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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.

hearty lasagne
Baking

Hearty lasagne

Lasagne is always a satisfying dish. A lovely slosh of red wine and the addition of mushrooms make this recipe particularly hearty. No one will go hungry tonight.
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roast beef pizza
Quick & Easy

Roast beef pizza

Roast beef pizza. Yes indeed. Suspend your disbelief at least until you try this brilliant example of British and Italian fusion, complete with horseradish, brought to you by Woman's Day.
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Seafood Vol Au Vents
Baking

Seafood vol au vents

Use 250g marinara mix or your favourite seafood in this recipe. Note
Steamed beef dumplings
Lunch

Steamed beef dumplings

To make our dipping sauce, in a bowl, combine 1/4 cup each rice wine vinegar and soy sauce, juice lime. 2 tablespoons water, 1 finely sliced long red chilli and 1 teaspoon caster sugar. Note
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Marinated chicken wings
Lunch

Marinated chicken wings

Sticky, tasty honey and soy marinated chicken wings are a perennial favourite with young and old alike. Great for parties, after school and at the dinner table.
Plum sauce
Quick & Easy

Plum sauce

Spiced with cinnamon, star anise and red chilli, this homemade plum sauce is a revelation in terms of complexity and depth of flavours. Use as a dipping sauce to spice up braised Asian greens or serve alongside beautifully roasted meats.
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Classic crepe suzette
Dessert

Classic Crepes Suzette

You don't have to flambe at the table to make classic Crepes Suzette. Dress the dish with orange segments and a dollop of cream for a bit of extra oomph.
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Portuguese steak
Quick & Easy

Portuguese steak

Steak and egg is a classic in the repertoire of traditional Portuguese cooking. Sherry and a good slug of red wine add depth and complexity to the sauce, with chilli adding a good slug of heat.
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Lemon meringues
Baking

Lemon meringues

It's one of those classic pairings, like cookies and cream or peanut butter and chocolate. These lemon meringues will suit everyone, from sweet-tooth lovers to those of us who appreciate something with a little more zest.
How to cook a hard-boiled egg
Lunch

Hard-boiled egg

There are lots of methods out there for peeling hard-boiled eggs without removing half of the egg with the shell. Our top tip is to crack the egg all over and peel under cold water to help separate the shell membrane from the white.
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Rhubarb and strawberry crumble
Baking

Rhubarb and strawberry crumble

There's nothing ordinary about these fabulous, flavour-packed little rhubarb and strawberry crumbles. The mingled flavour of these two, very different fruits needs to be tasted to be believed.
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Duck a l’orange
Baking

Duck a l’orange

Impress your guests with this rich French delicacy. With tender duck and a smooth orange glaze they'll be raving for quite some time.
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Maple syrup-glazed lamb shanks

Maple syrup-glazed lamb shanks

Maple syrup brings its unique flavour as well as sweetness to these glazed lamb shanks. It's important to use real maple syrup for this recipe rather than a maple syrup flavoured alternative.
Spices of the orient teacake
Quick & Easy

Spices of the Orient teacake

The three types of nuts used here are tossed with the spice mixture then toasted, a process that infuses the cake with their combined flavours. The secret to a successful teacake lies in the beating of the sugar, egg and butter ­ the mixture must be very light in colour and full of air.
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Olive oil & garlic mashed potato
Quick & Easy

Olive oil & garlic mashed potato

This olive oil and garlic mashed potato is smooth, buttery and deliciously garlicky. If you prefer a milder, sweeter garlic flavour, you can add the cloves, uncrushed, to the water while the potatoes boil and then mash it all together.
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Squid with garlic - calamares al agillo
Quick & Easy

Squid with garlic

There's no need to spend hours making the perfect starter; this spicy seafood dish takes just a few minutes to make and will be gobbled up just as quickly.
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Quince crostata
Baking

Quince crostata

This Italian tart with sour cream pastry and a sweet quince jam filling is wonderfully simple to make and delicious to eat.
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Apple tart with caramel ice-cream
Baking

Apple tart with caramel ice-cream

Hot, sweet juicy apples are beautifully snuggled by a crisp, golden crust in this delicious tart. Serve with a big dollop of homemade caramel ice-cream for a winning dessert every time.
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Chorizo and chickpea soup
Lunch

Chorizo and chickpea soup

This appetising soup is jam-packed with as many spices as it is vegetables. From chorizo chunks to paprika, cumin and saffron you'll be wowed with the amount of flavour packed into every mouthful.
Pear oatmeal cake
Quick & Easy

Pear oatmeal cake

Pears and ginger is a match made in heaven, and it's even better with oatmeal. Put them all together and you get this dense, moist and very satisfying pear oatmeal cake.
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The perfect roast potato
Dinner ideas

Roast potatoes

There's nothing more satisfying or delicious than a perfectly roasted potato. The key to achieving that sought after crispy exterior with a fluffy inside lies in making sure the potatoes are really dry before placing them in the oven.
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After school snack ideas
Quick & Easy

After-school snack ideas

When the kids get home from school starving, it's a good time to slip something healthy on their plate. We've got four recipes here, muffins, smoothie, fruit dip and quesadillas, that are perfect.
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Tuna and sweet corn wrap
Quick & Easy

Tuna and sweet corn wrap

Tasty tuna mixed with mayonnaise and sweet corn, plus ripe avocado and baby spinach, make this delicious lunch wrap a great way to get a protein hit with a side of iron in the middle of the day.
Mediterranean tuna baguette
Lunch

Mediterranean tuna baguette

Healthy, nutritious and more likely to be eaten than chucked in the bin - the holy grail of lunchbox packing. This mediterranean tuna baguette ticks all the right boxes and is easily adjusted to suit individual likes and dislikes.