Chinese Kitchen: Spiced-salt Spareribs

You can also use boneless shoulder or chops to make this dish. You will find the result just as deliciously satisfying and tasty.

Chinese Kitchen: Shredded Chicken with Tientsin Fen Pi

This pleasant Northern dish is served cold with a slightly tangy sauce, and because it can be prepared completely in advance it is very handy for entertaining. The fen pi, literally meaning the skin of flour, must not be soggy if the dish is to be successful.

Mediterranean Sardine Salad

Serves: 4 Persons, Preparation time: 15 mins, No Cook, Super Healthy - Heart healthy, Good source of omega-3 and calcium.

• 90g bag salad leaves.
• Handful black olives, roughly chopped.
• 1 tbsp capers, drained.
• 2 x 120g cans sardines in tomato sauce, drained and sauce reserved.
• 1 tbsp olive oil.
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar.

Pitta Pizzas

Serves: 4 Persons, Preparation time: 20 mins, Cook time: 25 mins.

• 4 large pitta breads.
• 4 tbsp tomato purée.
• 2 tsp mixed herbs.
• 2 tomatoes, sliced.
• 6 slices salami, torn into small pieces.
• 50g/2oz cheddar, grated.

Pumpkin Falafel Pockets

Serves: 4 Persons, Preparation time: 20 mins plus chilling, Cook time: 30 mins, 97 p per serving

• 1kg/2lb 40z pumpkin or butternut squash. deseeded and cut Into wedges.
• 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed and dried.
• 1 garlic clove, chopped Y2 tsp chilli flakes.
• 1 tsp ground cumin.
• Small bunch parsley, roughly chopped.
• 2 slices white bread, whizzed to crumbs.