Lemon orzo

Make this orzo to use as a base. Put aside time at the weekend to make it, then serve it later in the week using our recipe ideas below

Speedy turkey wraps with pickled red cabbage

Use the base recipes for our spiced meatballs and pickled red cabbage salad to make these quick and easy turkey wraps. It’s a great recipe for busy days

Yellow coconut curry sauce

Prepare this curry sauce as a base recipe to make some speedy meals through the week. Just put aside an hour on Sunday and thank yourself later

Pickled red cabbage salad

Prepare this pickled red cabbage salad as a base recipe to make some speedy meals through the week. Just put aside an hour on Sunday and thank yourself later

Spiced meatballs

Prepare these simple meatballs as a base recipe to make some speedy meals through the week. Just put aside an hour on Sunday and thank yourself later

Crème pâtissière

Whip up classic crème pâtissière, a silky vanilla custard perfect for filling choux buns, tarts or cakes

Sweet potato brownies

Use the natural sugars in sweet potatoes to make fudgy brownies. It’s easy to make the recipe vegan, too – just make sure the dark chocolate and cocoa powder you’re using are dairy-free

Drunken noodles (pad kee mao)

Spicy, savoury and full of punch, these Thai ‘drunken noodles’ are the ultimate fast food, ready in just 20 minutes

Coconut rice with prawn stir-fry

Use the linked base recipe for our yellow coconut curry to make this easy prawn stir fry. Full of colour, it’s both low in fat and calories

Hot dogs with harissa sticky onions & slaw

Serve these top drawer hot dogs with our accompanying recipes for harissa sticky onions, seedy gremolata, tahini dressing, and cabbage & corn slaw

Charred chicken & rice salad

Make this rice salad with our accompanying recipes for brown butter pilaf, harissa sticky onions, seedy gremolata, tahini dressing, and cabbage & corn slaw

Pimm’s drizzle cake

Use the flavours of a summery Pimm’s cup in this simple bake. A cocktail in cake form, top with strawberries and mint leaves for a stunning summer dessert