Chocolate and salted caramel tart is a pastry tart built around chocolate and salted caramel. The crisp case and well-flavoured filling make it worth the extra step of working with pastry.

Sichuan noodles is a bold noodle dish combining sichuan. It is worth cooking for the balance of slurp, crunch and punchy seasoning in one bowl.

Red thai coconut curry noodle soup is a bold noodle dish combining red thai coconut curry. It is worth cooking for the balance of slurp, crunch and punchy seasoning in one bowl.

Sesame salmon and prawn with egg fried rice is a hearty main dish bringing together sesame salmon and prawn with egg fried rice. The seasonings work their way into the main ingredients as they cook, giving you a complete and well-balanced supper from one recipe.

Sprout gratin with a parsley and walnut crumb is a bubbling baked gratin layering sprout with a parsley and walnut crumb beneath a browned top. It is worth the oven time for the contrast between the tender filling and the savoury crust.

Herb roasted chicken with orzo, aubergine, tomato and feta uses small, rice-shaped orzo with herb roasted chicken with, aubergine, tomato and feta. The orzo absorbs the cooking juices as it softens, giving the finished dish plenty of flavour with little washing up.

Prawns with lemon garlic and feta is a hearty main dish bringing together prawns with lemon garlic and feta. The seasonings work their way into the main ingredients as they cook, giving you a complete and well-balanced supper from one recipe.

Chocolate and chestnut cake is a tender cake bringing together chocolate and chestnut. It is worth baking for the way those flavours carry through the crumb, and it is equally good served in generous slices or as a pudding.

Sticky teriyaki chicken is a hearty main dish bringing together teriyaki chicken. The seasonings work their way into the main ingredients as they cook, giving you a complete and well-balanced supper from one recipe.

Millionaire’s shortbread layers crisp shortbread, soft caramel and a firm chocolate topping. It takes a little patience between layers, but the contrast of crumbly, chewy and snappy textures is worth it.

Roast squash salad with sweet and sour onions is a lively salad combining squash with sweet and sour onions in a well-seasoned dressing. It is worth making for the mix of fresh, soft and crisp textures rather than treating the salad as an afterthought.

Spaghetti with courgette, mascarpone, mint, lemon & parmesan is a full-flavoured pasta dish built around courgette, mascarpone, mint, lemon and parmesan. The sauce clings well to the pasta, making this a satisfying supper without a long list of side dishes.

Bright, fresh, crisp and full of flavour, this salad is a great veggie side.

Panzanella is a Tuscan bread salad that tosses ripe tomatoes, herbs and red onion with chunks of bread and a sharp dressing. It is worth making because the bread absorbs every last drop of tomato juice and dressing rather than letting either go to waste.