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A white bowl filled with creamy black beans garnished with fresh coriander leaves, placed on a wooden table.

Black bean red curry

I love to have plenty of recipes at the ready for vegan and vegetarian guests. This dish will be equally fulfilling for meat eaters. Serve with rice or a warm flat bread. Serves 4 as a main or 6-8 as…

A bamboo steamer with five folded bao buns sits on a wooden table, surrounded by bowls of spring onions, herbs, a jar of sauce, tongs, and a pot of shredded meat.

Light & Fluffy Bao Buns

You can make these either canape size for parties or larger for a main course stuffed with the Char Siu pork and a drizzle of leftover marinade, your guests will impressed. As steaming takes time, you can cook the buns…

A ceramic bowl with a halved soft-boiled egg, seasoned with spices and black sesame seeds. Another bowl contains whole and halved eggs. Chopsticks are placed nearby on a stone surface.

Soy Marinated Eggs (shoyu tamago)

These will keep for a month in the fridge therefore I make a batch to add to ramens on rice dishes. I use Japanese tamari soy sauce as this has the benefit of being gluten free. If you can’t get…

Fresh green pasta dough cut into fettuccine strips sits in one tray, while round green ravioli wrappers dusted with flour are arranged on another tray. Both trays are on a wooden surface.

Spinach Pasta Dough

This will make enough for 4-6 servings of ravioli or my vegetable stack recipe. If you have dough left over, it can be frozen for up to three months in an airtight container. Can be made a day in advance…

A stack of courgette slices layered with tomato sauce, diced vegetables, and pancetta, topped with grated cheese and black pepper, served on a dark plate with spinach leaves.

Vegetable Pasta Stack

Use shop bought fresh lasagna sheets if you don’t want to make your own pasta. The sauce can be made the day before and reheated. This version is for a main course for 4, reduce the stack to just two…