Bring a bit of bling to your spaghetti with shrimp by adding some squid ink pasta and the classics chili, garlic and lemon juice.

My Mushroom Chow Mein as my take on the takeaway legend and being ready in 20 minutes means it is much quicker than delivery.

Rabbit is a beautifully lean and sustainable meat and this North African style spiced rabbit tagine is simple quick and wonderfully exotic.

I love stuffed pasta shells and these glorious treats are stuffed with salami and goats cheese and baked in a cast iron skillet.

Bread and Butter Pudding was the ultimate frugal pudding when I was growing up in the UK, I have tweaked a little but still very simple.

Beef and ale pie is winter stalwart add some mushrooms and bake in a pot under puff pastry and I am in pie heaven.

This baked cauliflower cannelloni is a perfect winter warmer, a beautiful cauliflower and ricotta cheese puree baked to perfection.

Skillet Pork Chop with Cabbage, Pear and Walnuts is a simple one pot wonder packed full of Autumnal flavors and textures.

Dating back to the time of the Raj a Mulligatawny Soup is an Anglo Indian take on a traditional Rasam and it tastes incredible!

This Thai Style Stir Fry Chicken with Cashew Nuts is a super quick, hot, sour, sweet and salty stir fry with little hints of Thailand.

Chicken Kofta Masala, soft Indian chicken meatballs poached in a hot and spicy yet aromatic Indian gravy, fakeaway heaven.

Soy and rice wine vinegar joins this crispy honey glazed chicken breast, to give it a distinct Chinese feel and all in 30 minutes tops!

Canned tuna forms the foundation of these Spicy Tuna Fishcake leaning heavily on the flavors of Thailand.

Wild meat is a real treat and this warming venison stew with mushrooms matched with an Irish champ is an Autumnal delight!

My honey roast pork loin is joined by a a chorizo studded bean and roasted red pepper side for a fab Spanish influenced meal!

When it comes to frugality a chole or chickpea curry is right up there, a simple cheap meal that packs flavors well above its ‘pay grade’!