Meal plan: Five dinner ideas for this week

Last week, my daughter and I read Bread and Jam for Frances, the 1964 picture book about a little badger who doesn’t want to eat any of the food her mother cooks. Recipe by: Yossy Arefi Makes: 4 to 6 servings Total time: 1 hour Ingredients 1tsp ground coriander 1tsp smoked paprika 1tsp Aleppo pepper flakes 3tbsp olive oil Kosher salt and black pepper 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs 1 small head cauliflower, cut into 2in florets 3 shallots, quartered lengthwise 1¼ cups Greek yoghurt 2tbsp chopped fresh mint 2tbsp chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish 2tbsp lemon juice, plus more for serving 1 garlic clove, finely grated Method 1. Recipe by: Young S Kim Adapted by: Samin Nosrat Makes: 2 pancakes Total time: 15 minutes Ingredients For the dipping sauce: ¼ cup citrus ponzu sauce 1tbsp toasted white sesame seeds 1 scallion, thinly sliced For the pancakes: ½ cup potato starch ½ cup all-purpose flour 1tsp garlic powder ½tsp baking powder Pinch of sea salt 1 heaping cup kimchi, plus ¼ cup kimchi juice 2 scallions, chopped 2tbsp gochujang 1tbsp sugar 1tsp fish sauce 3tbsp neutral oil, such as canola Method 1. Recipe by: Millie Peartree Makes: 4 servings Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients 4 skin-on salmon fillets, pin bones removed 4tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1tsp Cajun seasoning 1tsp smoked paprika Kosher salt and black pepper 450g baby potatoes 450g thick asparagus stalks, trimmed 2 garlic cloves, chopped Method 1. Recipe by: Melissa Clark Makes: 4 servings Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients For the pickles: 2 limes 3 small Kirby cucumbers or 1 large cucumber, peeled if you like and thinly sliced 1/3 cup very thinly sliced fennel bulb 1 large shallot or ½ small red onion, thinly sliced 1tbsp light brown sugar ½tsp kosher salt For the pork cutlets: ½ cup flour 1/8tsp cayenne 1/8tsp freshly grated nutmeg 2 eggs, beaten 1½ cups panko or other unseasoned breadcrumbs 680cm pounds boneless pork cutlets, pounded to 2cm thick Coarse kosher salt and ground black pepper Safflower, peanut or vegetable oil, for frying 1 scallion, thinly sliced, including greens Lingonberry jam, for serving Method 1.