Another delicious vegan-to-carnivore curry from Southern Africa's Eastern Seaboard, a tomato and peanut curry with mustard greens

These top 12 versatile ingredients are the readymade things that can last in your kitchen cupboard or fridge for weeks—or even months

A French Catalan stew full of fresh summer flavours. This particular recipe starts out as vegan—and is often eaten that way—making it ideal

Bucatini with king prawns and a magical sauce of three forms of tomato—hence "Il tricorno" ("the three-cornered hat") —and dried basil.

a very versatile dish. Its default setting is vegetarian—actually vegan—but its easily combined with chicken or lamb in the final stages

This Singapore noodle hot pot is a simple but delicious soup-and-noodle dish easily turned vegan, vegetarian or pescatarian.

Mexican chicken estofado—a type of hotpot— with carrot, red kidney beans and chipotle is an easy and warming dish

Piedmontese spezzatino with stuffed squash is an ideal autumnal dish, cooked with a special vegetable mix that gives base flavours

Chicken green tikka masala is a fusion of traditional tikka masala with a ligther, lower-fat touch

Apulian pasta with tomato sauce and 'nduja. The other lead flavours in the sauce include capers, black olives and red peppers.

The name is a bit of a misnomer. It should be Cape Malay sweet potato curry with carrots, potatoes and a myriad of other delicious...

A Calabrian linguine, a healthy combination of pasta with with tomato sauce, summer greens, citrus, and anchovies

This Singaporean prawn, tomato and sweetcorn curry is a long-standing favourite, a go-to quick meal perfect when you get home late but...

Another South African Indian diasporan dish, this pumpkin and mushroom curry with eggs is easily turned vegan—just leave out the eggs.

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

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

Tikka Masala is one of the most popular Indian dishes from the Diaspora, especially with chicken. So let's try something different...

spaghetti con tonno, literally spaghetti with tuna, is a quick and easy dish with a spicy pepper twist

A pasta dish brimming with freshness made distinctive by the particular taste of roasted fennel, this one is easy to pull off, especially...

A simple yet superb pasta dish with a classic tomato sauce that's easy and quick to prepare and, for me, its fantastic flavours are...