Sometimes you don’t need a single recipe, you need a direction. A starting point that helps you figure out what you actually want to make rather than staring blankly at the fridge until inspiration either strikes or you give up and order pizza. That’s exactly what a good recipe roundup does. It curates, it narrows things down, and it saves you the twenty minutes of scrolling that somehow never results in a decision anyway.

The roundups in this collection are built around the way I actually think about cooking. By ingredient, by occasion, by what’s in season, by what the week calls for. Looking for every way to use caramelised onions? There’s a roundup for that. Need five gnocchi dishes that aren’t the same as each other? Covered. Want the best pasta recipes for a dinner party, or ten things to do with leftover lamb? This is where you’ll find them. Think of it as having a well-organised, opinionated friend who has already done the thinking for you and just wants to point you in the right direction.