Bestselling author Melissa Hemsley celebrates easy and affordable healthy food that everyone can enjoy, as well as a more accessible and sustainable way of eating for everyone. She began her food career as a private chef for actors and bands, including Take That, and has written and co-written five bestselling books, published internationally.

Melissa is a proud long term supporter of food redistribution charity The Felix Project, and volunteers with them regularly to rescue surplus food and to cook for children and the vulnerable. She is an ambassador for Mental Health Mates, the Fairtrade Food Foundation and Women Supporting Women (The Prince's Trust), among others. Over the last 5 years, Melissa has been supporting The Food Foundation and School Food Matters and working on campaigns such as Feed the Future and Free School Meals.

Melissa regularly appears on daytime TV and radio and a host of other cookery and news shows, often speaking on behalf of the charity and community projects she works with. She lives in London with her partner and baby daughter.

• 1: Introduction
• 2: Making it work for you
• 3: Cooking notes
• 4: Time-saving tips for 30-minute meals
• 1: Breakfast & brunch
• • 1: Quinoa power porridge
  • 2: 'apple pie' buckwheat porridge
  • 3: quick quinoa bread
  • 4: easy granola
  • 5: smoked mackerel pate
  • 6: spinach & smoked trout muffins
  • 7: pizza omelette
  • 8: Turkish scrambled eggs
  • 9: Indian-spiced cabbage scramble
  • 10: Harissa greens with eggs & feta
  • 11: Fried eggs, avocado & smoky bean tacos
  • 12: Smocked mackerel & jalapeno salsa tacos
  • 13: Spiced beans & halloumi
  • 14: NYC-style big blinis
  • 15: Birthday breakfast
• 2: Bowl Food
• • 1: Monday miso noodle soup
  • 2: Greek red lentils
  • 3: French lentil stew with gremolata
  • 4: Big-batch dahl with coriander yoghurt
  • 5: Lentil & bean chilli with guacamole
  • 6: Chunky tagine-style stew
  • 7: Lime & avocado gazpacho
  • 8: Creamy watercress, pea & mint soup
  • 9: Ginger miso sunshine soup
  • 10: Tuscan bean soup with Parmesan bites
  • 11: Family-favourite sausage stew
  • 12: Spanish chickpea & almond stew
  • 13: Easy ratatouille
  • 14: Sweet potato & cauliflower curry
  • 15: Courgette risotto with a pesto swirl
  • 16: Malaysian noodle soup
  • 17: Coconut mushroom & chicken soup
  • 18: Waste not, want not bowl
• 3: Meat
• • 1: One-pan pesto chicken with summer vegetables
  • 2: Parmesan chicken goujons with avocado ranch dip
  • 3: Italian chicken stew
  • 4: Fajita party
  • 5: Easy chicken & tomato curry
  • 6: Chicken katsu curry
  • 7: Za'atar chicken tray bake with lemon herb drizzle
  • 8: Korean chicken with sesame sprinkle
  • 9: Asian turkey & carrot burgers in lettuce cups
  • 10: Hoisin duck pancakes
  • 11: Beef & carrot koftas with chopped salad
  • 12: Spiced lamb in baked aubergine boats
  • 13: Spiced lamb chops with mint oil
  • 14: Sausage & kale tray bake with mustard drizzle
  • 15: Filipino-style steak & onions
  • 16: Mamma mia meatballs
• 4: Fish
• • 1: Japanese fish with wasabi pea dip
  • 2: Thai cauliflower fried rice with prawns
  • 3: Baked hake with jalapeno salsa
  • 4: Ginger fish burgers
  • 5: Sardine fishcakes with pea & rocket salad
  • 6: Grilled mullet with Greek salad
