This book features best-ever dishes for family meals, quick suppers, dinner parties and special events, shown in more than 500 tempting photographs. It is a classic collection of 500 appetizing main-course recipes suitable for all occasions, from simple meals for one or two, to family feasts and celebrations. It includes delicious vegetable, fish and shellfish, poultry and meat dishes that everyone will enjoy, together with soups, salads, pasta, rice, noodles, pizzas, tarts and pies. It features exciting international cuisine from Spain and the Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Turkey, South-east Asia, Japan, Mexico, the Caribbean and Africa. This fabulous cookbook provides the perfect easy-to-use compendium for people who want more variety at their dinner table. From traditional meals such as Classic Fish Pie and Roast Chicken with Herb Stuffing, to more adventurous and internationally inspired dishes such as Seafood Laksa and Chicken Chow Mein, this wonderful guide features a dish for all tastes. There are also vegetarian ideas such as Roasted Ratatouille Moussaka and Jamaican Black Bean Pot. Whether it is a light lunch, a family meal or a special dinner, there is a wide array of delicious options to choose from, and the book is suitable for both the novice and the more experienced chef.