Baking

These herby goat's cheese tarts make a delicious and elegant brunch or lunch with a crisp green salad.

Indulge your sweet tooth with this gorgeous coconut and passionfruit pie. Enjoy a big slice with a dollop of ice-cream or fresh cream for a beautiful dessert.

Decadent baking in under half an hour? Amazing but true with this delicious chocolate slice recipe!

Lovers of the chocolate and mint combination will be delighted with this decadent brownie.

These divine little smoked salmon tartlets will be snapped up by guests at your next party.

With a texture this silky and a flavour this heavenly, you'll not be able to resist a second helping of this decadent chocolate orange mousse cake. It really is that good.

The ‘religieuse’ is meant to resemble a nun in a habit. Note

When beating the egg yolks and sugar, the ribbon stage indicates when you’ve dissolved the sugar and properly aerated the mixture. To check, remove a spoonful of the mixture, drizzle it over the top of the remaining mixture in the bowl; it should hold its shape briefly, before disappearing into the mix. You need a […]

Succulent chicken breasts stuffed with ricotta and basil make a wonderful dinner party dish. Using a piping bag to fill the pockets with stuffing will make it easier.

This recipe is nut-free and egg-free. Note

Frittata can be made a day ahead; keep, covered, in refrigerator. Note

A meat-free meal to feast on, these spicy Mexican beans with cornbread and avocado salsa are delicious.

An uncomplicated recipe that can be prepared as an everyday meal, or a `glam’ one for special occasions. Note

Drizzled in a toffee syrup and plump with fruit and nuts, this cake will be the centrepiece of your Christmas table.

Position the large cake on the small cake, then spread pink butter cream over toadstool cap. Split the spearmint leaves in half through the centre then slice the halves into three pieces. Note

Tender lamb wrapped in banana leaf with a fresh and fragrant Thai salad.

The beauty of the crumble is in its rustic look. There's no need to take too much care with the crumble topping, whichever way you toss it onto the delicious fruit, it will brown up and look so good when running with rivers of cream.

You can use these divine little curried lamb pasties in so many ways, as a shared platter for parties, for lunch or as an after school snack.

Topped with fresh chilli and spring onion, these spicy beef and eggplant cups make a tasty starter or light meal.

Delicate and delicious cupcakes with white choc curls from Australian Women's Weekly.

Delight your guests with these crisp sheets of freshly made, herbed flat bread.

To prevent dough from sticking, dust the inside of the cutter with flour. Home-baked treats are healthier and more tasty than store-bought ones, and the kids can be involved in their making Note

You can make these in a standard muffin pan; line the holes with paper cases, or a folded square of baking paper, as we did here. Note

Ossobuco is a Milanese speciality of veal shanks braised with vegetables and white wine topped with a polenta crust.

Chewy, lemony and nutty, these pepita and sesame squares make great lunch box treats.

Wow your dinner guests with these vibrant and delicious blackberry soufflés.

To prevent excess water leaching into the gratin, steaming is the best method to use for cooking the vegetables. Note

Celebrate your child's birthday with this adorable yellow beehive cake!

These gorgeous treats are sweet to look at and especially sweet to eat.

If you don’t have a candy thermometer, boil the syrup until it’s thick with heavy bubbles. Remove from heat, let bubbles subside, then reassess the thickness of the syrup. Note

For either a morning snack or afternoon tea, this moist, zesty loaf is just perfect.

Try these fudgy brownies for an easy, decadent treat.

Vary the flavour by changing the dried fruit to chopped dried apricots, raisins, seeded dates or seeded prunes, or a combination of any of these. Note

Loaf and oval-shaped pans are available in racks, or as individual pans. It’s the individual pans that need to be stood and baked on an oven tray, simply for easy handling. Note

Tangelos are a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine, tasting more like the latter but closer in size to the former. You need four for this recipe. Any citrus fruit of similar size can be substituted in this moist, exquisite and fruity cake.

To freeze Complete recipe up to to “Brush pastry edges with egg, top pies with small pastry rounds, pressing edges to seal”. Wrap each pie in 2 layers of plastic wrap and 1 layer of foil. Label, date and freeze for up to 3 months. To reheat, preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan forced). Place […]

If you don’t have a mixer with a dough hook, knead the dough by hand on a floured surface for 10 minutes by pulling and stretching the dough at every quarter turn. Flatbreads are best served freshly baked. Note

Spiced with cumin and packed full of grated vegetables, these carrot and zucchini muffins make a great lunch box or after-school snack.

