For me, the joy of a good chilli isn't mince - I want texture. As for guacamole, don't buy smooth pre-made stuff - the authentic stuff is hand-scrunched. You can also eat it with tacos, fajitas, fish......
If you've never tried beets in a curry before, you're in for something special. Beetroot's sweet, earthy flavour is a great match with the spices and it cooks up beautifully, too. Insanely good!
This slight twist on an Indian classic uses lighter ingredients to freshen up a widely known dish. Turmeric, the most important spice in Ayurveda, gives the potatoes that familiar colour. Perfect as a...
Most of us know it's a source of healthy fats, but avocado also offers a good dose of vitamin E, which acts as an antioxidant to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals.
This jerk sauce is amazing with all kinds of meat (especially chicken or pork), but teamed with some lovely fish and a zingy salsa it's a real showstopper.
This Italian classic is a firecracker of a dish. Try to use a mixture of tomatoes - sweet cherry and juicy beef varieties, and whatever else you can find will create beautiful flavour and texture.
We serve these lovely little meatballs hot with a tasty tomato sugo (sauce), but they're also delicious with pasta and rice, or eaten cold with a green salad and some chilli jam.
Pasta con le sarde is a trademark dish of Sicily, due to the abundance of beautiful fresh seafood they have in southern Italy. However, my version uses tinned sardines, which are a great alternative if...
This chicken and shrimp stew hails from the Afro-Brazilian region of Bahia ('xim xim' is an African term for stew). A bit like a korma, this is sweet, spicy, nutty and really tasty.
Being vegan doesn't mean compromising on flavour, as this recipe proves. Tofu gives this nut roast a creaminess that makes it seem decadent. Crunchy and full of spices, everyone will be tucking in. You...
Watermelon is just so refreshing in summer, and the crisp radishes, fresh mint and chilli hum from the dressing make this incredible. It really reminds me of the food in Los Angeles.
This paella-style dish is a simple one-pan meal that makes the most of tasty and cheap chicken drumettes. (This is the meaty upper part of a chicken wing - if separating your own wings, keep the tips and...
Here you get Caribbean flavours in the juices. We used a small turkey, but a larger one will need more stuffing. The cornbread recipe makes enough for a larger one, so just increase the other ingredients....
When they first appeared, in the 18th century, bath buns were strewn with sugar-coated caraway seeds. This recipe is adapted from Elizabeth David's English Bread and Yeast Cookery.
Each of these raviolo is filled with delicate ricotta and a whole egg yolk, which remains nice and runny. It's a seriously lush pasta dish that pairs beautifully with salty pancetta.