For those of us who fondly remember eating rich, gooey, home-made puddings as children, it comes as no surprise to see the traditional pudding making a comeback into fashion. It is a rare thing to find a dish that is greeted with delight by all, but the classic pudding, be it a creamy rice pudding or a sumptuous steamed Christmas pudding with all the trimmings, is such a dish. One characteristic of all good puddings is an inherent simplicity. The recipes featured here use a relatively small number of ingredients and have straightforward methods so that even the most inexperienced of cooks will be producing classics such as Sticky Toffee Pudding and Mississippi Pecan Pie in next-to-no time.