8 best side dishes for warm weather.A collection of delicious and less obvious side dishes originally created for specific recipes. But, they all share being able to work with a far wider range of dishes. Some are classics, others a little more leftfield and many are a good way to stop leftovers from going to waste. Issue no.1 of what I hope to be an occasional series and focuses on side dishes that work well in warmer weather. So, ideal for those who live in hot places or a

A Mexican chilli and chocolate chicken dish not be confused with the better known mole sauces that contain some of the same ingredients, but are cooked in a different way. This is a dish that is slow-cooked in the oven that and adaptable to different ways of serving it.

Green pepper and shrimp chilli tacos are an ideal summer dish, indulgent enough to be satisfying, but light enough for hot weather.

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

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