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What you need:

3 eggs
15 fl oz / 450 ml milk
2 oz / 50 g chopped ham (optional)
1 onion diced
6 oz / 150 g grated cheese
1 pastry case
2 tomatoes ( sliced)

What you do:

preheat the oven to 190C / 375F / gas mark 5
Whisk together the eggs & milk, then add all the other ingredients ( except tomatoes) & mix together thoroughly.
Place the slices of tomatoes on the top.
Place in the oven and bake for around 50 mins until firm to the touch.
Serve hot or cold.

What you need:

1 lb / 500 g of pumpkin pulp purée from a sugar pumpkin
12 oz /375 g  heavy cream or 1 12 oz. can of evaporated milk
4 oz / 115 g packed dark brown sugar
2 1/2 oz white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs plus the yolk of a third egg
2 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground cardamon
1/2 tsp of lemon zest
1 pastry case

what you do:

Preheat oven to 220C / 425F / gas mark 7

In a large bowl mix together the sugars, salt,  all the spices and lemon zest. Beat the eggs and add to the bowl. Stir in the pumpkin purée. Stir in cream. Whisk all together until well combined.

Pour into pastry case and bake for 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes reduce the temperature to 180C / 350F / gas mark 4 and bake for another 40-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted near the centre comes out clean.

Cool on a wire rack for at least an  hour.

What you need :

An 8 inch/ 20cm ready-made pastry case
2 small ripe bananas
1 sliced mango
3 1/2 tbsp cornflour
6 tbsp demerara sugar
10 fl oz /300 ml soya milk
5 fl oz / 150 ml coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
toasted coconut chips for decoration.

What to do :

Slice the bananas & arrange half of them in the pastry case along with half of the mango pieces.
In a pan, put the cornflour, & sugar & mix together. Slowly whisk in the soya milk & coconut milk until mixed together. Simmer over a low heat, stirring constantly for 2 -3 mins or until the mixture thickens.
Stir in the vanilla essence, then pour the mixture over the fruit.
Top with the rest of the fruit & toasted coconut chips.
Chill in the fridge for at least an hour before serving.

You will need:
pastry
200g / plain flour
100g butter plus a little extra for greasing dish
50g icing sugar (sifted)
finely grated rind of 1 lemon
1 beaten egg yolk
3 tbsp of milk
Filling
175g castor sugar
2 eggs separated
3 tbsp cornflour
300ml cold water
juice & grated rind of 2 lemons

What to do:

Sift the flour into a bowl and rub in the butter. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Knead briefly on a lightly floured work surface.
Preheat the oven to 180C /350F / gas mark 4. Grease an 8 inch ovenproof pie dish with butter. Roll the pastry to 1/4 inch thick and line the dish. prick with a fork, line with grease proof paper and fill with baking beans. Bake for 15 mins. Remove from the oven and lower oven temperature to 150C /300F/ gas mark 2.

To make the filling, mix the cornflour with a little water. Put the remaining water into a saucepan. Stir in the lemon juice, rind & cornflour paste. Bring to the boil whilst stirring. Simmer for 2 minutes. Leave to cool a little. Stir in 5tbsp of sugar & the egg yolks And pour into the pastry case.
In a separate bowl Whisk the egg whites until stiff. Slowly whisk in the remaining sugar and spread over the top of the filling.
Bake for 40 mins. Remove from dish.