Less than 30 minutes

This dish is packed full of protein, vitamins and minerals, making ginger prawns with sushi rice salad a healthy and delicious dinner choice.

This scrummy and healthy wholemeal spaghetti with broccolini and garlic crumbs is a great for a weeknight dinner. One of those meals that makes you feel good while it does you good!

Almonds add a fresh, nutty taste to this crumbed chicken, which is perfectly paired with a zesty citrus salad.

This pear and hazelnut bread are a delightfully fruity and crispy accompaniment to your morning or afternoon brew. They also make a lovely and thoughtful homemade gift.

EQUIPMENT 25cm (10-inch) round cake board You can make your own meringues for this cake and colour them any colour you like. This works well as a Christmas cake using green and white meringues. You can use butter cream instead of vanilla frosting if you like. Note

Colourful and delicious warm cabbage and bacon salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

This beautiful seafood dish is perfect for entertaining guests. Moist, flaky salmon is beautiful topped with a fragrant olive, capsicum and basil salsa.

Farfalle is a bow-tie shaped short pasta; sometimes known as butterfly pasta. It looks very pretty as part of a pasta salad

Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note

Serve these delicate turnovers dusted with sifted icing sugar for a delicious mid-afternoon treat or, for a yummy dessert, serve with ice-cream.

We used barramundi fillets in this recipe. Note

Serve these juicy beef skewers piping-hot with smooth hummus, tomato salad and warm pita bread.

You can use any firm, waxy potatoes, such as pontiac or desiree, for this salad. You will need about 1½ cups (240g) coarsely shredded cooked chicken. Note

These Mediterranean flavours perfectly complement each other in this healthy vegetarian roll. Note

This sweet, creamy no bake cheesecake is delectable and simply moorish. This recipe will need to be started the day before to give adequate setting time.

This tasty ginger beef stir-fry sweetened with palm sugar and flavoured with those familiar Thai herbs and condiments can be on the table in a flash. That's tonight's dinner sorted. You're welcome.

A rich and fragrant soup with udon noodles, mushroom and barbecued pork.

Tuna sold as sashimi tuna has met stringent guidelines regarding its treatment since leaving the water, so you can be guaranteed of its quality and that it’s safe to eat raw. Note

Perfect for an afternoon tea party, or just an afternoon treat, these little coffee cakes are light and delectable.

Treat yourself to this tender, seared rib-eye steak with luscious grilled mediterranean vegetables.

This lemony pasta dish is just the ticket for a speedy, comforting meal.

Light, fresh and tasty, this delicious oven-baked whole fish is served with fragrant tomatoes and olives to create a tasty dinner dish for any night of the week.

Sweet, chewy coconut macaroons studded with tart dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks.

Please everyone with this vegan starter. The deliciously dense tofu goes perfectly with the crunchy capsicum and buckwheat salad.

Nasi goreng, literally meaning 'fried rice' in Indonesian and Malay, is a deliciously simple dish.

We used amaretto in this recipe, but you can use any almond-flavoured liqueur you like. Note

Baby beetroots are a perfect side to have with ham or turkey - just think about how good their grown-up cousins taste sliced on sandwiches made with either of those meats! Their size means they don't take any time at all to cook, plus they have a smoother, softer texture than their adult counterpart.

Simply is the best way to cook a fine piece of fish, like these tuna steaks. Hold back from overcooking to get the most out of the dish.

This cake is almost a cross between a mousse and a fallen soufflé. It’s a wonderfully impressive cake to present for dessert or with tea and coffee.

You can freeze the uncooked patties. Note

Sandwiched with silky chocolate ganache, these oaty cookies will be a hit with family and friends.

This is a delicious way to get your daily dose of fresh vegetables.

This home-made winter coleslaw is so much better than anything from the store.

Thai basil, also known as horapa, has a slight licorice or aniseed taste. It goes perfectly with this spicy beef noodle dish.

These ginger oat cookies go splendidly with coffee or tea and make a lovely gift.

T-bone really is the king of steaks. This recipe brings out all the beautiful flavours of the beef with a zingy horseradish mascarpone dressing on the side.

Fresh, herbed broad bean salad makes the perfect bed for this tender char-grilled chicken breast topped with chive butter.

