Served with a green salad, this is a complete and comforting meal.

This is an exquisite smoked pork joint butterbeans stew, with aubergines, sliced sausages and seasoned with magic paprika and herbs.

A French classic : a creamy veal stew! I had never attempted to make one before.

Chai Boey or Choy Keok (Hot and Sour Chinese Mustard Vegetable Stew)

This African peanut stew is vegan with carrots, sweet potatoes, bell pepper, spinach and of course peanuts.