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Traditional roast beef dinner

This classic roast dinner is perfect for feeding the hordes with minimum fuss. Roast carrots and parsnips with the potatoes and double the apple crumble recipe to make enough for seconds.

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Roast rib of beef

by James Martin
Main course

Perfect roast potatoes

by Poppy O'Toole
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by The BBC Food team
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Easy apple crumble

by The BBC Food team
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Mary Berry's proper custard

by Mary Berry
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