Less than 30 minutes

Serve warm with cream, ice-cream or custard. Recipe is best prepared as required. Note

A roll up is a great way to eat your ham and egg on the go. Make the wrap the night before, up to end of step 2, cook in the morning. Note

Use a clear, carbonated lemonade for this recipe for a light-textured scone. You can replace the thickened cream with clotted cream or whipped thickened cream. Scones are best made on the day of serving. Note

Almond milk is a delicious, refreshing and unique drink.

This spicy masala marinade recipe works beautifully for all kinds of seafood, including prawns. Serve with pappadums for extra flash.

A quick and easy veal tortellini with fresh tomato sauce from Australian Women's Weekly.

Traditionally known as chengdu chicken, this Szechwan stir-fry is full of complex flavours.

A tender and refreshing Turkish lamb, mint and spinach stir-fry from Australian Women's Weekly.

Not suitable to freeze. Note

These crisp apple tarts are fuss-free, speedy to make and completely delicious.

A delicious Thai red chicken curry and coriander chicken with steamed jasmine rice.

Give your crumbed cutlets a Middle Eastern nudge by blending your breadcrumbs with paprika and cardamom. Teamed with couscous and orange, you'll have something healthy, delicious and just a little bit different from the usual chops and veg.

Use any jam you prefer. Note

The combination of grilled pumpkin, creamy feta and almond skordalia adds a delicious twist to this popular Italian starter.

Give your roasted lamb racks and vegetables a touch of sweetness by bathing them in this delicious mustard maple glaze.

Don't limit cornflakes to breakfast time. These crunchy honey slices, packed with cornflakes and oats, make for a great snack at any time of the day.

These crispy Japanese-inspired bananas are delicious served piping hot with cold green tea ice-cream.

storage Lolly cake biscuit will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Slice it as you need it. For round biscuits, place a 30cm x 40cm (12-inch x 16-inch) sheet of baking paper on the work surface. Spoon biscuit mixture onto paper and shape into a 30cm (12-inch) long, 5cm (2-inch) […]

You need to buy a 350g bunch of watercress for the amount of sprigs required. Note

Lamb noisettes are lamb sirloin chops with the bone removed and the "tail" wrapped around the meaty part of the chop and secured with either string or a toothpick. Toothpicks must be removed before serving.

Surprise and delight the kids with these delicious white chocolate and macadamia muffins, or better still, get them involved in making them. They're dead easy and ready to be eaten in around 30 minutes.

You will need to soak eight bamboo skewers in water for at least an hour to prevent them from splintering and scorching. Note

Sweet and sticky Asian-style rolls with beef and asparagus from Australian Women's Weekly.

Creamy, savoury chicken risotto with fresh, peppery rocket makes a great weekend lunch or mid-week dinner. You can add sliced mushrooms when you cook the onion if you like.

Instead of packaged pre-cooked rice, cook 2½ cups long-grain rice, spread on tray, cover with absorbent paper and refrigerate overnight. Note

Spiced tandoori chicken with a delicious pomegranate raita from Australian Women's Weekly.

This vibrant pasta dish is bursting with flavour and nutrition.

A hearty, flavoursome meat-free meal that can be on the table less than 30 minutes after getting home from work. Serve with crusty herb or garlic bread.

Celebrate any occasion with these stunning blueberry cupcakes.

An exquisite and exotic warm Asian chicken salad with sesame dressing from Australian Women's Weekly.

While most of the smoked salmon we buy has been cold-smoked (cured at a low temperature for a fairly long time), hot-smoked salmon (cured at high temperatures for just a few hours) is generally more moist and not as salty; it doesn’t, however, have the same keeping properties as cold-smoked. Note

The secret to round meatballs is to make a circular movement with the pan to roll the meatballs around while they cook.

Kids love to go camping. If you have a large enough grassed area at home, turn the area into a camping ground for the party. It's an easy, inexpensive party theme.

