A hack for Levantine chicken with walnut sauce, a delicious, quick meal that's nutritious and healthy. An easy take on Lebanese roz a djej.

A delicious vegetarian summer broccoli soup with pistachio nuts started out as a recipe I cooked for kids.

A light, fresh iced celery soup with cucumber. Yes, totally a dish in its own right, but here served as a power starter

A spicy Calabrian spaghetti dish with smoked mussels, mushrooms, green peas and a pesto with the kick of red chillies.

Laksa is a quick and easy Southeast Asian noodle meal soup ordinarily made with chicken and prawns

Chennai lamb and coconut curry may take its name from the state capital of Tamil Nadu, but it's is far more South African than Indian

A high-protein dish of chicken satay with a noodle salad inspired by Indonesian gado gado. Ideal fresh and filling flavours for summer

A delightful mix of herbs underpinned by the combination of smoked Polish sausage and chicken with the sweetness of swede

This vegan dish of beluga lentils, red bell peppers and mushrooms with fragrant spices is a fusion dish

Panko chicken schnitzel with spätzle— a fusion dish of southern Germanic comfort food and Japanese influences

A South African version of tikka masala—vegetarian, chicken or beef—rich in the the spices and fruits used in Indian diasporan cooking

A dish that combines fish and seafood flavours with a fresh, green salsa that heralds spring.

A version of the first sauce my father taught me to cook. Smokiness and freshness are the key features of this classic Italian pasta dish

An Italian chicken dish for spring based on a Renaissance recipe. Flavours of fresh vegetables, a creamy mushroom sauce and lasagne side.

A great pasta dish— "paccheri con zucca, asparagi e capesante"—otherwise know as paccheri with butternut squash, asparagus and scallops

French beef cassoulet with black olives, fennel, orange and Provençal herbs

An easy-to-cook fusion chicken dish combining classic French Burgundian cooking with Cajun swagger; creamy and spicy

A delicious Moroccan dish that combines the smoky, tangy and spicy flavours of harissa whether the veggie or chicken version

A delicious vegetarian dish from Goa that combines creaminess, citrus zing and a bit of a spicy kick.

Coq au vin, the French classic that has too long suffered the snobbery of contemporary foodies, here joyously revived