The Ambush Cook

A mother prone to picking up food learns to make Mongolian beef and vegetable fried brown rice.

A man learns to make pistachio-crusted tilapia, goat cheese bruschetta and mocha bread pudding to keep him out of his mother's kitchen.

Breaking a reliance on the freezer section; spicy peanut butter chicken with basmati rice; molten chocolate lava cakes.

A musician has no confidence in his cooking; braised short ribs and sauteed sweet corn.

A new mother-to-be can still be social at home; asparagus salmon salad; guiltless chocolate mousse.

A restaurant addict learns to use the stove; mustard-crusted chicken; crispy Nutella cookies.