This dip is so versatile in what dishes it can be paired with. Or go simple and accompany just with pittas or Turkish bread.

This recipe is best made close to serving. Note

Red curry paste, fish sauce and lime juice give this chilli pork its classic Thai flavour. It's a fast, fresh and tasty dinner that's perfect for a mid-week boost.

Accompany fritters with a salad for a light meal or serve them as a side dish if preferred. Fritters can be cooked a day ahead. Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Place fritters on an oven tray and reheat in a 150°C oven as required. Note

This aromatic lamb curry is one of the signature dishes of Kashmiri cuisine. So turn up the heat on a chilly evening with our delicious version.

These tasty Indian spiced patties are great enjoyed on their own with a side salad or as a side or starter to a big Indian feast.

This delicious savoury slice is gluten-free, wheat-free, egg-free and nut-free - the perfect snack for kids at school or people with allergies and intolerances.

This backstrap and mint pesto is perfect served with sliced cooked potatoes

Try this healthy and flavoursome warm lentil and chorizo salad with a macadamia oil dressing.

For one-pot cooking, French provincial dishes can't be beaten with their simple methods and big flavours.

Fragrant and flavoursome dry beef curry with onions and peanuts from Australian Women's Weekly.

Whip up this spicy pasta dish for an easy, speedy weeknight dinner.

Whiting with pine nuts, currants and tuscan cabbage from Australian Women's Weekly.

Use a whole-egg mayonnaise instead of the aïoli, if you prefer. Note

This romantic steak dinner is absolutely delicious topped with pats of melting anchovy butter, sautéed mushrooms and steamed green beans.

A flavorful, deliciously textured bowl of Tuscan bean soup from Australian Women's Weekly.

This delicious Mexican breakfast dish is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

The humble chicken schnitzel is always a winner. Jazz up your usual crust with some lemon zest and herbs. Serve with some greens and there'll be no complaints.

Bucatini, a thick spaghetti-like pasta with holes through the centre, with a spicy lamb sauce.

Quick, easy and ever so slightly boozy, if you're looking for a dessert you can throw together quickly without sacrificing on flavour this caramelised pears on vanilla ice-cream recipe is perfect.

This recipe works equally well cooked as 40 mini pancakes as cocktail food, or as 6 pancakes as starters.

Bitter, sweet and salty. What more could you want in a salad?

Serve these honey mustard cutlets with spare sauce from the pan drizzled over them to help season the green beans.

A quick, hearty lunch is only minutes away. Customise the filling in this recipe to your liking.

An exotic tabbouleh dish with refreshing watermelon and marinated haloumi.

The chicken dumpling mixture makes 40 dumplings so you need a package containing at least 40 wonton wrappers. You can make the dumplings whenever you like, and freeze them, separated in two, or even four, batches, sealed tightly in snap-lock bags. When you want to use them, remove what you need from the freezer and […]

Baharat is an Arab spice mix which usually contains allspice, black pepper, cardamom, cloves, dried coriander, cumin, nutmeg and chilli. Note

This Middle Eastern-inspired dish is easy, well-balanced and delicious.

You can use any firm white fish fillets in this recipe. Note

Take your time with these beef ribs, and you'll be rewarded with tender, falling-off-the-bone goodness. Serve topped with our homemade barbecue sauce and easy potato pancakes for a winning meal.

Rich with capsicum, tomato and anchovies, this simple pasta is a great go-to recipe when you need dinner in a hurry.

A very healthy and succelent warm salmon, risoni and pea salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

Serve these popular Japanese dumplings piping-hot with combined soy sauce and chilli oil, or with rice vinegar.

Chinese chilli paste can be substituted for sichuan hot bean paste, if unavailable. Note

The delicate flavours of the fish are electrified by this delicious sweet and sour combination.

Celeriac may not be the prettiest of vegies, but this knobbly brown tuber is quite delicious. It has a white flesh with a subtle celery flavour and, when mashed, has the creaminess of potato - making it an ideal accompaniment to tender meats.

Frozen peas can be thawed and substituted for fresh peas, add them to the pasta just before draining it. You need approximately 600g fresh peas for this recipe. Note

A warm creamy bolognese pasta salad with Australian Women's Weekly.

You can serve the felafel with a rocket and tomato salad. If you like hummus then you’ll love this Middle-Eastern vegetarian specialty, which is also made from chickpeas. Note

Can be made a day ahead. Cover; refrigerate until required. Note

This creamy pasta is so simple to make and bursting with flavour.

