Apple, pear & cherry compote

Great as an easy dessert for Sunday lunch, then use for breakfasts and midweek puds

5-a-day tagine

Get your day's vegetable quota all in one go. Great for feeding a group, or freeze portions

Easy sweet & sour chicken

Make this easy sweet and sour chicken, everyone will love it

Pesto pizza with artichokes & prosciutto

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Fragrant and sophisticated, a pesto topping helps make this pizza really special

Sloppy Joe pizza breads

Take a jar of tomato sauce, beef mince, mozzarella cheese and a baguette and you have this speedy supper – serve with basil

Pumpkin biryani

Serving this spiced Indian rice inside a pumpkin makes for a dramatic centrepiece when entertaining

Mexican beef chilli

A delicious one-pot of spicy braised beef is a great, stress-free way to fill up a hungry crowd

Mexican rice & bean salad

This low-fat spicy salad with Latin American flavours is packed with fresh vegetables for a filling lunch

Open cottage cheese & pepper sandwich

Throw a healthy slant on bruschetta by topping your wholemeal toast with cottage cheese, basil and contrasting balsamic

Smoky Mexican meatball stew

A simple spicy meatball recipe that makes a great alternative to beef chilli