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Beef pastitsada is a delicious beef stew served with pasta from Corfu, big chunks of meat simmered in a thick tomato sauce with cinnamon.

Taze fasulye is a beautifully simple Turkish green bean stew, I like to use runner beans in this recipe alongside onions, tomatoes & peppers.

Cullen Skink is a gloriously named and simple Scottish smoked haddock milk-based soup or chowder which is thickened with potatoes.

Chicken breast wrapped in Parma ham stuffed with a mixture of ricotta cheese, spinach and lemon zest before being roasted to perfection.

Thai yellow chicken curry with potatoes and shallots is a relatively mild coconut milk based recipe that balances sweetness with lime juice.

Sardines in tomato sauce on toast are a cheap and nutritious meal, this recipe zhuzhs up tinned fish with chilli, capers and fresh tomato.

Hortobágyi palacsinta are Hungarian savoury meat-filled pancakes served with a rich paprika sour cream sauce, my version uses minced beef.

Domoda is a West African (Gambian) peanut stew, my vegan version is loaded with sweet potato and carrot in a delicious peanut butter sauce.

Pinchos morunos are heavily spiced Spanish meat skewers with Moorish influences, I use pork tenderloin and they are cooked on a griddle pan.

Teriyaki sauce chicken wings with classic sweet, sticky and salty Japanese flavours that can be oven-baked or cooked in an air fryer.

Streaky bacon-wrapped monkfish with a hint of thyme served with new potatoes, samphire & sugar snap peas makes for a wonderful elegant meal.

Doenjang jjigae is a wonderfully simple Korean soybean paste stew, my take uses beef & tofu as well as a host of vegetables and a little chilli.

Pork sausage, leek and ricotta cheese cannelloni baked in a simple tomato and thyme sauce and topped with a cheese bechamel sauce topping.

Chicken xacuti is a delicious and heavily spiced Goan curry that combines coconut, tamarind, dried Kashmiri chillies and white poppy seeds.

Piperade is a classic easy Basque stew that features green peppers, onions, tomatoes & chilli, my version turns this dish into a great side.

Crab risotto with a rich and luxurious feel thanks to butter, Vermouth and saffron, giving it a beautiful golden colour and floral flavour.

Chinese sausage (lap cheong) and egg fried rice, a quick and easy recipe featuring smoky sausage, green peas, soy sauce and black vinegar.

Lamb saag or saagwala is a gloriously meaty curry loaded with spinach, an almost ubiquitous stalwart on British Indian restaurant menus.

Gochujang glazed salmon fillet marinated in honey, fish sauce & spicy Korean bean paste before being pan-fried with butter to create a sauce.

Chicken (galinha) cafreal is a Goan recipe with Portuguese origins that features bone in chicken legs in a delicious spicy coriander marinade.