This pasta salad with crab is as striking as it is delicious.

French-style braised peas and green onions are a wonderful accompaniment for a juicy salmon fillet topped with fresh lemon zest. Serve on a bed of couscous to mop up all the delicious juices.

A hearty and spicy green chilli stew from Australian Women's Weekly.

lemony dressing Note

Seafood marinara mix is widely available and very convenient, although you could experiment with all of your favourite seafood morsels.

Quick and delicious cinnamon brandy snaps with orange cream from Australian Women's Weekly.

Chinese cooking wine (chinese rice wine or hao hsing) is available from selected supermarkets and Asian food shops; use sherry if you can’t find it. Somen noodles are the thinnest variety of Japanese noodle, similar to vermicelli. It is available at selected supermarkets and Japanese food shops. Note

Fun and delicious Mexican beef burrito baskets for the family to enjoy.

For an easy, tasty and speedy meal at any time of the day, you can't go wrong with baked beans, bacon and tomato on toast.

Try these delicious Indian meatball wraps with spicy tandoori yoghurt sauce, fresh veggies and mango chutney.

Clockwise from top left: lemon lentils; spiced potatoes, cauliflower and peas; tomato lamb curry; Ishmael’s egg salad Note

A hearty Asian-style salad of beef and mushroom from Australian Women's Weekly.

Spiced turkey koftas with sweet and fragrant fig and brown rice pilaf.

Various combinations of rice and lentils are eaten throughout the Middle East and India, with perhaps the two most well-known versions being Lebanese mujadara and Indian kitcheree. Our Egyptian take on this homely dish, however, adds delicious "oomph" to the rice-lentil theme with its fragrantly spicy caramelised onion and piquant chilli sauce.

These delicious spiced lamb puffs are the perfect starter course.

If tortillas are slightly dry, dampen with a few drops of water and microwave for about 20 seconds. Note

The true finger-licking chicken, southern fried chicken is a classic dish from the US Deep South. Especially good served with corn on the cob dripping in butter.

A barbecued chicken weighing about 800g (1½ pounds) should give you 2 cups of shredded chicken meat. Note

Panko breadcrumbs can be found in the Asian section of most supermarkets. You can use packaged or fresh breadcrumbs in this recipe, if you like. Note

serve with soft polenta. Note

Try this twist on crumbed chicken, delicious crunchy parmesan and couscous chicken makes a fresh, stylish shared platter for parties.

This traditional Cuban dish is known as ropa vieja, which translates as "old clothes". It is so-named because the tender shredded meat is said to resemble shreds of fabric. It is wonderfully flavoursome, and beautiful served up with crusty bread.

If you want to add something extra to this dish, add a shot of orange-flavoured liqueur to the caramelised oranges, just stir through while they're cooling.

This warming and fragrant French style onion and fennel soup is absolutely amazing topped with melted cheddar cheese souffles. This is gourmet soup at it's finest.

Grilled Indian-style chicken with spicy lentils from Australian Women's Weekly.

Basil is one of the easiest and most useful herbs to grow. You don’t need a large kitchen garden, a pot or a window box in a protected, sunny position is sufficient. Basil will grow year-round (depending on the climate) and you can freeze the leaves for later use. Note

The stem of the zucchini is the baby zucchini attached to its flower. Note

Create this rich and luxurious veal parmesan with minimal effort. We show you the quick way with this delicious recipe.

For a tasty, healthy meat alternative to fill your burgers, try this sensational veggie patty recipe brought to you by Woman's Weekly.

Algerian chicken and chickpea soup

Crouton comes from the French word croûte, which translates as crust ­hence these crunchy pieces of garlic bread soak up the sauce in this dish. Croûtons can be made a day ahead and stored in an airtight container. Note

fish option Grill white fish cutlets. Cool; flake into pieces. Top rice salad with fish. Note

Chicken or pork mince can be used instead of turkey mince. Note

Use flaked parmesan cheese if pecorino is not available. Note

A delicious and fun accompaniment to roast dinners.

Crispy and tender duck breasts with fig sauce and spinach risoni from Australian Women's Weekly.

Onion soup with beer

A modern and delicious beef bourguignon pie with individual dishes filled with the traditional French beef stew and topped with puff pastry.

Pernod is an anise-flavoured liqueur drunk straight, or diluted with ice or water, as an aperitif. The French also call it pastis, and it is popular drink in late afternoon as an appetite stimulant.