This spicy carrot and lentil soup has a delicious North African vibe courtesy of harissa paste, cumin, almonds, dried apricots, and tahini.
Recipes that take between 30 and 45 minutes
My Pork Paprikash is a delicious take on a Hungarian Sertéspaprikás, a simple dish featuring juicy pork in a silky, paprika rich sauce.
Cod in tomato sauce with capers, thyme, rosemary and lemon zest baked in the oven to create a quick and easy healthy midweek dinner.
Tabbouleh salad is a North African/Levantine recipe that combines bulgur wheat with lots of fresh parsley, mint, tomatoes, cucumber and onion.
Pork mince curry is easy and cheap to cook, it is hot with chilli and sour thanks to tamarind, with a little fresh texture from green beans.
Crispy roast pork belly slices or strips, a dish from my childhood; they are simplicity personified, fennel seeds, salt, pepper and an oven.
Hungarian lecso or lecsó is a tomato and pepper stew with salami & bacon that works just as well as a main course as it does as a side dish.
Marmalade chicken breast, a recipe that balances bitter-sweet orange marmalade with red wine vinegar & gets a hint of anise from fennel seeds.
Smoked mackerel risotto gets a hint of sweetness from garden peas, which is balanced with a squeeze of lemon, dried chilli flakes and dill.
Quick pickled fennel salad with shallots and lentils combines sweet and anise-based flavours with a sharp pickle and earthy lentils.
Korean pork belly in a gochujang glaze, it is cooked twice; first, it is simmered and then stir-fried with asparagus until perfectly cooked.
Chicken adobo is a classic Filipino dish; recipes with coconut milk, as well as the traditional vinegar and soy come from the southern islands.
Thai red curry chicken noodle soup is a glorious recipe that explodes with sweet, hot, salty and sour flavours that so often define Thai food.
Potato wedges are a stupidly simple side dish that you can cook perfectly in either an air fryer or oven, and I have instructions for both.
Lemon and prawn risotto cooked traditionally with lots of succulent shrimp topped with sautéed prawns cooked in butter, parsley and chilli.
This easy mini pork meatball soup features sage and pine nuts in a golden vegetable-rich broth; it is light, nutritious and delicious.
Sweet potato and chickpea curry with coconut milk is an easy and spicy vegan meal with Indian influences that tastes simply divine!
Crispy fried calamari, a seafood lover's dream, these squid rings are breaded for extra crunch, and they take minutes to cook to perfection.
Cornflake chicken breast baked in the oven until succulent and moist with a wonderfully crisp coating served with a brandy mustard sauce.
Mashed potatoes are the ultimate comfort food; this is indulgent with lots of cream and butter. It comes with 4 ways to cook the potatoes.