This celeriac and beef carbonnade from Arras in the north of France is a slow-cooked delight that takes some time, but is actually very easy to cook. A hearty warmer as the nights start to draw in...

A version of a very traditional dish from Cape Town that uses hearty ingredients—lamb, potatoes, onions and tomatoes—with distinctive spices

Mexican chicken estofado—a type of hotpot— with carrot, red kidney beans and chipotle is an easy and warming dish

Piedmontese spezzatino with stuffed squash is an ideal autumnal dish, cooked with a special vegetable mix that gives base flavours

Lamb and fennel curry from South Africa's east coast. Typical Parsi cooking, it uses nuts and dried fruit, but doesn't use coconut

An extremely versatile slow-cooked beef recipe based on an Italian classic from northern Italy