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Trusted by home cooks for 90 years, The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Test Kitchen and cookbooks hold a singular place in shaping home cooking within the Australian culinary landscape. Today, the AWW Test Kitchen in Sydney is a thriving hub for food content, connected to two bustling photographic studios where a talented team of Australia’s best recipe developers, art directors, editors and photographers create our world class food content. Our recipes are thoroughly tested and tasted and given the Test Kitchen tick of approval, guaranteeing you’ll get great results in your home kitchen.

OSSO BUCO WITH OLIVES, BASIL AND ANCHOVIES
Quick & Easy

Osso buco with olives, basil and anchovies

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Recipe suitable to freeze. Note
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Flying saucer cake
Baking

Flying saucer cake

We used a blackboard as a serving plate for this fun spaceship cake. Get the party goers to create their own universe using chalk.
Flying      Saucer
Quick & Easy

Flying saucer

Trim and position licorice bootlace to outline the windows. Position silver lollies between windows and around base; position one silver lolly on top of the flying saucer. Trim and position blue sour strings to outline base of flying saucer. Using picture as a guide, decorate flying saucer with remaining lollies. Sculpt the cake so it […]
italian white bean and chicken stew
Quick & Easy

Italian chicken stew

Delight in this warming, hearty Italian inspired hotpot with juicy chicken, delicious vegies and plenty of filling, fibre-filled beans. The fennel adds a nice aniseed flavour, but is not overpowering.
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lemon shortbreads
Quick & Easy

Lemon shortbreads

Piping the dough in this way results in a delightfully curly result that looks dainty on the plate. Plus, there's the added element of citrusy surprise when you bite into the shortbread.
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gingerbread-spicedfig muesli
Healthy

Gingerbread-spiced fig muesli

Replace fresh figs with stone fruit or berries. You can buy rolled rye at selected health food stores; replace it with rolled oats if you can’t find it. Store the muesli in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 months. Note
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ernie elephant
Quick & Easy

Ernie elephant

Mint Slice is a biscuit with a light, crisp chocolate biscuit base, a thick layer of mint cream and a smooth coating of dark chocolate. Note
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hoisin and peanut dipping
Quick & Easy

Hoisin and peanut dipping

Makes enough for 1.5kg American-style pork spareribs. Ribs can be marinated in the sauce for three hours or overnight; use the marinade to baste ribs during cooking. Sauce also goes well with grilled pork cutlets or as a marinade for chicken wings. Note
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keema with green chilli and tomato
Quick & Easy

Keema with green chilli and tomato

To freeze complete recipe to the end of step 2. Transfer to an airtight container. Label, date and freeze for up to three months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in a saucepan and continue from step 3. Note
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five
Baking

Five

You will need, Oven tray large piping bag fitted with 1cm (½-inch) plain tube. 8cm x 26cm (3¼-inch x 10½-inch) bar cake pan 20cm (8-inch) ring pan 30cm x 45cm (12-inch x 18-inch) rectangular prepared cake board Note
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abc chart
Quick & Easy

Abc chart

6-hole (¾-cup/180ml) texas muffin pan 12-hole (¹/³-cup/80ml) standard muffin pan 12-hole (2-tablespoons/40ml) deep flat-based patty pan 3 texas muffin paper cases (blue) 6 standard paper cases (blue) 35cm-square prepared cake board (see basic know-how number 2, pages 160-161) decorations ¼ cup (40g) icing sugar 100g ready-made white icing (page 180) You’ll have about 1 cup […]
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lentil and bean burger
Lunch

Lentil and bean burger

The relish is best made a day or two ahead and stored, covered, in the refrigerator to allow the flavours to blend. You can add a finely chopped, fresh red chilli to the mixture if you want it hotter. Note
chocolate pancake recipe with cocoa powder

Chocolate pancakes with chocolate custard

Our fluffy buttermilk chocolate pancakes are for true chocolate-lovers only! Topped with a homemade thick and creamy chocolate custard and fresh raspberries, it's the ultimate chocoholics' dessert.
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chicken & almond sandwiches
Lunch

Chicken & almond sandwiches

To save time, use leftover chicken or bought barbecue chicken, remove all skin and bones before using. Tarragon is the essential flavouring for many classic French sauces and dishes. It is also blended with parsley, chives and chervil to make fines herbes. Note
Beef and rice soup
Quick & Easy

Beef and rice soup

Straight out of an authentic Japanese restaurant and on your dining table. This fresh, clean and delicious Japanese soup is delicious and oh-so-versatile.
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TURKISH DELIGHT WRAPS
Quick & Easy

Turkish delight wraps

A trick to cutting turkish delight is to place it in the freezer for 15 minutes to firm up, then cut it with an oiled knife, making sure to oil the knife regularly. You need a 6cm (2½-inch) fluted square cutter, or alternatively use a 7cm (2¾ inch) fluted round cutter. Note
joe bad
Baking

Joe bad

Ensure the safety pins are removed before serving cake. Assemble cakes then, using image as a reference, cut out cake. Use a toothpick to mark out Joe’s features on cake. To make facial stubble, use toothpicks dipped in black colouring. Note
chicken and bacon club
Lunch

Chicken and bacon club

This sandwich is at its best eaten warm, but if you don't have the right facilities to cook the chicken and bacon at lunch time, then cook the chicken and bacon in the morning and assemble the sandwich at work.
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chicken casserole
Quick & Easy

Chicken casserole

You could use mixed char-grilled vegetables from a delicatessen instead of the bottled variety. This recipe is best made just before serving, it’s not suitable to freeze as the mushrooms will become tough and rubbery. Note
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raspberry and apple cupcakes
Baking

Raspberry and apple cupcakes

If using frozen raspberries, don’t thaw them, as the colour will run. Granny smith or golden delicious apples are both good varieties to use in this recipe. Note
bacon corn cakes
Lunch

Bacon corn cakes

Served with dollops of sour cream and fried tomatoes, these fritters make a fantastic breakfast or brunch.
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tuna cucumber mini-maki
Lunch

Tuna cucumber mini-maki

Wiping the knife with a damp cloth will make cutting the sushi roll easier. You need a sushi or bamboo mat, available from Asian food stores and most supermarkets for this recipe. Nori is a type of dried seaweed used in Japanese cooking as a flavouring, garnish or for sushi. It is sold in thin […]
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oysters with shallot &chilli vinegar
Quick & Easy

Oysters with spicy dressing

These spicy oysters are sure to win over your guests at a barbeque or cocktail party. You can make the spicy dressing in the morning and dress the oysters just prior to serving.
FIG & VANILLA VODKA WITH ALMOND MILK
Quick & Easy

Fig & vanilla vodka with almond milk

YOU WILL NEED TO START THIS RECIPE 1 WEEK A HEAD. SERVE THIS COCKTAIL TOPPED WITH A PINCH OF GROUND NUTMEG OR CINNAMON, AND HALF A CINNAMON STICK TO STIR. THE RESERVED FIGS WILL BE QUITE BOOZY AFTER SOAKING IN VODKA FOR A WEEK. YOU CAN EITHER DISCARD THEM OR KEEP THEM FOR ANOTHER USE. […]
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fairy cakes
Quick & Easy

Fairy cakes

To make butterfly cakes, a variation of fairy cakes, cut the circle of cut-out cake in half, replace on the cream like wings. Decorate with silver cachous. Note