Camarao à guilho is a simple Portuguese dish, essentially quickly cooked garlic prawns; my version adds a splash of white wine and chilli.
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.
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.
Sweet chilli sauce chicken noodles, the perfect quick & easy stir fried dinner, loaded with peppers & bamboo shoots in a spicy sweet sauce.
Halibut pan-fried in butter and lime juice before being served with a simple yet delicious Thai yellow curry sauce and lots of coriander.
Curry chicken pasta may sound unusual, but simply curried thighs in a tomato sauce with mango chutney makes for a delicious and simple meal.
Thai beef stir fry with basil, shallots, and red pepper is a quick & easy meal that combines sweet and salty flavours with chilli and garlic.
Miso mushroom spaghetti combines Japanese, British & Italian ingredients in a wonderfully simple & boldly flavoured vegetarian pasta dish.
Sticky sesame seed-coated tofu that has been fried until crispy and tossed in a soy sauce glaze with some heat thanks to crispy chilli oil.
Chicken liver pasta with mushrooms and a buttery sauce flavoured with sage and balsamic vinegar is a fantastically tasty and frugal dinner.
Sardines in tomato sauce on toast are a cheap and nutritious meal, this recipe zhuzhs up tinned fish with chilli, capers and fresh tomato.
Chinese sausage (lap cheong) and egg fried rice, a quick and easy recipe featuring smoky sausage, green peas, soy sauce and black vinegar.
Curried cod is delightfully simple to make, a little curry powder, salt & curry leaves are all you need before you pan fry the fish in ghee.
BBQ chicken and bacon pasta finished with cheddar cheese is an easy & delicious recipe that embraces the flavours of British hunters chicken.
Halloumi fajitas, a vegetarian take on a spicy Mexican dish using Cypriot cheese, loads of veggies, sour cream and lime in a tortilla wrap.
Krumplis tészta is a gloriously satisfying, cheap and easy Hungarian "homestyle" meal that combines potatoes with onions, pasta and paprika.
Miso butter pasta is a quick and easy recipe with deep umami undertones, a little heat and fragrance from both black and pink peppercorns.
Shanghai chicken is a quick and easy stir fry featuring Chinese five spice and loads of garlic and ginger in a spicy, sweet and salty sauce.
Cod traybake with potatoes, broccoli and runner beans cooked in a herby olive oil is a quick and foolproof way to cook a fab fish supper.
Spam fried rice with Korean kimchi and gochujang to turn up the heat and garden peas to provide sweet notes to contrast the salt and chilli.