Homemade American apple pie using two cold butter-and-shortening pastry discs, 1.25kg sliced apples, cinnamon and nutmeg. Makes one 23cm pie, cut into 10 slices.

250min10servingsModerate

Side dishes

Chinese-American Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry (4 Servings)

A Chinese-American style beef and broccoli stir-fry: marinated slices of beef, briefly blanched broccoli and a glossy soy–oyster sauce. Four portions.

45min4servingsModerate

Rice & bowls

Singapore-Style Hainan Poached Chicken Rice with Sauces (6 Servings)

A Singapore-style Hainan chicken rice: gently poached chicken with ginger-scallion broth, fragrant jasmine rice cooked in the stock, and three sauces. This version requires thermometer verification and prompt chilling of leftovers.

180min6servingsModerate

Side dishes

German-Style Crispy Pork Schnitzel (4 Servings)

Four pork cutlets pounded thin, coated in flour, egg and panko, then shallow-fried until crisp. This German-style pork variation follows Nagi Maehashi's home-cooking method.

33min4servingsModerate

Side dishes

Greek Cucumber, Yogurt and Garlic Tzatziki (8 Small Sides)

A cool Greek sauce made from thoroughly drained grated cucumber, strained yogurt, garlic, vinegar and olive oil. No heating required; makes about two cups, eight small side portions.

11min8servingsEasy

Street food

Easy Salvadoran-Style Cheese Pupusas (8 Pieces)

An accessible home version of Salvadoran-style cheese-stuffed masa cakes, shaped by hand and pan-griddled. Makes eight pupusas, two each for four people; not claimed as the definitive traditional formula.

45min4servingsModerate

Side dishes

Cantonese Oven-Roasted Char Siu Pork (6 Servings)

Cantonese-style char siu made by marinating pork shoulder in soy, oyster sauce and five-spice, then roasting and glazing with clean honey-water. Makes six portions; raw-meat marinade is not reused for basting.

80min6servingsModerate

Side dishes

Greek Lemon-Garlic Broth-Roasted Potatoes (5 Servings)

Greek-style potatoes soak up lemon, garlic and oregano broth before a second roast gives golden edges. Makes five side-dish portions.

100min5servingsEasy

Side dishes

Thai Chicken, Potato and Peanut Massaman Curry (4 Servings)

A Thai massaman curry simmering bone-in chicken in coconut milk and curry paste, then adding potato, onion and peanuts. This accessible version uses store-bought massaman paste and serves four.

80min4servingsModerate

Side dishes

Charred Yogurt-Chicken Tikka Masala (5 Servings)

Indian-inspired chicken tikka masala: yogurt-spiced chicken thigh is charred in batches and finished to a safe temperature in tomato-cream sauce. Five servings; allow an additional 3–24 hours refrigerated marinade.

75min5servingsModerate

Dessert

Silky Egg-Free Vanilla Panna Cotta (6 Cups)

Silky Italian chilled dessert made from milk, cream, vanilla and gelatin without eggs. Makes six cups and needs at least six hours of refrigeration to set.

20min6servingsEasy

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