Korean-style cauliflower & carrot baked rice

Make the most of handy microwave rice pouches to save time cooking this veggie dinner. It’s perfect for a midweek meal, though be warned – it’s quite spicy!

Chinese-style hotpot

Fill a cooking pot with broth, spiced with Sichuan pepper and chilli, then invites guests to poach their choice of ingredients in it – prawns, steak, tofu and chicken all work well

Bang bang sauce

Use this classic sweet and spicy Chinese sauce to fold into chicken noodles or your favourite Chinese dishes. It works well with prawns, fried veg or tofu

Kung pao sauce

Make this sauce that hails from Sichuan, China. Spicy-sweet and tangy with a hint of numbing spice from the Sichuan peppercorns, it’s delicious paired with chicken or prawns

Curried bean stew with coconut & coriander drizzle

Make the most of a pantry staple – butter beans – in this hearty and fragrant stew. They are filling, packed with protein and low-cost, too

Air fryer salt & pepper chicken

Make this salt and pepper chicken in your air fryer for an easy midweek meal for the whole family. Serve with rice, spring onions and soy sauce

Air fryer veggie sausage casserole

Use borlotti or cannellini beans along with roasted red peppers from a jar to make this veggie sausage casserole which is cooked in an air fryer

Coconut, curry leaf & turmeric saucy lentils

Raid your spice cupboard to make our lentil dish which can be used as a base to make three other meals – use puy or green lentils as they hold their shape

Rib-eye with cacio e pepe butter

Show someone you care by making a special rib-eye steak supper with chunky chips and watercress. It’s ideal for a special night, such as Valentine’s Day

Dhal with cumin-roasted cauliflower

Use up the whole cauliflower and roast the leaves too to make this moreish dhal dish. You could swap the cauli for roasted broccoli, if you prefer

Tomato & sardine spaghetti with crispy breadcrumbs

Whip up this flavour-packed, speedy dish made using storecupboard ingredients

Halo-halo

Enjoy a traditional Filipino dessert that translates as ‘mix-mix’. It’s a colourful and refreshing medley of flavours and textures, ideal for hot days