Use as a base for a tasty curry: combine Nyonya spice paste with curry powder, coconut milk and tamarind juice and add chicken, seafood, meat or vegetables as preferred.

If you decide to use fresh tomatoes, crush them first for 15 sec/speed 5. Then add rest of the ingredients and sauté 30 min/Varoma/speed 2.

Use sauce to marinate, grill or baste your protein of choice.

Sweet Coconut Filling can be used as filling for sweet buns, pulut inti and kuih ketayap.

Preheat broiler. Place bread onto a baking sheet and lightly brush with olive oil. Place under broiler and toast, watching carefully to avoid burning.

This is beautiiful spicy condiment used in North West African and Middle eastern cuisine.

Garnish with dried red pepper flakes and fresh chives.

Short profile: Mechthild Hellermann, nickname: Mechthild Hellermann Head of a health education centre; four grown-up children, four grandchildren. I have rediscovered my passion for cooking and baking thanks to the Thermomix. Full profile: Mechthild Hellermann Germany The recipe for the chocolate sauce variations came about as I have a lot to do with allergy sufferers professionally. A great many people tolerate cocoa, but have an adverse reaction to other ingredients in industrially-produced chocolate products. I developed this recipe so that these people do not have to go without chocolate sauce or chocolate spread. It is so nice to see how delighted the patients are – particularly the younger ones – when they realise they can enjoy this recipe without any adverse effects on their health.

The sauce can be kept warm in the mixing bowl for up to 15-20 minutes until served. Stir 5 sec/speed 2 before serving.

Use kimchi sauce as a fermenting marinade to make your own kimchi.

To prepare jar: place 17.5 oz water into mixing bowl. Place jar and lid upside down in the center of the Varoma and steam 20 min/Varoma/speed 1 . Leave to drain - do not dry or touch the inside surfaces. Alternatively, thoroughly wash jar and lid in hot, soapy water. Rinse by pouring over with boiling water. Prepare for filling, if needed, by placing on a clean tea towel in a roasting pan and heating in the oven at 212˚F until required.

For a fancy touch . Place mixture into a piping bag and pipe onto serving plates and serve with Sous-vide, steamed, pan-fried fish, seafood or steak. See Cookidoo® for recipes and inspiration.

To remove almond skin, soak almonds in hot water for 10 minutes.

You can store lemon curd in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks.

Serve with crackers and vegetable crudités of choice.

To prepare jars, thoroughly wash jars and lids in hot, soapy water. Rinse by pouring over boiling water. Prepare for filling, if needed, by placing on a clean tea towel in a roasting tin and heating in the oven at 100˚C until required.

Use as a filling for pastries, doughnuts, cakes and biscuits, and for Maritozzi.

Serve with rice pudding, pancakes, potato cakes or with roasted or grilled pork.

Setting point test: place a saucer in the freezer (5-10 minutes). Place 1 tsp jam onto the saucer. When cool, push jam with your finger. If it wrinkles, it is ready. If not, boil jam for a further 2 min/110°C/speed 3 , then test again.

To prepare jar, thoroughly wash jar and lid in hot, soapy water. Rinse by pouring over boiling water. Prepare for filling, if needed, by placing on a clean tea towel in a roasting tin and heating in the oven at 100˚C until required.

Béchamel is a basic white sauce that can be used alone as a white sauce, or flavored with other ingredients to create a different sauce.

There’s no end to recipe options with this pesto! Stir through soups, or toss with vegetables, mashed potato or pasta. When using with pasta, we recommend loosening the pesto with some of your pasta boiling water.