The perfect simple supper full of fragrance and flavour from South-East Asia. This recipe is actually very easy, but with its fresh yet complex flavours you'll feel you're eating at a Thai restaurant.

A versatile and delicious creamy pasta sauce that makes a perfect easy mid-week dinner. You can use any pasta you like for this recipe, we chose penne because so much delicious sauce sticks to every piece.

Using your own spice mix for chilli con carne is a revelation if you've only used packet mix previously. Rich, spicy and full of flavour, this Tex-Mex-style chilli is perfect served on rice with sour cream.

Minute steak is a thinly cut slice that can come from any part of the cow, but is most often rump. It's a tasty and economical cut that can, and should be, cooked very quickly hence its name.

This recipe can be made a day ahead.

It can be easy to dismiss making a curry as just too much trouble when you're tired, but this quick fish curry does exactly what it says on the tin! A great, quick and easy mid-week dinner that'll fire you up.

The combination of crisp, salty pancetta and tendy, flaky fish fillets creates a delicious seafood dish the whole family will love. Drizzle with a dash of your homemade caper herb butter for a real flavour hit.

Rich and smooth kumara and coriander soup is a great way to warm up at lunchtime. The freshness of the herb balances the natural sweetness of kumara.

Shredded makrut lime leaves and fresh lime juice add a real zing to this chicken, chilli and kaffir lime stir-fry.

This potato bake is brought to life with a shake or three of piri-piri, a hot Portuguese sauce made of chilli, garlic, ginger, oil and herbs that is available from supermarkets. You can also use pontiac potatoes for this recipe.

A kind of variation on sang choy bow, these little parcels of spicy chicken salad in witlof leaves make a great starter or platter of finger food for a party.

Rare roast beef makes a wonderful salad, especially paired with peppery rocket and red onions. A mustard and buttermilk dressing adds a delightful piquant finish to this salad.

An Asian twist on chicken burgers, with sweet pickled cucumber and spicy wasabi mayonnaise. Great for mid-week dinner or weekend lunch.

If there's a single dish that sums up childhood for many of us, it's spaghetti and meatballs. It's so ingrained in our culture there are even songs written about this dish. Reconnect with an earlier you, sit down with a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs.

Big pasta shells are perfect for soaking up the delicious, mustardy balsamic vinaigrette on this Greek lamb, feta and eggplant pasta.

These spicy little nuggets on sticks are great for handing around at a party. Fried chorizo with garlic is a classic tapas dish.

When the occasion calls for a light, tasty dinner you can't go past a plate of salmon steaks with a crisp fennel and apple salad. If you need something slightly more substantial, serve with good bread or a baked potato.

A light, egg-white frittata bursting with tasty vegetables, basil and parmesan cheese. Using freshly shelled green peas will give this dish an edge.

Bean thread noodles, also known as wun sen, glass or cellophane noodles, are made from mung beans. These delicate, fine noodles must be softened in boiling water before use.

Make your own finger-lickingly good satay sauce and serve with chicken, beef or seafood skewers. Fabulous served as finger food or with steamed rice and vegetables as a light meal.

Quick, tasty and filling, this cauliflower chilli spaghetti is perfect for a mid-week family dinner.

When you really fancy a curry this spicy pork vindaloo will tick all the right boxes. Creamy cucumber raita will help soothe the bite of this chilli packed classic curry.

The perfect summer supper - mild tandoori chicken with a refreshing mint raita.

Gyoza are Japanese dumplings, usually pork but sometimes vegetable, that are steamed and then fried, before being dunked in sauce, in this case our delicious soy vinegar sauce.

This frittata, loaded with bacon and potato, makes a great weekend lunch dish, or a light dinner with a green salad and some crusty bread on the side.

Perfect served on salad leaves as a light lunch, if there are any left over you can pop these lentil patties in a wrap, drizzle with the yoghurt mint sauce and pack in a lunchbox.

Capsicum, carrot and peanuts add crunch and snap to these tasty herbed chicken rice paper rolls with a ginger soy dipping sauce.

Pilaf is a dish that is common to many parts of the world, even if cooked under a different name. It's basically rice cooked in broth or stock, then seasoned, spice and added to. Basmati is the best variety of rice for this Indian chicken pilaf.

There's something seductive about the melting cheese in this Veal Cordon Bleu that makes it timeless and one of our all-time favourites.

Redfish, usually sold skinned as fillets, is ideal for these fish cakes because of its delicate flavour. You can, however, use practically any mild-flavoured, skinless fish fillet.

Fluffy and light as air, this egg white omelette is stuffed with mushrooms, bacon, herbs and cheese.

This fragrant Malay chicken curry is spice, but the coconut cream takes the edge off the bite. If you can't source kaffir lime leaves, use 2 tablespoons of grated lime zest instead.

Beef in Chinese recipes is generally cut into very fine slices. Put the beef into the freezer for 30 minutes to make slicing easy. Note

Packed full of flavour and zesty Moroccan spices, this creamy tuna and tomato wrap is perfect for a tasty work lunch that'll leave you totally satisfied.

Jalapeño chillies are found in jars, sliced and pickled in brine, in the condiment or Mexican food aisle in most supermarkets. They are quite hot. Note

Use your preference of bottled pasta cheese sauce in this recipe. Note

Labne is a soft cheese originating from the Middle-East. It’s made from strained yogurt, and is available from major supermarkets and Middle-Eastern food shops. Note

A twist on a French classic, l'oeufs à la neige, our soft meringues are topped with blackberry fool.

