Dinner ideas

A quick and easy vegetarian pizza for Italian food lovers, you can add any vegetables you prefer to this recipe.

Ask your fishmonger to cut thick tuna steaks; thin steaks can easily overcook and dry out. Note

A super fast and easy, but entirely delicious, spicy Moroccan soup from Australian Women's Weekly.

Hot grilled fish paired with a fiery tomato and cucumber salsa makes for a mouth-watering summer dish.

The cheese and bacon toasts on the side make this rich, savoury cauliflower soup a meal all by itself but it also works as a starter for a dinner party.

This delicious grilled scampi dish makes a great starter for a dinner party, or other special occasion or celebration.

Before starting the recipe, boil the kettle so you have boiling water ready to prepare the noodles. Chinese barbecued pork, also called char siew, is traditionally cooked in special ovens, it has a sweet-sticky coating made from soy sauce, sherry, five-spice powder and hoisin sauce. It’s available from chinese butcher shops, ask them to slice […]

This tart-sweet chutney partners hot or cold poultry and pork perfectly.

You can use yellow squash instead of the yellow zucchini, if you like. Note

Spicy and rich duck vindaloo from Australian Women's Weekly.

East meets West in this delicious Asian-style chicken burger with carrot, cucumber and peanut satay.

These tender beef kebabs with a roasted vegetable salad are full of the flavours of the Middle East. They're also perfect served with a couscous salad if you prefer.

Aromatic and refreshing, these easy baked mussels are wonderful served with crusty bread.

Asian-style duck and rice noodle salad with Vietnamese mint and fresh coriander.

An exquisite salad of barbecued chorizo, chickpea and pumpkin with a sweet and sour sherry vinegar dressing.

Reserve the rind from the ham after it has been removed. When storing the ham (or the leftovers), re-cover the leg’s cut surface with the reserved rind ­ this will keep it moist. Use a small sharp knife to cut through the rind about 10cm from the shank end of the leg. Gently lift rind […]

Stir fries are a great healthy meal option, and easy to throw together on a busy weeknight.

Veal schnitzel is thinly sliced steak available crumbed or plain (uncrumbed); we use plain uncrumbed schnitzel, sometimes called escalopes, in our recipes. Because veal schnitzels (escalopes) are a very lean cut of meat, they dry out quickly if overcooked. Fry them over a high heat for a short time. Note

Chermoulla is a Moroccan blend of herbs and spices traditionally used for preserving or seasoning meat and fish.

The deep, savoury flavour of this red wine and shallot sauce is the perfect complement to this dish of tender steak, mashed potatoes and green beans.

Fragrant and spicy Thai beef and noodle stir-fry from Australian Women's Weekly.

The flavours of this sticky duck are spectacular and team perfectly with the refreshing cabbage and radish salad.

A roasted lamb rack smothered in herb crust served with crispy roasted potatoes finished off with leeks gently poached in wine and stock. What more could the family want?

A classic of American frontier cookery, pork and beans makes a fabulous weekend lunch or dinner dish in the middle of winter.

Recipe is not suitable to freeze. If you’d prefer a vegetarian option of this soup. Microwave rice is fine to use here. Note

Any all-round or mashing potato is fine to use here. Pontiac or sebago are also good choices. Note

The flavours in this recipe are so fragrant, and given a little heat from the chilli it is a wonderfully zingy, delicious salad.

You can tell just by looking at this salad that it will be fresh, light and tasty on the tongue. Chicken cooked in this way should stay moist and juicy, don't be tempted to boil rapidly or cook it for too long or it will be tough.

If you want a richer flavour, add a little cream and blue cheese to the baking dish. Note

White cut chicken with spring onion dressing from Australian Women's Weekly.

Crispy haloumi, spinach and tomato party pizzas that are great for sharing with family and friends.

A daikon and potato gratin with spring onion, bay leaf and crushed garlic.

On those occasions when only meat and potatoes will do, here is your go-to recipe.

If you don’t have a grill plate, you can cook the recipe in a large non-stick frying pan instead. Swap the trout for salmon, if you like. To bulk out the vegetable component of this dish, add some snow peas. Note

This whole barbecued veal fillet with salsa verde stuffing works just as well with a whole beef sirloin fillet.

Lamb chops with roasted garlic yoghurt, smothered in a fragrant Middle Eastern herb mix.

You need smoking chips and a smoke box for this recipe. The smoke box and hickory smoking chips are available at most barbecue supply stores, as are other varieties of wood chips that can also be used to smoke meat on the barbecue. Note

Make the national pub favourite for dinner at home with this fab veal schnitzel with winter slaw recipe.