Sesame snaps or bars are available from supermarkets either in the confectionery or biscuit section. They are basically sesame seeds set in toffee. If you don’t have a square cutter, simply cut the dough into 4.5cm x 9cm rectangles. Use a ruler and a sharp knife to measure and cut the dough. Note

A lovely strudel is delicious, easy to make, and relatively inexpensive. You can also experiment with different fillings. We've gone with basic apricot here, but all sorts of fruits and nuts make an equally yummy filling.

Quick, easy and totally delicious, this chilli prawn linguine will quickly become a family dinner favourite.

low GI Note

These lip-smacking sticky pork ribs go brilliantly with a warm potato salad.

If you are unable to buy fresh grapevine leaves, buy those that come vacuum-packed in brine. Be sure to rinse them under cold water and dry with absorbent paper before using. Note

These buttery lavender shortbreads make a divine morning or afternoon treat with a cup of hot tea.

Hot smoked salmon is available from major supermarkets. Use a mixture of fresh herbs, such as dill, parsley, basil, chives, mint, oregano or marjoram. If you don’t have a frying pan with an ovenproof handle, wrap the handle in two layers of foil, this will prevent the handle from burning while under the grill. Note

Serve your usual anti-pasta fare atop a pizza base smothered with melted mozzarella and watch it disappear before your very eyes.

Zucchini and chorizo salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

This recipe is a great way to use up leftover sausages, sausages can be served hot or cold. Note

Mix up your stir-fry dinners with this cashew and water chestnut recipe.

These refreshing cookies are perfect after a meal with hot espresso.

For a light and refreshing weeknight meal, try this fragrant beef and noodle salad.

You will need a 2.5-litre (10-cup) rice cooker for this recipe. Dried gnocchi-shaped pasta is available from the pasta section in most supermarkets. Dried gnocchi is generally shaped like a hollowed shell with a ridged surface. Fresh gnocchi usually contains potatoes, while dried gnocchi contains semolina flour and no potato. Note

In just about 20 minutes you can have this healthy beef and greens stir-fry on the table. It's hearty enough to be a meal on its own, but feel free to serve with a steaming bowl of rice or noodles for an extra carb hit.

quiche filling We used lump crab meat from the fish market. Reserve fennel fronds when slicing the bulb. Note

Gazpacho is a chilled tomato-based soup, but other varieties, such as cucumber, do exist.

Cakestand top to bottom: Dried cranberry coconut macaroons; Salmon and egg finger sandwiches. Note

Crisply crumbed and well matched with a piquant roasted tomato sauce, sardines make an excellent breakfast dish, lunch or a starter for dinner.

You can use vegetable stock if you prefer. You could use verjuice or dry white wine instead of vermouth. This soup can be served cold or at room temperature, cover, refrigerate until required. Note

If you would like to make your own delicious pastry cases, see the recipe for pastry in blueberry apple crumbles. Note

Asian-style lamb kebabs drizzled with black bean sauce and sesame seeds.

Vegetable chap-chai is an Asian-style stir-fry of baby buk choy, choy sum and wombok.

Corn mixture can be made a day ahead, make the corn cakes on the morning of the party. Prepare the avocado smash as close to serving as possible; cover the surface with plastic wrap. Note

Select mint leaves that are evenly coloured and have no brown tinge around the edges. A bunch of mint can be kept, stems in a jar of water and leaves covered with a plastic bag, in the refrigerator, up to five days. There are many varieties of mint, but one of the most common is […]

Stir-fries are always an excellent choice for a mid-week dinner, being fast, fresh and full of flavour.

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Pink grapefruit syrup turns these delectable little lemon cakes into something rather special.

These stuffed vine leaves are rich in flavour with almonds, raisins, herbs and burghul wheat all bound together and served with a refreshing yoghurt dip.

When you want to pull out a dish that's set to impress, whole fish always does the job. This baked baby barramundi with pumpkin seed pesto makes a spectacular centre-piece.

With crisp sugar snap peas and a punchy mint dressing, this lamb salad makes a delightful lunch or light dinner.

When in season, use one large fresh mango weighing about 600g (1¼ pounds). Peel mango over a small bowl to catch as much juice as possible; cut off mango cheeks, then slice thinly. Squeeze as much juice as you can from around the seed into the same bowl, add enough cold water to make 1 […]

Delight your family and friends with these miniature crumble pies, best served with a dollop of fresh cream.