Healthy and delicious Asian-style char-grilled steak with pesto.

Mee (or mie), “noodles”, and goreng, “fried”, are the words used in Indonesia and Malaysia to describe a traditional fried noodle recipe usually containing chicken and nuts, as well as assorted other ingredients chosen by the individual cook. Note

Warm chocolate pudding cakes with a molten chocolate core served with mascarpone coffee ice-cream make an elegant yet indulgent dessert.

These homely little cakes are so easy to make and go perfectly with a hot cup of tea.

Crispy, salty and utterly addictive, this dish makes for a delicious starter.

Simple and satisfying.

A quick and delicious spicy calamari stew with olives and fresh basil; an exquisite Italian-style midweek dinner.

equipment 12-hole (½-cup/125ml) friand pan 5 strong wooden toothpicks 35cm x 40cm prepared cake board (see basic know-how number 2, pages 160-161) medium gum-leaf cutter You’ll have about 1 cup of the cake mixture left over, enough to make another four balloons. The balloons are not difficult to make, but getting the sides of the […]

A healthy, sweet and delicious warm beef, orange and date salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

The perfect side salad for a romantic dinner.

Spoil the family this weekend with these heavenly blueberry pancakes with bacon and maple syrup.

For a beautiful morning tea, serve these golden blueberry scones warm, split open with a dollop of custard cream.

The flavour combination in this easy salad is simply mouth-watering.

Sweet sticky and savoury char siu lamb and noodles stir-fry.

These mini beef wellingtons will be loved by both kids and adults. Great as a snack or with salad for a light meal.

The freshness of the salsa compliments the hearty juicy veal cutlet in this recipe. Perfect for a summer BBQ!

Impress your dinner guests with these elegant cherry and chocolate soufflés.

Spiced with ginger, these dark chocolate truffles make a delectable after dinner treat with a cup of coffee or a digestif.

This recipe is best made just before serving. Note

The contrast between wafer-thin brandy snaps, sweet rhubarb and cool yoghurt is delightful in this sophisticated dessert.

Healthy and vegetarian deep-fried tofu in broth from Australian Women's Weekly.

A classic Asian dish, these honey chicken wings are a favourite on most Chinese restaurant menus. Recreate this delicious chicken dish for your family and friends for dinner.

This is such a quick and healthy dinner and easy on the pocket, too. The vegetables can be varied to whatever you like.

The second best part of making my own snacks is that I know exactly what goes into them - the best part is how they taste. The muesli bars in this recipe can be changed to suit any needs. I put linseed and sesame seeds in them, mostly so I can convince myself that I should eat them. Nuts are lovely, although the boys’ school, as well as many others I am sure, has a peanut ban because of serious allergies. Good additions include slivered almonds, pine nuts, choc chips or chopped apricot pieces.

This is also a great family meal served with rice or bread. The tandoori paste is found in the Asian section of the supermarket. Serve the salad in an airtight container that fits inside the lunchbox with a freezer block. Put the dressing into a smaller container to be put on the salad (or dunked into) at lunchtime – if it's put on in the morning, it will become soggy. If your kids are little gourmets, throw a wedge of lemon in as well.

Talk about cheap and easy! My boys love this slice as an alternative to sandwiches in the lunchbox. It takes minutes to prepare and is full of flavour and stacks of vegetables, too.

Sweet, juicy peaches are beautiful served atop this golden, crumbly almond tart. Sprinkle with some icing sugar for a quick and tasty baked dessert.

We all want to find the balance between food that is exciting for the kids to eat and also provides them with the good stuff they need for their health. These muffins are light, soft and yummy, but still have the added health benefit of oat bran hidden in them.

This pretty marbled chocolate thins are easier to make than you'd expect, marbling the chocolate can be almost therapeutic once you get the hang of it. Avoid rapid cooling and don't put the sheets in the fridge to set, you want the chocolate to be set firm but not brittle when you're ready to use the cutters.