Graffiti unlimited
Personalise the messages scrawled all over this clever cake, which looks just like an inner-city wall for the cake. Note
Spiced apple scones
These scones are at their very best made just before serving. Eat them hot, straight out of the oven. Note
Pineapple crunch
You can substitute chopped, drained canned peaches or apricots for the pineapple in this recipe. We used Just Right breakfast cereal in this recipe but you can use any flaked and dried fruit cereal, even a muesli or granola-like product. We used Malibu liqueur but you can use your favourite brand. Note
Spicy crab and prawn fritters with chilli lime dipping sauce
To save time, buy 400g of shelled uncooked prawns. If you can’t find a kaffir lime leaf, just use 1 teaspoon of finely grated lime rind. Note
Stir-fried garlic prawns
If you’re planning a barbecue, you can marinate the prawns in the remaining ingredients overnight, then thread onto skewers and barbecue. Note
Crab and scallop cannelloni with cauliflower puree
Crab meat can be bought already cooked from some fishmongers. Alternatively buy cooked crabs (about 600g) and remove the flesh from the shells and claws – enough to weigh 200g. Well-drained canned crab meat could be used in this recipe. Note
Salmon, potato and rocket cake
We used sebago potatoes in this recipe. Note
Poppy seed cupcakes with orange frosting
ORANGE FROSTING Beat cream cheese and butter in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually beat in sifted icing sugar; stir in rind. You can use a zesting tool to make the thin strips of orange rind. Note
Little piggy birthday cake
And this little piggy went all the way to the top of your favourite cakes list! From The Australian Women's Weekly's famous 'Children's Birthday Cake Book', it's the perfect party pick.
Moroccan barbecued sausages with raw beetroot salad
It’s a good idea to wear some rubber gloves when preparing beetroot to prevent stained hands. If you don’t feel up to cutting it into strips, try the grater attachment on a food processor or use a box grater. Note
Candy train
You can use 8 x 6cm-square (3.5cm-deep) ready-made lamingtons, if preferred. Note
Pigs in blankets
Quirky little sausage and pastry treats that are great for children's parties.
Spaghetti with napoletana meatballs
The combination of pork and veal mince gives these meatballs a deliciously rich quality that you won’t get with beef mince. Note
Coconut fortune cookies
Celebrate Chinese New Year with a special message for your friends and family. Cut 12 paper strips measuring 1.5cm x 8cm (¾-inch x 3¼-inch); write a message on each strip. Do this before starting to make the cookies. If the cookie cools and hardens too quickly before you have time to shape it, return it, […]
Peri peri prawn and coleslaw tortillas
Peri peri prawn and coleslaw tortillas
Mint chocolate truffle cheesecakes
You need an 80cm length of 50mm diameter PVC pipe, cut into 10cm lengths; ask the hardware store to do this for you, or use a hacksaw. This recipe will also fit into six 10cm round springform tins or a 24cm springform tin. Note
Mongolian lamb and noodle stir-fry
Broccolini is a cross between broccoli and chinese kale; it resembles broccoli in appearance, but is milder and sweeter in taste. It has long asparagus-like stems and a long loose floret, both completely edible. Baby buk choy or gai lan work well in this stir-fry, too; use in place of the broccolini. Note
Roasted chicken with potatoes and tomatoes
The secret for making perfect roast potatoes? Use olive oil instead of other oils or butter because it tolerates high oven temperatures better and gives a delicious taste to the potatoes.
Gary ghost
Equipment; 20cm x 30cm rectangular cake pan; 30cm x 40cm rectangular cake board. Note
Steaks with capsicum salsa
This meal has a medium GI. Note
Spiced lamb cutlets with tomato and herb salad
This is a bright and colourful summery dish with lots of big flavours and great textures.
Roasted pear and almond cheesecake
You can use low-fat cream cheese in this recipe if you prefer. Note
Marinated pork ribs
A slab of American-style pork spareribs will consist of between 7 and 10 ribs each. After the meat is cooked, separate the ribs with a knife then eat them in your hands. Note
Pink grapefruit and rosewater sorbet
You will need about four grapefruit for the amount of juice required in this recipe. Note
Garlic and chive croûtons
These delicious and crunchy little garlic and chive croûtons will spruce up any leafy salad.
