Meals for two

Based on Kanom jeen nam ya, a famous Thai street-food, this easy and delicious rice noodle dish is served with a creamy fish curry sauce that’s traditionally made with a freshwater fatty fish, but in this recipe, tinned tuna is used for convenience

Smoked salmon is the star of this classic French salad, which usually heroes tuna or anchovies

Just a handful of ingredients are needed to rustle up this cheesy chip omelette. Make use of your air fryer if you have one

Swap out the beef for turkey mince with these Mexican-inspired burgers. Topped with guacamole and chipotle mayo, they’re ideal for a midweek barbecue

Kicap manis is a sweet, syrupy soy sauce, often used in Indonesian cooking. Here, it makes a super-simple glaze for pork loin steaks, served with fragrant and nutty fried rice

This is a lovely stir-fried noodle dish to have up your sleeve. Fresh tomatoes must be used rather than tinned, making it perfect for when you have some sad old tomatoes crying out to be used up

Think of this as a fresher, healthier take on a meal on toast. Easy to eat with your hands, it’s perfect summer fare for sitting outside and mulling over another busy day

The sauce here is great mopped up with bread, but the dish also works served over rice with a fresh side salad, or boiled new potatoes

This creamy, sweet and spicy pasta dish comes together in just 20 minutes. Orecchiette pasta holds the sauce well, but you can use any small pasta shape