Bagna cauda is a warm dip; you can serve it in a fondue pot with a small tea light or gentle flame underneath. Serve the dip with your favourite selection of crisp vegetables.

Whether you're serving is as part of a big family dinner spread or a light lunch, this super tasty plate is sure to keep you full, healthy and your tastebuds happy.

Tagliatelle puttanesca, a tangy and salty Italian pasta dish invented in the mid-20th century.

Add the peppermint essence to suit your taste. Start with what we have recommended and add more until you achieve a nice balance between the chocolate and the mint. Note

Heart, healthy, fast and easy vegetable and red lentil soup from Australian Women's Weekly.

These divine fig galettes make a beautiful dessert with a mug of hot coffee. The combination of buttery pastry and juicy fruit is a match made in heaven.

Ready-made rogan josh curry paste is available from most supermarkets; adjust the amount according to taste. Note

Sticky and sweet Asian-style teriyaki steak on a bed of pickled cucumber, carrot and cabbage.

Horseradish is sold in various forms; make sure you use the prepared white horseradish in this recipe, not horseradish cream. You need about four large bunches of spinach weighing about 1.6kg to get the amount of trimmed spinach required for this recipe. Note

You can melt the chocolate in a microwave oven; cook on MEDIUM (55%) about 1 minute, stirring twice while cooking. Note

Give your regular chicken cacciatore some pizzaz by topping it with this delicious and piquant gremolata mix. Serve with crusty bread or mashed potato for a complete and hearty meal.

Spoil the kids with these amazing dessert pizzas topped with strawberries, banana and caramel sauce. Perfect for a sleepover party!

The classic Thai yellow curry lends itself well to all kinds of meats and vegetables. This seafood and eggplant version is particularly delicious. Serve with a bowl of steamed rice.

Serve with cranberry sauce and accompany with vegetables of your choice. Recipe is best prepared as required. Note

These cheesy corn and bacon muffins are delicious served both warm and cold. They make a great morning tea or after-school snack, and are perfect for packing in a lunch-box.

The perfect accompaniment to a big breakfast: quick and simple onion and potato hash.

This cake is a good one for budding pilots, flight attendants or for those who just want to travel the world.

If you have some, add ⅓ cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves (cilantro) to the chilli con carne just before serving. Chilli can be refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to 2 months. Add a little water when reheating if the chilli has thickened. You can also cook the quesadillas in […]

This quick pasta dish uses tinned tuna, which is packed full of nutrients and of course, omega-3 fatty acids. Together with the olives, it packs a big flavour punch.

This gorgeous green salad is the perfect dish to bring to a dinner party as it accompanies meat and seafood like no other!

Tossed in a spicy lemon and chilli butter, this potato salad makes a delicious and vibrant side dish.

For added pizzaz, you can layer the cashew cream in glasses and top with the fruit for a more formal dessert. Try roasting other stonefruit such as plums and apricots.

Soak eight bamboo skewers in cold water for an hour before use to prevent them splintering or scorching during cooking. Note

This plate is ridiculously easy and quick to prepare, yet never fails to impress. The octopus needs just a minute on a hot grill to be cooked to perfection; a generous squeeze of lemon will finish it off beautifully.

This delicious salad is best made and assembled the day you are going to eat it; it can be made in the morning if you are going to be enjoying it for lunch.

A classic modern pie with beef and caramelised onion from Australian Women's Weekly.

This traditional Middle Eastern favourite is a versatile vegetarian dish that everyone will love.

If you prefer a creamier risotto, you can add a knob of butter and a handful of parmesan to this chicken and asparagus risotto at the end of cooking, allow it to melt and stir it through.

A light and healthy Asian stir-fry with chicken, vegetable and almond.

This recipe is dairy-free. Note

Use egg poaching rings to help create the stacks when plating up this spectacular dish.

This delicious Asian chilli chicken stir-fry is packed full of flavour and the goodness of veggies. Plus, it's easy to make - perfect for a mid-week family dinner.

