A simple harissa and cream cheese sauce brings a flourish to this easy dinner

One of my favourite kitchen shortcuts? Harissa and cream cheese mixed to make a sauce. The cream cheese rounds out the hea…

Simple and spicy, this dish is adaptable enough to become a firm favourite with all the family – and it will fill lunchboxes the next day, too

This is one of those rare dishes that I can make both for…

Enjoy this 30-minute cheesy polenta for dinner, then chill the excess polenta and get an even quicker meal the next day

I love polenta, but very often forget about it in favour of pasta or rice. Howev…

A flavour-packed one-pan egg, noodle and green vegetable dinner in lime-spiked coconut milk

This might look like a shakshuka, but with lemongrass, ginger and lime, you couldn’t really get away with ca…

A hearty dish that makes a great get-ahead breakfast for busy mornings

My go-to cheat ingredient for a dash of heat is White Mausu’s peanut rāyu – it has a gentler flavour profile than, say, Lao Gan M…

A simple, moreish meat-free main that looks as wonderful as it tastes

Pithiviers look absolutely beautiful at the table. For the classic shape, you can buy circular all-butter puff pastry (Picard does…

A soupy, substantial version of a classic Persian chard and yoghurt dip, bulked up with beans and crowned with a crisp garlic and brown butter topping

I am emphatically not a dip person (see also: sal…

A crusty-topped marvel that pilfers all the parts of a puttanesca, sploshes them on gnocchi, smothers them in mozzarella, breadcrumbs and parmesan, and crisps it all up under the grill

Puttanesca puri…

A simple, warmingly spiced supper, irrespective of whatever mince you choose to use

I make variations of these meatballs every fortnight for my children, usually with chicken mince. The texture is fan…

A rather luxuriant cheat’s way to fill that savoury pie/tart hole in your life

No time to make shortcrust? Bought puff pastry makes an instant (and decadent) alternative. Yes, I know you can buy ready…