Gluten-free banana and date loaf
All the pleasures of banana bread, minus all the gluten. Now you can have your cake, and eat it too.
Italian-style quinoa salad
The popular superfood quinoa dives in to save lunch yet again with this Italian style salad. Filled with tomatoes, capsicum, boccincini and a zesty dressing your taste buds and stomach will be thanking you.
Pancakes with fragrant apricot compote
Indulge in something a little more decadent with your pancakes than your normal jam topping with creamy ricotta and fresh apricots.
Lebanese lamb burgers
Add some spice to your classic burger with these lamb mince patties, filled with chilli-paste, garlic, and topped off with some Greek-style yoghurt.
Beef larb
Take yourself on a trip to Thailand with aromatic mint, chilli, coriander and lime. This powerful beef dish is best served with a fresh, crispy lettuce leaf.
Italian-style sausage rolls
Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Sweet and sour pork meatballs
Meatballs suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Panko-crumbed fish with crunchy wedges and tartare
A healthier take on our favourite fish fry-up.
Whole baked salmon in parcel recipe
This technique for cooking the salmon is simple, packed with flavour and it’s also a healthy option. The recipe will also work well with other whole fish, such as snapper, hapuku or cod, or with fillets.
Classic scones
If desired, add a pinch of salt to flour when sifting. This is optional, but it does enhance flavour of scones. Leftover dough can be lightly kneaded and rolled for extra scones, but these will be harder and tougher than the first batch due to the extra handling. Scones can be made in the food […]
Green bean and pea salad
To grill pancetta, arrange on a baking tray and grill for 5-10 minutes, until crisp. Cool. Note
Steamed pork dim sims
Recreate this popular Asian starter at home using your own fresh ingredients. It's a fun way to get the whole family involved in the kitchen this weekend.
Steamed apricot puddings
Substitute dates for apricots, and vanilla essence for lemon rind, if desired. Note
Nectarine cake
This cake can be made easily in a food processor. Start with butter, sugar and rind and gradually add remaining ingredients, processing to form a smooth batter. Note
Teriyaki salmon stir-fry
Salmon can be replaced with ocean trout or tuna. Note
Thai prawn and pumpkin soup
You can also make this using green Thai curry paste. Note
Cauliflower mornay
Mornay sauce is a bechamel, or white, sauce enriched with cheese. It’s a favourite for baked dishes that include cauliflower, cooked pasta, spinach, eggs and fish. Certain vegetables, including potato and pumpkin, need to be cooked in order to be digested, but it’s important to avoid overcooking your vegies, as valuable vitamins and minerals can […]
Coffee and chocolate biscuit cake
Traditionally, this cake is made in the shape of a flower with round biscuits. For a neat finish, trim edges of the cake with a sharp knife. Note
Ham and potato fritters
This is a great breakfast, light lunch or late supper. Top it with a perfectly poached egg, if you like. Note
Impossible quiche
This crustless quiche is impossibly quick to make, hence its name. Try it, you'll love it!
Lemon syrup cake
For a clearer result, the syrup is made with pure icing sugar, not icing sugar mixture, which contains cornflour. Note
Pavlova with greek yoghurt and raspberries
A timeless Australian dessert, we've put a healthy twist on the classic pavlova, using creamy Greek yoghurt and fresh raspberries to create an irresistible sweet treat for the whole family.
Sugar-free coconut ice
These festive goodies are so delicious and healthy there's no need to hold back. And they're gluten-free and dairy-free too.
Baked ham with marmalade, mustard and brandy glaze
In these enlightened times we feast in all manner of ways on the 25th. But the traditional New Zealand Christmas dinner of a perfectly glazed ham, carrots, spuds and peas followed by a berry-packed and boozily indulgent trifle is still incredibly hard to beat. Sophie Gray aces a classic
Turkey breast with cranberry stuffing and red wine gravy
This is the Christmas recipe our Taste writers have received the most compliments for over the years.
Coconut chocolate mousse cake
Snowy chocolate mountain
Beef rissoles
Milk-soaked breadcrumbs might seem unorthodox, but they'll give these beef rissoles by Australian Table a softer texture. Serve with steamed potatoes and greens for a complete meal.
Roast chicken with lemon stuffing
How to join a chicken: Remove string, place chicken on a board, and cut skin around leg with knife against carcass then press leg joint outwards to expose the joint. Cut through and slip point of knife under the hack to release the maryland (drumstick and thigh). Repeat with other side. Separate into thighs and […]
Roast chicken with rice stuffing
This gluten-free stuffing has endless variations. Add nuts or dried fruit, and other herbs and spices. To tie up a chicken, place it on its back. Pull skin over neck and secure by folding wing tips back over skin. Run string around wings and underneath to cross over back. Turn chicken over and bring string […]
Shortbread creams
If you like sweet treats but are keeping an eye on your weight, don’t fill the biscuits simply dust them lightly with icing sugar. If served individually, this will yield 16 biscuits. Note
Silverbeet frittata
Looking for a quick and healthy dinner idea? This silverbeet and cheese frittata makes a light and tasty weeknight dish.
Tuna mornay
Tuna mornay recipes are always a handy go-to when you need something quick and simple that has broad appeal.
