This Ligurian pasta with mushrooms, capers and walnuts and other ingredients; ready in under 30 minutes; vegan, vegetarian or other

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

Sweet and sour curry with apple and spinach is by default vegan, but its most indulgent versions are lacto-vegggie or include chicken

A fricassée with dumplings; fresh green flavours. Quick and ideal for mixed groups of diners—vegans, vegetarians and carnivores

A new recipe for a vegan spring risotto that combines some old French cooking ideas with green, fresh spring flavours

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

Zero-fat vegetarian chilli served with rice or tortillas, easily adapted to serve with chicken

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

Vegetarian mushroom and courgette pasanda with spiced carrots and peas (gajar matar), garlic bread and corn on the cob

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

Pea, spinach and lemon risotto, a vegetarian meal—vegan if you leave out the cheese. Another healthy summer dish for kids

A healthy vegetarian dish (vegan in one step), these mushroom fajitas with black beans are ideal for light, summer dining

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

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

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 easy Indian Jalfrezi recipe with a South African angle that is extremely versatile but always delicious whether chicken, lamb or vegan