1. Cook a dish from another country

Has it ever occurred to you that there might be some “refugees” in your fridge?

Garlic, for example, originally came from Central Asia and was frowned upon by the Americans until as recently as the 1940s. Our old friend the tomato is in fact a native of South America, and was greeted with suspicion by the British because they thought it was poisonous. Even the lowly potato has roots in the mountains of South America, and was for a long time snubbed by Europeans because they considered it to be the food of the underclass.

When you think about it, almost any dish you care to imagine includes ingredients that come from somewhere else. Just imagine how much less tasty our lives would be if these foods had stayed at home?

So, why not welcome new ingredients and dishes into your kitchen? Instead of frowning upon lesser known vegetables and sticking to a meat-and-two-veg routine, go adventurous and explore the world - one dish at a time. You might even discover a future tomato or potato.

Gorgeous chilli beef and tatties from Uganda
- recommended by Jade Amoli-Jackson

Super Spinach dish from Palestine
- recommended by Dia Batal

As for desert, here is a nice tip from a Mr Ulmer:
"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first."