Veal scaloppine
For juicy, tender veal, cook it until still a little pink. Cuts as thin as scaloppine are easy to overcook to the point of becoming rubbery, so cook the meat quickly in a very hot pan so it browns but doesn’t stew. Only return veal to the pan when the sauce has been sufficiently reduced. […]
Vegetarian mee goreng
Use two packs of Asian Home Gourmet Indonesian Mee Goreng instead of tomato and chilli sauces. Look in the refrigerator section of your local supermarket for pre-fried or marinated varieties of firm tofu. Note
Easy white Christmas
So easy, you'll have plenty of time to make more.
Bacon and vegie loaf
Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave Note
Barbecued pork with nam jim
Crispy on the outside, deliciously tender on the inside - this tasty pork loin is perfect served with fragrant ginger roasted carrots and a zesty Asian nam jim sauce.
Beetroot with watercress and walnuts
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Cajun dirty rice
Suitable to freeze. Rice suitable to microwave. Note
Cajun turkey burgers
Suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Cajun-spiced chicken burgers
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Caramel toffee dates
Not suitable to freeze. Ganache suitable to microwave. Note
Cauliflower with chilli and pine nuts
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. When cooking cauliflower, a light-handed treatment is best. It contains sulphur compounds similar to that of cabbage, which break down as they cook, releasing an odour that strengthens the longer they are cooked. Note
Cauliflower with garlic, chilli and anchovies
Not suitable to freeze. Cauliflower suitable to microwave. Note
Chilli and herb swede crush
Not suitable to freeze. Suitable to microwave. Note
Chocolate sponge with coffee icing
Sponge suitable to freeze before filling. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Poached salmon
Salmon can be poached several hours ahead, but white fish is best poached just before serving. Note
Coconut and raspberry roulade
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. You could use double cream instead of mascarpone. Note
Date and almond cake
Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Double-decker chocolate mud cake
Uniced cake suitable to freeze. Ganache suitable to microwave. Note
Earl grey sultana cake
Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. To make tea, pour 1 cup of boiling water into a heatproof jug. Add 2 earl grey tea bags; stand for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Note
Festive chicken salad
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. If cooking chicken the day before, reserve some of the cooking liquid to pour over the sliced chicken meat before refrigerating. Note
Gravlax on rye with herbed cream cheese
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Kumara and chickpea loaf with mint raita
Not suitable to freeze. Kumara suitable to microwave. Note
Lamb byriani
Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. The lamb can be marinated overnight for extra flavour. If you like a bit of sweetness in your curries, you can also add currants to the rice. Note
Lavender-scented custard with poached fruit
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. You could use 8 fresh plums in place of the peaches, if preferred. You can use the remaining syrup as a base for summer drinks or punches, or reuse it to poach more fruit. Note
Lemongrass chicken sliders with avocado salsa
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Lime leaf chicken
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. To prepare rice vermicelli, put 150g vermicelli into a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 5 minutes, then drain and run under cold water. Note
Mango and passionfruit parfait with chilli glass
Suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Maple baked pears with sweet mascarpone
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Middle eastern meatloaf
Uncooked meatloaf suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Orange and fennel salad
Not suitable to freeze. Note
Orange blossom semolina cake with honey spiced yoghurt
Cake suitable to freeze. Note
Orange sherbet dessert
Not suitable to microwave. Note
Panna cotta with strawberries and lemon basil syrup
You'd be amazed at how well aromatic herbs complement the sweet, borderline tart, flavour of fresh strawberries. All supported by a delicate creamy panna cotta.
Passionfruit jelly with mango
Not suitable to freeze. Suitable to microwave. Note
Pear and celeriac salad with prosciutto
Not suitable to freeze. Note
Pilaf
Try this traditional, triple-tested pilaf by the Australian Women's Weekly for a classic, healthy and exotic vegetarian dish full of wonderful spices and flavour.
Pink velvet cake
Fluffy rose-pink cake dressed in a sinful mascarpone frosting, this dessert is almost too pretty to eat. Almost!
Pork cutlets with chilli jam
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. The chilli jam recipe will make about 2 cups (500ml). It can be made a month ahead and kept refrigerated. Note
Prosciutto, broad bean and bocconcini salad
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Roasted vegetables with couscous and spiced yoghurt
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Harissa is available at selected supermarkets and delicatessens. Note
Stuffed mushrooms
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Vietnamese pork stir-fry
This quick stir-fry is all about the heat and the crunch. Accompanied with steamed rice, this recipe is an ideal mid-week dinner plan.
Yoghurt marinated fish with chickpea and herb salad
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
Bacon, corn, chive and ricotta omelettes
A simple and healthy breakfast for when you've got a little more time to spend cooking.
Banana and raspberry loaf
This loaf can be stored in an airtight container for up to three days. You can wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and seal in an airtight container before freezing for up to one month. Thaw slices at room temperature, straight from the freezer. Note
Barbecue veal loin with rosemary and garlic
Marinated uncooked veal suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Beef and sour cream wraps
Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note
Berry jelly with nectarines
The jelly can be made up to two days ahead of serving. Note
Blood orange sorbet and ice-cream slice
You will need about five blood oranges for the juice. Syrup suitable to microwave. Note
Blueberry sour cream cakes
Un-iced cakes can be frozen for up to 2 months. Not suitable to microwave. Cakes can be made up to two days ahead; store in an airtight container. Ice up to one day ahead. Note
Butter chicken with spinach and mustard seeds
Suitable to freeze. Suitable to microwave. If you are short of time, omit the mustard seeds, extra onion and butter, then stir the spinach through the butter chicken at the end of the cooking time. Note
Cajun spiced chicken burgers
Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note
