This recipe for pasta with pumpkin, spinach and thyme sauce takes barely 30 minutes to prepare and is surprisingly delicious for something that is so easy to cook with relatively few ingredients. Ideal for when you need to pull something impressive together with little time on your hands.

A Namibian German recipe for duck with kumquats served with spätzle with beetroot and horseradish. It's incredibly easy to cook. All it takes are good quality ingredients and a little patience to end up with a restaurant-quality dish.

This Cajun bacon hash is a dish from the Southern USA actually harks back to much older French cuisine traditions

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