Lap cheong are a form of dried sausage that don’t require refrigeration and can be found with fried shallots in the Asian section of larger supermarkets. Note

Substitute cashews for pistachios if you like. Also goes well with pan-fried white fish fillets; grilled beef fillets. Deglazing is the initial step in making a sauce that incorporates the browned bits sticking to the bottom of a pan in which meat has been cooked. A small amount of liquid is added to any remaining […]

There are more than 40 varieties of the paprika pepper grown in Turkey, Hungary, Iran and Spain, but the differences among them are very subtle.

Make-ahead tips 1 month Make meatballs and relish, freeze. 24 hours Thaw meatballs and relish in refrigerator overnight. Last Reheat meatballs in 180°C (160°C fan-forced) oven and relish in saucepan, or both can be reheated separately in microwave oven. Note

It's a chicken casserole like no other; big flavours from mustard, thyme, and white wine define this dish.

Yummy Mexican wraps with tender spiced beef strips, chilli beans, shredded lettuce and coriander.

Rosewater pistachio crêpes

Delicious roast chicken, just like your grandmother used to make it.

Merguez sausages, from North Africa, are traditionally made with lamb and seasoned with garlic and hot spices. They can be found at most delicatessens and sausage specialists. Golden beetroots have a slightly sweeter flavour than the purple-red variety and can be found at most greengrocers. When trimming the beetroots, leave a little of the stalk […]

This dish is the perfect summer curry. Not too rich but packed to the brim with flavour. You'll be going back for seconds every time.

Savoury pancakes are just as delicious as sweet and it's these ricotta and basil pancakes that will wow. Served with a tomato and rocket salad, this healthy, tasty meal is perfect for any time of day.

A very quick and easy family meal with sweet and sticky maple pork sausages.

Use regular beef mince, not lean, for a nice, juicy patty. Note

While this recipe is geared for autumn, you can swap ingredients for the seasons; in spring, use broad beans instead of borlotti beans and bitter salad greens instead of radicchio.

Serve risotto quickly after stirring the radicchio through the rice, as the radicchio will discolour from the heat. This recipe is not suitable to freeze. Note

Meat filling can be prepared a day ahead. Note

The term palliard' means a quick-cooking, thinly sliced or pounded piece of meat, usually veal, beef or chicken. It may also be known as an escalope’. Remove the tenderloin from chicken breast; this is the thin strip of meat lying just under the breast. Using a large sharp knife, cut each chicken breast in half […]

If shrimp paste is unavailable, substitute 1 tablespoon fish sauce. Shrimp paste is available from Asian grocery stores or the Asian section of most supermarkets. Tamarind concentrate is made from dried tamarind pulp and is a popular souring agent that adds an appetising tang and fruity background flavour to curries and sauces Note

to freeze Complete recipe to the end of step 3. Cool sauce to room temperature. Transfer to an airtight container. Label, date and freeze for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in a saucepan and continue from step 4. Stir in ⅓ cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves just before serving, […]

We used beef sausages here, but this snack would be just as good with chicken, pork or lamb sausages depending on your child’s tastes. You can replace the baba ghanoush with hummus. Note

A Kashmiri speciality using only the most tender young lamb available from this mountainous province in north India. “This is winter comfort food for me. I like to make it on a weekend to eat through the week.” Sophia Young was a New York-trained chef before she began in the Test Kitchen in 1993. She […]

Healthy, delicious and authentic Asian-style chicken and water chestnut tofu pouches.

These pork rolls are a tasty starter before a main course of fried rice or a bowl of chicken broth with rice noodles.

A sweet and delicious pear and walnut chutney from Australian Women's Weekly.

Thai sticky rice (also known as glutinous' or sweet' rice) is a short, fat and chalky white rice that becomes soft and sticky once cooked.

There are many classic Chinese dishes that marry duck and sichuan pepper. In this recipe, the fresh-flavoured salad sets off the spicy union to perfection.

You will need a pasta machine, cannoli moulds (8cm long and 2cm wide/3¼-inch x ¾-inch) and a piping bag fitted with a 1cm (½-inch) plain tube for this recipe. Note

It’s always a good idea to rinse capers before using them as they are very salty and their brine has a strong flavour which can overpower the other ingredients in the recipe. Note

We used blue-eye fillets in this recipe, but any white fish fillet will be fine. Moroccan seasoning is available in the dried herbs and spices section of most supermarkets. You might want to leave the nuts out of the couscous or you might want to chop them ­ depending on the age of your toddler. […]

Goes well over hot potato salad, pan-fried fish fillets or grilled lamb cutlets. Note

Sprinkled with sugar and drizzled with lemon, this basic pancake recipe is a classic for a reason.

This curried beef and lentil dish is simple, spicy and so easy to make.

A healthy and delicious spinach and chorizo salad that is packed full of flavour.

Our Chinese-style pancakes are packed with an easy mu shu pork filling for a flavoursome lunch or dinner idea - they're savoury pancakes at their tastiest!

Tying various herbs and spices in a piece of muslin, securing with kitchen string, makes them easier to remove when the chutney is ready to be spooned into jars. Note

The combination of sweet orange cake and fragrant fennel works perfectly together to create a flavour-packed dessert, perfect for people who don't have a massive sweet-tooth.