Meatloaf is good served hot, warm or cold – serve it as a meal with mash and green vegies or a salad. Cold meatloaf makes a great sandwich filling. Meatloaf doesn’t freeze well. Note

Silky smooth and full of incredible flavours, this chicken liver parfait with sourdough wafers makes an excellent share plate or a starter for a dinner party.

Bite-sized tarts with a vanilla and raspberry crème brûlée filling and a crispy toffee topping make an elegant dessert or afternoon tea.

Assemble and serve éclairs as close to serving time as possible. Note

This quick and tasty Asian inspired salad makes a brilliant mid-week dinner or dish to entertain your guests.

For a slightly different take on the classic Italian lasagne recipe, often served with a rich beef bolognese sauce, this dish uses ground chicken, hearty mushrooms and fibre-packed zucchini. It's a great way to sneak more vegies into your kids diet!

Soufflés must be made just before serving. Note

This is the perfect recipe for picnics, mother's group, committee meetings, play-dates; any time you need to feed a big group easily, a caramel apple pull-apart will do the job.

This gourmet dessert combines the sweetness of pomegranate syrup with a beautiful rosewater infusion to create this turkish delight roulade. This is perfect for delighting loved ones.

These muffins have a soft and fruity centre and with a delicious crunchy topping.

To give the pastry an extra golden shine, brush it with a little egg before baking. Serve topped with a scoop of ice cream, if you like, or sandwich with some nutella, or jam and whipped cream Note

Who can resist the decadent combination of hazelnut, chocolate and raspberry?

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this twist on the classic French dessert.

These trendy little veggie tarts make a great snack for all ages!

There are many parts to this dish, so it pays to get yourself fully organised before you begin. Despite the work involved, coconut panna cotta with mango and wafers is worth the effort.

This crunchy apple crumble is heavenly served with runny cream or a big scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

Sticky, spicy and delicious chilli and honey-glazed loin with mee goreng.

Add another ½ cup milk if making several hours ahead, as the sauce will thicken on standing. From cold, bake, covered, at 200°C/400°F for 30 minutes or until heated through then uncover and bake for a further 10 minutes or until browned. Note

Filled with plump raisins and drizzled with a rich chocolate glaze, this luscious cake makes the perfect afternoon treat or dessert.

We've given a grapefruit flavour to the classic lemon meringue pie here, but you could experiment with any citrus fruit, or a combination of.

Once you have your technique sorted, these little triangles of tasty goodness can be flipped and folded and put together in no time.

Just wait for the hidden crunch.

It’s important to measure the closed springform pan; the measurement that appears on the base of the springform pan sometimes refers to the measurement of the pan when it is open. This rich flourless cake can be made with other dried fruit, such as figs, or a combination of raisins, currants and sultanas, and with […]

Any thick crusty-style bread can be used for this delicious dish. Serve it as a decadent supper on cold winter nights.

A truly Italian pasta bake of chicken and broad bean rigatoni.

These festive loaves make for wonderful Christmas gifts.

These gooey, delicious two-tone brownies make an excellent gift! Jazz them up with a little cellophane and ribbon.

This buttery apple pie slice is perfect for a picnic and tastes heavenly with whipped cinnamon cream.

For those in search of indulgence, it's hard to go past banoffee pie. Fresh banana, caramel toffee and sweet cream piled high, settle down with a slice and a cuppa.

We used a combination of Granny Smith and red-skinned apples in this recipe. Note

It's a good thing these choc-caramel brownie ice-cream bars are so striking and delicious, it makes the fiddly bits worth it!

These indulgent cupcakes with choc mint crush are a delightful treat for any time of day.

Equipment – 1 x deep 20cm-square cake pan, 1 x deep 22cm-round cake pan, 1 x 30cm x 60cm covered cake board. Decorations 2 x 25g packets WONKA NERDS Rope 2 NESTLE Melts White Cooking Compound 2 blue NESTLE SMARTIES 2 ALLEN’S CHICOS, sliced thinly 1 ALLEN’S JAFFAS 1 ALLEN’S FRECKLES 2 ALLEN’S Ripe Raspberries […]

You can decorate the rolls at the end of step 4, by marking the tops with a flat-bladed knife in a criss-cross pattern. Note

This recipe makes 24 patty cakes. glacé icing Sift the icing sugar into a small heatproof bowl. Stir in the melted butter and enough of the water to make a firm paste (start with a little and add more if you need to). Meanwhile, half-fill a small saucepan with water. Turn the stove on and […]

Ideal for the lunchbox, both kids and adults will love this cheesy broccoli frittata.

Creamy and punchy, this spinach and artichoke dip works wonderfully with crunchy Turkish toast for a moreish share platter addition.

Plump with fruit, this delicious apricot fruit cake is perfect with your morning or afternoon cuppa.