Pumpkin and sage penne
This recipe is not suitable to freeze. Note
Peppered pork with fig and sage sauce
An exquisite peppered pork dish that can be whipped up for dinner parties in no time.
Steamed plum pudding
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. This recipe is suitable to freeze. Note
Ribollita
Ribollita is a Tuscan soup based on whatever vegetable the cook has at hand. Traditionally, it is thickened with stale bread.
Rouille
Makes enough for six 275g servings of panfried snapper fillets. If rouille separates, add about 1 tablespoon of boiling water to mixture and whisk until smooth. French for “rust”, rouille is so called because of its deep red colour. A capsicum and chilli flavoured sauce, it is often used to enhance seafood stews such as […]
Potato patties with vegetable ragoût
Ragoût, which comes from the French verb, ragoûter, meaning `to stimulate the appetite', does exactly that in this dish.
Pork burgers with caramelised pears
We used corella pears in this recipe. Dijonnaise is a commercial blend of dijon mustard and mayonnaise, available in supermarkets. Note
Chicken, spinach & olive pies
A delicious filo pastry pie that will fill the bellies of your entire family (and more!)
Pork & rosemary meatballs with pasta
This pork and rosemary meatball dish is packed full of Italian flavours, even down to the angel hair pasta.
Passionfruit marshmallow
Cut the marshmallows using an oiled knife, otherwise it will be difficult. Note
Mocha cookies
Simple mocha cookies bring to joy of chocolate and coffee from pantry to plate in under 30 minutes.
Lavender fillo mille feuille
There are usually 22 sheets of pastry in a 375g (12-ounce) packet of fillo pastry. Dried lavender flowers are available from spice shops and online. Note
Salmon cutlets with green apple salad
You can also use ocean trout fillets in this recipe. Cooking times will change slightly for each different kind and thickness of fish you select. Salmon and ocean trout are at their best if slightly underdone. Don’t slice the apples until you are ready to toss the salad with the dressing because the flesh will […]
Robbie 2.0
Macaroons are available from speciality bakery shops and select supermarkets. If you can’t find them, any small round filled biscuit will do. Try mini Oreos or Wagon Wheels, or Monte Carlos. Colour the butter cream, and decorate the robot, using any colours and lollies you like. Fruit Mentos and Smarties come in pastel colours, if […]
Spicy lamb and garlic skewers
These fragrant and spicy lamb skewers are great for sharing with friends and family.
Roast beef with caramelised onion on rye
other ideas: tiny blini or rösti, polenta squares, upturned mushrooms, baby cos or betel leaves, crisped won-ton wrappers or tortilla wedges. Note
Raan with lemon pilau
Recipe is based on a traditional lamb roast recipe from northern India. Note
Ploughman’s lunch
An essential on pub menus across the UK, a ploughman’s lunch is at its most basic, cheese, pickle of some kind and bread. It’s thought to have originated as a ploughboy’s lunch, but variations on the theme are wide, with cold meats and vegetables now common features. Any combination of cheese and pickles will work […]
Rib eye steaks with sweet potato and coleslaw
You can use either savoy cabbage or wombok (also known as chinese cabbage) in the coleslaw. Stout is a strong tasting dark-coloured beer that goes well with beef. Note
Oyako donburi
You can substitute a white medium-grain rice if koshihikari is unavailable. Note
Lamb cassoulet
A rich, slowcooked French casserole with lamb, white beans, streaky bacon and crushed tomatoes.
Stir-fried asian greens
Quick and easy stir-fried Asian greens from Australian Women's Weekly.
Grilled lamb cutlets with warm risoni salad
A flavourful dish for barbecues, lunch or dinner.
Purr-fect friend
If the birthday person is mad about cats, this enigmatic creation will be… purrfection Note
Curried pumpkin & lentil crêpes
Eastern and Western cuisines collide in this delicious baked dish of curried pumpkin and lentil crêpes.
Roasted asparagus and smashed potatoes
If white asparagus is unavailable, use all green asparagus or thin baby carrots instead. Note
Semolina slice
Known variously throughout the Middle East and North Africa as basboosa, namoura or harisi, this sweet slice is saturated with a citrusy sugar syrup which gives it a lovely individual flavour. Note
Poached ocean trout salad with japanese dressing
Substitute watercress and tatsoi leaves for baby spinach and mizuna, if preferred. Note
