Spaghetti Napolitana or pomodoro is the simplest classic Italian tomato sauce for pasta, it’s frugal, delicious, easy and very quick.

Cauliflower cheese and pasta bake with “rarebit vibes”, a Cheddar, Gruyere & Stilton cheese sauce with mustard & Henderson’s relish

Spicy Nduja risotto made with Calabrian sausage paste & tinned cherry tomatoes is cooked using time-honoured techniques and tastes fantastic

Masala baked beans on toast is a fun twist on a much loved British dish, it features Indian spices & flavours, with a good kick of chilli.

Carbonnade Flamande is a classic and delicious Belgian (Flemish) beef and beer stew that is very easy to cook despite its long cooking time.

Thick-cut pork chops with BBQ sauce given a bit of a lift with Worcestershire & Tabasco sauces and some spices then baked until tender.

Tandoori cauliflower steaks coated in a delicious and simple Indian-influenced yoghurt paste, then roasted until tender in a very hot oven.

Cranberry sauce and brie stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon is a delicious centrepiece for a meal and can be cooked in the oven or air fryer.

Clapshot is a Scottish dish from Orkney and it is a wonderfully easy swede and potato (tattie) mash loaded with fresh chives and butter.

Baked halloumi cheese and brown rice stuffed peppers get a punch of flavour and a bit of chilli heat thanks to Tunisian rose harissa paste.

Oxtail and potato curry packed to the gunnels with spicy Indian influences, it is slowly cooked to deliver tender, melt-in-the-mouth beef.

Vegan mushroom “Lancashire-style” hotpot loaded with chunky mushrooms and dried porcini, cooked in a rich gravy and topped with potatoes.

Chicken pesto gnocchi is a wonderfully quick & easy meal, and it is the perfect way to make the most of some store-bought potato gnocchi.

Spaghetti all assassina also known as bruciati is a fab one-pot pasta dish that’s cooked with a tomato broth in a way reminiscent of risotto

Corned beef fritters are a proper nostalgic recipe, delicious crispy patties held together in a light batter flavoured with a little mustard