This dish is inspired by the flavours of the colder months in the year. Using few ingredients this is asuper easy meal to put together.

This seasonal pearl barley risotto is a great way to cook up delicious vegetables when they are at their absolute best in terms of flavour and nutrition. The freshness very nearly jumps out of the bowl.

Broccoli is in season in the UK throughout March, April, May. In this recipe it provides a mouth-watering alternative in pesto to herbs such as basil.

Risotto is a northern Italian rice dish cooked with broth until it reaches a creamy consistency. It provides a great way to us whatever vegetables are in season and of course leftover wine or cheese that has gone a bit hard. This is our green bean and spinach risotto.

This one-pot Thai curry is big on flavour but low on effort, made in only 3 steps. It's a great way to use up any leftover veggies, just throw in whatever you have hanging around for an easy weeknight dinner.

A spicy version of a classic, minus the cheese. Chick pea flour (gram flour or besan) is a great store cupboard item. You can use it to make batter for onion bhajis or sweeten it to stuff into breads. It is commonly cooked with yoghurt to make spicy creamy dishes but it also works for a vegan version.

This fragrant paste adds that extra aromatic kick to your Thai dishes. It keeps really well, so make a batch and then store in the freezer for future use. Using ice cube trays to portion out the paste is a great way to manage your meals.

A delicious dal doesn’t just polish your environmental halo, it’s also full of delicious, feel good ingredients, leaving you fuller for longer. If that’s not enough, it’s cheap as chips to make.

Egg fried rice is one of the nation’s favourite takeaway recipes. What’s more, it’s a perfect home for leftover rice, and odds and ends of lacklustre veg. It's an absolute food waste buster, what’s not to like?

The staple food of Jamaica is rice n peas. The type of ‘pea’ can vary, some people use gungo peas, others pigeon peas. We like the rice with red kidney beans as it adds a rich red flavour. The addition of coconut makes a rich creamy tasty rice.

You don’t have to be a caper-ble cook to make this zingy pasta dressing. Capers are great to have on hand as a store cupboard essential to an extra edge to a plate of food.

Never waste a spotted banana, not when you can add some spice and heat and make the most amazing curry.

Pesto pasta is the go-to recipe for a filling meat-free dinner. The pasta and pesto are ready in a flash so if you're short on time just fry up some tomatoes to finish off the dish. If you've got longer, throw whatever vegetables you have to hand into a roasting dish with a bit of oil and a pinch of salt, the perfect way to use up any end of the week veg box leftovers.

A delicious white sauce recipe and a great way to use up leftover milk. Great as a sauce to go with vegetables or chicken, even better in a lasagne.

This is a kid (and adult) friendly pasta sauce. The perfect meal for after you've carved pumpkins for halloween and are wondering what to do with the carvings. Scarily easy, cheap and tasty.

This recipe is a great way to make the most of turkey pieces, leftover herbs and vegetables, and even spare sausages and bacon from those family fry-ups on Christmas morning and Boxing Day. It’s an easy recipe to do, especially if you buy in quality puff pastry, and a great way to clear out the fridge of cooked meat and surplus vegetables.

These frittatas are made from the very versatile pulse, the chickpea. Chickpea flour is essentially dried, ground chickpeas—fancy that?

Use up whatever veg you have in your fridge and serve with a pesto or tomato-based dip. They can be made in advance and will keep in the fridge for about 5 days and they also freeze well.

This green pesto is a simple and tasty way to use up pumpkin seeds that are often wasted. You can add grated parmesan (or any other hard cheese) if you wish, but it is equally good without. This recipe is cheap to make using frozen peas. But you could use any variety of green vegetables like spinach or broccoli. If serving with pasta try adding halved cherry tomatoes just before serving.

The spice of the ginger plays off beautifully against the sweetness of the beetroot in this soup recipe. Best eaten in the winter when you need a tasty and thrifty pick-me-up.

This pie is a great way of using leftovers after a roast chicken dinner, as well as lots of delicious veggies the may need using up.