Caraway seed and bitter orange marmalade poussin served with spätzle and braised white cabbage. An old German family recipe.

Noodles with yakitori scallops and prawn skewers - delicious dish that is quick and easy to cook (well, once you've marinaded the main ingredients for hours). Perfect for hot weather. Filling yet very easy to digest. A not so traditional Japanese dish.

A chorizo and chickpea stew (potaje) from the north of Spain full of vegetable goodness. In addition to the core ingredients, it includes shallots, sweet peppers, tomatoes, broad beans and a plethora of leafy green herbs.

A tarragon chicken pie made with puff pasty; a fancy version of chicken and mushroom pie. Chicken, shallots, mushrooms, celery and lardons all infused with booze and tarragon in a creamy sauce

Bucatini with butternut squash, bacon and sage is a dish that is easy to whip up with very little effort.

Pasta with prawn and anchovy cream sauce

This Ligurian pasta with mushrooms, capers and walnuts and other ingredients; ready in under 30 minutes; vegan, vegetarian or other

Mustard chicken with beetroot soured cream spätzle is a gorgeous combination of North German Baltic flavours