The simplest of custards is an easy, gentle undertaking while something warm and sweet bakes in the oven.

Give steak and salad an easy upgrade with a post-grill marinade of Asian flavours and a crunchy leaf.

Transform waning fresh herbs into a citrus-spiked green sauce and use it to take lots of dishes up a notch.

With the warm depth of ginger, these apple-cider glazed pork chops are a 15-minute weeknight winner.

There's nothing fancy going on here except densely textured, buttery goodness. Welcome to Cake 101.

Simple fruit jelly gets all grown up, made with pomegranate juice and a shot of Chambord liqueur.

Make delicious filled pasta without making pasta – my shortcut uses Asian dumpling wrappers instead.

A lightning-fast way to get something great on your plate in under 10 minutes.

Give weeknights an easy lift with a fridge-foraged pasta that’s user-friendly for fork, bowl and couch.

Use this recipe as a template to create your own soup and enjoy a bowl of warming Asian flavours anytime.

I always keep the ingredients on hand to make this very fork-friendly, quick and easy pasta sauce anytime.

Give chicken pieces a lightning-fast flavour boost with the magic of aromatic Chinese five-spice powder.

My Spanished-up version of spaghetti carbonara with spicy chorizo and Amontillado sherry is a winner. Olé!

A simple assembly job of fresh, cool ingredients makes this an easy weeknight choice or portable lunch.

A fast, clean way with fish, especially delicately flavoured fish like John Dory, with braised fennel.

My way with this Italian classic of rice and peas is a set-and-forget affair. I call it my not-risotto.

A 70s bistro fixture updated for the 21st century: chicken poached in a creamy tarragon-infused sauce.

My easy version of harissa starts with fresh red chilli peppers, ready to be used in the oven or grill.