 8 more

Battenberg cake on a wooden board, showing pink and yellow checkered pattern with white marzipan. Rustic kitchen setting.

10 recipes · about 19 hours of cooking in total

Everything a tea stand needs, split across ten recipes. Most of them can be made the day before, which is the only way this is enjoyable to host.

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  1. Afternoon tea at home, six recipes
  2. Two scone recipes worth knowing
  3. Victoria sponge

and 7 more

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Collections are for cooking a whole thing. When you already know roughly what you want, the index filters by how long you have got, what course it is and what you want to cook with.