This New Orleans Creole hot pot with sausages, celery, onions, green peppers, leeks, tomatoes and corn on the cob, among other flavours, are brought together with a Creole-style roux and gently cooked to offer up deep rich flavours in a hearty gravy. Less spicy than Cajun gumbo, this also makes it a popular dish with children.

Another in my series of a fusion approach to the British tradition of the Sunday roast, this Thai Sunday roast—with chicken—is a fusion Sunday meal influenced throughout by Thai cooking, an easy way to make a Sunday fixture a little different. A spiced Thai rice stuffing, sweetcorn fritters, peanut and ginger roast potatoes and Thai style vegetables.

Vegetarian mushroom and courgette pasanda with spiced carrots and peas (gajar matar), garlic bread and corn on the cob

A TexMex and Mexican inspired chicken meal salad with all the spices and dressings and even a little wine surprise