  • 7: Garlic tapas prawns
  • 8: Kerala turmeric fish curry
  • 9: Five-spice sea bass
  • 10: Fish en papillote
  • 11: Harissa fish with herby cauliflower couscous
  • 12: Sesame salmon & miso tray bake
  • 13: Spicy salmon teriyaki
  • 14: Grilled mackerel with tamarind ginger greens
• 5: Vegetable mains
• • 1: Pad Thai noodles
  • 2: Spicy nutty noodles with fried eggs
  • 3: Singapore noodles
  • 4: Chinese fried quinoa with spicy garlic sesame oil
  • 5: Thai green vegetable curry
  • 6: Turkish wraps with spinach & feta
  • 7: Warm celeriac salad Nicoise
  • 8: Broccoli falafels with tahini lemon drizzle
  • 9: Mexican bean burgers
  • 10: Veggie cottage pie with cauliflower mash
  • 11: Spiced halloumi & chickpeas with black quinoa tabbouleh
  • 12: Buckwheat pizza
  • 13: Squash rice Spanish style
  • 14: Mushroom bourgignon with butternut squash
• 6: Salads
• • 1: Watermelon, feta & griddled avocado with olive dressing
  • 2: Sesame carrot & courgette noodle salad/stir-fry
  • 3: Freestyle quinoa salad
  • 4: Refreshing ginger noodle & seaweed salad
  • 5: Za'atar salad
  • 6: Herb & pak choi salad
  • 7: Caprese salad with figs
  • 8: California-style kale salad with avocado dressing
  • 9: Best mixed side salad
  • 10: Salsa salad
  • 11: Slaw in seconds
  • 12: Hot-smoked trout with a beetroot fennel salad & scandi-style dressing
  • 13: BLT salad with asparagus
  • 14: Spicy Thai beef salad
  • 15: Lentil salad with garlic yoghurt dressing
• 7: Sides
• • 1: Roast carrots with pomegranate molasses
  • 2: Chickpea wraps with za'atar
  • 3: Buckwheat naans with garlic butter
  • 4: Basil & lemon quinoa
  • 5: Kung pao green beans
  • 6: Heavenly halloumi salad with carrot top pesto
  • 7: Roast cauliflower with Vietnamese dressing
  • 8: Butter bean mash
  • 9: Brussels sprouts with Stilton & cranberries
  • 10: Ginger, garlic pack choi & mushrooms
  • 11: Quickly pickled veg
  • 12: Carrot fritters
  • 13: Killer kale
  • 14: Broccoli & beans with garlic & anchovies
  • 15: Roast vegetable tray bake
  • 16: Butternut squash fries & spiced ketchup
• 8: Snacks, dips & drinks
• • 1: Chickpea crackers
  • 2: Roasted & spiced carrot hummus
  • 3: Broccoli, pea & feta dip
  • 4: Olive & black bean tapenade
  • 5: Cheeky tzatziki
  • 6: Buckwheat blinis with spiced feta
  • 7: Mug of miso egg broth
  • 8: Scoth eggs
  • 9: Bombay spice mix
• 9: Sweets
• • 1: Happiness balls
  • 2: Choc chip cookies
  • 3: Soft serve banana 'ice cream'
  • 4: Banoffee pie in a glass
  • 5: Chocolate chickpea squares
  • 6: Chocolate coconut clusters
  • 7: Little chocolate pots
  • 8: Ginger fruit & Nut muffins
  • 9: Roasted fruit with cardamom & ginger yoghurt
  • 10: Apple & blackberry crumble
  • 11: Lemon & lime drizzle cupcakes
• 12: Any time blueberry bake
• • 13: Celebration cake
• 10: Drinks
• • 1: Green go-getter smoothie
  • 2: Just green enough juice
  • 3: Bananarama smoothie
  • 4: Mint hot choccy or mint choc shake
  • 5: Turbo turmeric lime tea (hot or iced)
  • 6: Mint tea with ginger & lemongrass (hot or iced)
  • 7: Grapefruit & cucumber gin fizz
  • 8: Vodka & blackberry mint sparkler
• 11: Store cupboard
• 12: Fridge & freezer
• 13: Equipment
• 14: Kitchen swaps & saves
• 15: Leftovers & making something out of nothing Basics