Vietnamese shaking beef or bò lúc lắc is named after the frantic cooking style; it's a delicious, yet simple and very quick beef stir fry.
Quick recipes
Modern life means that recipes sometimes need to be quick and easy. All of the dishes here can be prepared and cooked in under 30 minutes.
You will be surprised at the variety of meals that can be put together in this time.
It is not all pasta and stir fries, although they do feature a lot. You'll find everything from fancy fish dishes and curries to quick and easy soups and a superb collection of sandwiches.
A simple and classic blonde omelette stuffed with a herby, crab, creme fraiche and herby filling is the perfect light summer lunch recipe.
Homemade mint sauce is the archetypal condiment to serve with a roast lamb Sunday lunch; it's very easy to make and much cheaper than a jar.
Tomato and anchovy pasta is a delicious dish that packs a surprisingly bold flavour for a recipe using a few store cupboard ingredients.
Sweet chilli sauce and lime baked salmon fillet is a delicious and incredibly easy dinner to make, there are few ingredients and no chopping.
Tinned mackerel with tenderstem broccoli pasta with fennel seeds, chilli and lemon is a fantastic, nutritious, quick and cheap midweek meal.
Whole baked rainbow trout cooked in rose harissa, sumac and lime juice is the perfect quick, easy and remarkably affordable fish supper.
Garlic chicken udon noodles that get a big whack of heat thanks to crispy chilli oil in this quick, simple and utterly delicious recipe.
Hawaiian Loco Moco: a beef patty, white rice, a gravy flavoured with Worcestershire sauce and a fried egg, delicious simplicity at its best.
Canned tuna curry rocking classic Indian flavours that is just as good with rice and flatbread as it is spooned over a buttery jacket potato!
Pasta foriana is a wonderful, but lesser-known dish that combines walnuts, pine nuts, sweet raisins and anchovies to create a beautiful meal.
Spanish chorizo and bacon pasta in a delicious but simple tomato sauce livened up with a splash of sherry vinegar and chilli flakes.
Roasted halibut steaks cooked in the oven, served with a delicious and simple potted shrimp and Vermouth, is a perfect, indulgent fish dinner.
Perfectly pan-fried salmon fillets with crispy skin, finished in a delicious orange and marmalade glaze seasoned with fish sauce and thyme.
Air fryer ham and cheese toastie, the perfect old school lunch or supper, my version combines sharp cheddar with sharp mustardy piccalilli.
Bacon, egg and cheese bagels are the perfect breakfast sarnie, tomato adds freshness, and sweet chilli sauce is the perfect splash of spice.
Cream cheese or Philadelphia pasta with garlic and chives gets a flavour punch thanks to Mushroom ketchup in a super quick and easy recipe.
Camarao à guilho is a simple Portuguese dish, essentially quickly cooked garlic prawns; my version adds a splash of white wine and chilli.
Spicy Szechuan tofu with peppers and onions in a delicious but simple sauce is the perfect quick and easy vegan/vegetarian fakeaway dinner.
Char kway teow is a stir-fry dish from China and South East Asia, my version features flat rice noodles, prawns and Chinese sausage.