Wiener schnitzel from Austria is typified by its beautiful simplicity, a thin veal cutlet that is breaded and then fried in lard or dripping.
Quick recipes
Salt and pepper squid may sound complicated and intimidating, but it is a remarkably easy and quick dish to cook, and it tastes fantastic.
Chicken with garlic, ginger and spring onion is a gloriously simple and quick Chinese takeaway-style dish that bursts with bold flavours.
Harissa prawns with butter, garlic and sumac are a delicious, spicy, quick and easy recipe with Moroccan influences that everyone will love!
Thai green chicken curry that rocks classic hot, sour, sweet and salty flavours that are complemented by loads of coriander and Thai basil.
Homemade Thai green curry paste is easy to make at home, it tastes gloriously vibrant with a real punch of heat, and it freezes perfectly.
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca is a classic spicy Italian tomato pasta dish loaded with capers, olives and anchovies; my version uses tapenade.
My air fryer onion bhaji recipe is a thing of great beauty; it is simply an onion fritter made from a spiced batter, and they taste fantastic.
Pork noodle stir fry with zingy Szechuan pepper, and lots of fiery ginger and spinach is the perfect quick and nutritious recipe for dinner.
Bacon and asparagus pasta is an easy dinner loaded with garlic in a simple white wine reduction that is given an umami boost from anchovies.
Air fryer stuffed chicken breast is a delicious, quick and easy midweek meal; mine are loaded with mozzarella cheese and jalapeno peppers
Shaved fennel and orange salad with rocket (arugula) and toasted almonds is a fantastic zingy side salad that works well with fish and meat.
Wild garlic pesto pasta is the ultimate spring foraged treat; vibrant, bold flavours are at the heart of this twist on an Italian classic.
Spinach (saag) and mushroom curry is one of my favourite vegan curries to cook if I am in a rush in the kitchen and need an easy Indian fix!
A beef stir fry with noodles is hard to beat, this one is spiced with fresh chilli and sweet chilli sauce and it cooks in just 15 minutes!
Beer steamed mussels with butter, garlic and chilli, not just a list of many of my favourite things, but a delicious, quick and easy meal too!
Chicken meatballs with garlic, thyme and rosemary cooked in either an air fryer or oven and finished in a creamy honey and mustard sauce.
Perfect pan-fried salmon fillets must have crispy skin; achieving that is not as difficult as you may think, and it takes just 6 or 7 minutes.
Honey mustard pork chops are a delicious, quick and easy centrepiece for a meal; my version uses both English and wholegrain mustard.
Blue cheese pasta with a crispy golden sage and garlic breadcrumb topping, a delicious, quick and stupidly simple vegetarian dish.