Lemon, garlic and chilli potato salad, potato recipe, brought to you by Australian Women's Weekly

Stir-fry is always a dependable quick and healthy mid-week dinner, five spice and chilli lift this spicy chilli out of the ranks of the ordinary.

This Greek-style marinade is great for flavouring all meats.

This fresh and zingy Vietnamese salad is great for lunch or dinner. It can even be used as a side to take along to a BBQ or dinner party!

For a comforting family meal, try this creamy chicken pie topped with crispy sour cream pastry.

Make these lamb & quinoa pizzettas for a delicious party snack or summer lunch.

Healthy grilled turkey steaks with a flavourful green olive and tomato relish.

Grilled tandoori chicken with a fragrant tomato and coriander salsa from Australian Women's Weekly.

Baby heirloom tomatoes are available from most supermarkets and greengrocers. These pizzas are best made close to serving. Note

Rich and fragrant Thai coconut and coriander pork from Australian Women's Weekly.

Nothing goes better with lamb than rosemary and balsamic - try these delicious chops.

Snake beans are long (about 40cm), thin, round, fresh green beans, Asian in origin with a taste similar to green or french beans. Used most frequently in stir-fries, they are also called yard-long beans because of their (pre-metric) length. Kecap asin is a thick, salty, dark soy sauce. It is available from Asian food stores […]

These tender, juicy veal cutlets are enhanced with a fragrant basil mayo and crisp asparagus. With just 30 minutes cooking time it's a tasty dish you're sure to return to again and again.

Quick, easy and delicious, these veal schnitzels are a guaranteed weeknight winner.

Add baby capers and chopped basil the pasta sauce, if liked. Any type of spaghetti can be substituted, if liked. Serve pasta with lemon wedges and basil leaves, if liked. Note

Serve this colourful platter of sliced grilled beef, assorted sprouts and vegetables for a healthy, delicious meal with friends and family.

You can use crayfish tails in place of the lobster for this salty and delicious Cantonese lobster with black beans recipe.

The classic surf'n'turf, beef and prawn, dish with delicious homemade kumara hash browns and corn.

Colourful and delicious fried rice topped with thinly sliced omelette.

Anchovy, chilli and lime lamb from Australian Women's Weekly.

The perfect side dish for roast meats and barbecues, this mediterranean smash has tender potatoes, olives, garlic and basil.

This quick and tasty pasta dish is packed full of flavour and is perfect for a mid week dinner for the family. The combination of crispy proscuitto and tender pumpkin is complemented wonderfully by freshly shaved parmesan cheese.

A hearty winter stew with beef, black bean and corn from Australian Women's Weekly.

This tender beef rib roast makes for the ideal family meal complete with roasted vegetables and gravy.

Don't let the cook time dishearten you, this dish is very simple to prepare, and the flavours are well worth the wait!

Cavolo nero can be substituted with cabbage or silver beet. Note

You will need to cook about 1/3 cup (50g) brown rice for this recipe. Note

East meets West in these delicious Asian-style pork meatball rolls with hoisin mayonnaise.

Similar to ravioli, agnolotti are tiny pillows of pasta stuffed with one of any manner of different fillings. You can buy these already made, sold in cryovac packages, in the refrigerated section of your supermarket or fresh from specialty pasta makers. Note

Koftas are simply minced meat mixed with spices, and often onions, and rolled shape, although in many Arab countries they are shaped into ovals.

This colourful, veggie-packed frittata is delicious hot or cold at any time of the day.

Pesto, from the verb 'pestare' in Italian, means pounded. Pesto pre-dates tomato sauces. It originates in Roman times.

Made completely from scratch, the dough is the key component to this tasty double-crust pizza.

If you can't get a pre-made marinara mix, your fishmonger will happily make one up for you including all of your favourite seafood. There are no real rules, but select seafood that will hold its shape well, and be careful not to overcook it.

Butterflied sardines are boneless with the two fillets attached. To do this yourself, cut off the head just behind the gills. With a small knife, cut along the belly, from head to tail then open out. Holding the spine at head end, pull it down firmly towards the tail end and snip with scissors to […]

For a more intense flavour, marinate the pork for 3 hours or overnight. Note

Spicy lamb wraps with a red salad of cabbage, beetroot and red onion served with harissa yoghurt.

Deglazing: This is the initial step in making a sauce that incorporates the browned bits sticking to the bottom of a pan in which meat has been cooked. A small amount of liquid is added to any remaining meat juices in the pan, then over heat, the pan is scraped to loosen the browned caramelised […]

Döner kebab is a Turkish dish made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. It can be made using chicken or beef.