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1122 recipes to explore — every one original and tested.

Tomato Basil Pasta served and ready to eat Italian

Tomato Basil Pasta

A quick fresh tomato sauce with garlic, basil and good olive oil — proof that simple…

⏱ 25 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Classic Carbonara served and ready to eat Italian

Classic Carbonara

Silky eggs, salty pancetta and sharp pecorino tossed through hot pasta — a Roman classic that…

⏱ 20 min 🍽 2 servings 📊 Medium
Caprese Salad served and ready to eat Italian

Caprese Salad

Sliced tomatoes, mozzarella and basil with a drizzle of good olive oil — summer on a…

⏱ 10 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Easy Tiramisu served and ready to eat Italian

Easy Tiramisu

Layers of coffee-soaked sponge fingers and silky mascarpone cream — Italy's most loved dessert, no baking…

⏱ 20 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Easy
Classic French Omelette served and ready to eat French

Classic French Omelette

Pale, soft and rolled rather than folded — the most refined three-egg dish you can master.

⏱ 5 min 🍽 1 servings 📊 Medium
Ratatouille served and ready to eat French

Ratatouille

A slow-cooked Provençal stew of tomato, courgette, aubergine and pepper — sunshine in a pan.

⏱ 1 hr 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Black Bean Quesadillas served and ready to eat Mexican

Black Bean Quesadillas

Crisp tortillas with melted cheese, smoky black beans and a quick lime salsa — dinner in…

⏱ 20 min 🍽 2 servings 📊 Easy
Mexican Beef Chilli served and ready to eat Mexican

Mexican Beef Chilli

A rich, slow-simmered beef chilli with smoky chipotle and dark chocolate — deeply savoury and warming.

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 🍽 6 servings 📊 Medium
Jamaican Jerk Chicken served and ready to eat Caribbean

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Smoky, spicy, deeply flavoured chicken with a homemade jerk marinade — bold flavour with a Caribbean…

⏱ 1 hr 🍽 4 servings 📊 Medium
Jamaican Rice and Peas served and ready to eat Caribbean

Jamaican Rice and Peas

Fluffy rice cooked in coconut milk with kidney beans, thyme and a scotch bonnet kept whole…

⏱ 40 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy
Kung Pao Chicken served and ready to eat Chinese

Kung Pao Chicken

Diced chicken stir-fried with peanuts, dried chillies and a salty-sweet sauce — Sichuan flavour at home.

⏱ 25 min 🍽 3 servings 📊 Easy
Honey Sesame Chicken served and ready to eat Chinese

Honey Sesame Chicken

Crispy chicken bites tossed in a sticky honey-soy sauce with toasted sesame — better than the…

⏱ 30 min 🍽 4 servings 📊 Easy