Sweet & sour chicken

Try an authentic version of this classic Chinese takeaway dish, with natural sweetness and a warm chilli flavour to spice things up

Gluten-free shortbread

Bake a gluten-free version of shortbread to serve with tea, or to accompany a dessert pot

Roasted rhubarb & rose eton mess

Bring a pop of pink to your dessert with seasonal forced rhubarb. To save time, you could use shop-bought meringues – you’ll need eight for this recipe

Blackcurrant cheesecake

Use up foraged blackcurrants to make this moreish cheesecake, with the classic digestive biscuit base and creamy topping. It makes a gorgeous summer dessert

Chorizo egg-fried rice

This easy midweek family dinner comes together in 30 minutes and is full of flavour from crisp chorizo, fresh spring onions and grated carrots

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

Tanghulu

Try this classic Chinese dessert of hawthorn berries or fruit dipped in sugar. It’s crunchy, juicy and easy to make

Gateau basque

Get ahead for a dinner party by preparing this dessert up to two days ahead – a classic French dessert, it’s filled with pastry cream and optional cherry jam

Cheese & onion rugelach

Celebrate Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, with this easy bake. Traditionally, rugelach are sweet pastry cookies – here, they’re transformed into a savoury treat

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

Mince pie babka

Bake a mince pie take on babka to celebrate Christmas and Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. It’s not a traditional Chanukah bake, but works brilliantly

Ezme

Enjoy this salad to serve with your favourite Turkish dishes. Authentic ezme is very finely hand-chopped, or you can use a food processor, if you like