Substitute brown sugar for the palm sugar, if desired. The salad dressing can be made a day ahead and kept, covered, in the refrigerator. Note

Fajita is a traditional Mexican dish where grilled meats and vegetables are rolled up in a tortilla and eaten with your hands. Chicken or pork may be used instead of the beef. Note

Fishmongers and major supermarkets should have fresh shelled prawns with the tails intact. If you can’t find them fresh, prawns are also available frozen. Thaw in the fridge during the day, so they are ready to cook when you get home. Note

This is a homemade version of the delicious Greek sandwich called gyro. Gyros are made from slices of meat cooked on a turning spit.

Called a soufflé omelette because of the way it puffs and billows when cooked, a lighter-than-air appearance make this an impressive dish to serve for brunch.

A classic Italian veal recipe, a superthin veal cutlet, drizzled in a sweet dry wine sauce.

Simple, fast and full of flavour, the ideal mid-week dinner recipe.

After microwaving food for children, it is very important to thoroughly stir it to distribute the heat evenly. Then, you should ALWAYS test the temperature against your skin (dip in a clean finger, or place a small quantity of food on your lower lip). ­It should feel warm, not hot. Note

Wombok is elongated in shape with pale green, crinkly leaves, and is the most common cabbage in South-East Asian cooking. It is found in Asian grocery stores and most supermarkets.

Create this gorgeous green dip by switching chickpeas for soy beans!

Fresh and colourful tropical salad with lime and ginger syrup from Australian Women's Weekly.

This bright juice is refreshing and packs a nutritional punch.

Short-cut bacon is the largest, and leanest end of a bacon rasher. Any canned white beans can be used; we used cannellini beans in this recipe. Note

Light and fluffy white chocolate pancakes with a delicious mango sauce.

This delicious chicken and pumpkin open sandwich is easy to make and healthy enough to enjoy for lunch every day. It's packed full of flavour and goodness to keep you fueled through the week.

you can substitute goat cheese or any soft, crumbly cheese for the fetta in this recipe. Note

Spicy, fragrant and delicious lentil and pumpkin vindaloo from Australian Women's Weekly.

Sweetly astringent cranberry juice is gorgeous paired with simply poached sweet, ripe pears.

A few slivers of thinly sliced rare beef dolloped with some mustard horseradish, atop a baby spinach covered crispy base and you have a delicious and eye catching hors-d'oeuvre.

Add toasted fennel seeds for extra fennel flavour. Note

This eggplant, tomato and parsley salad is fantastic when you need a meal that is low in calories and high in nutrients and satisfaction.

If not serving rolls immediately, place, seam-side down, on a plastic-wrap-lined tray, then cover with a damp paper towel and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Deliciously tart and light as air, this easy souffle makes a fabulous pudding for a dinner party.

Use any kind of crab, available from fish markets, if blue swimmers are not in season. Radicchio is a burgundy-leafed lettuce with white ribs and a slightly bitter flavour.

These tasty, healthy zucchini fritters are fabulous with preserved lemon yoghurt on the side. Use only the rind from the preserved lemon; rinse rind well under cold water then drain, dry and chop finely.

These delicious fish parcels make an easy, healthy midweek dinner.

Rich, earthy and deeply satisfying, the flavour of this mushroom and spinach risotto is lifted by the addition of finely grated lemon zest.

Give a little nod to the finger food of the 60s while giving a more contemporary feel and taste to the classic prawn toast.

Piping hot, crispy and delicious.

Quail can be bought already boned, but with the bones remaining in the legs and wings. Ask the butcher or poultry shop to remove any remaining bones for you, if you like. We’ve chosen to leave all the bones intact in the recipe. Quail can be prepared for cooking a day ahead of the picnic, […]

This recipe is best made just before serving. on the table in 25 minutes Note

You’ll need 3 bunches of baby carrots. Note

Do not be intimidated by the soufflé! Think of it as a flavoured base into which beaten egg whites are folded. The heat of the oven expands the air in the egg white and contracts when cooled. So serve it immediately, hot from the oven.

You’ll have one leftover cube of cake – practise your piping on this if you like. Note

Serve these delightful tea loaves warm with spiced honey cream and hot cups of tea.

Creamy and delicious, when it comes to side dishes this celeriac mash is a star.

It's no wonder few can resist when presented with a smooth, creamy bowl of chocolate mousse; a sprinkling of tart raspberries will cut through the sweetness beautifully.

The tamarind is best described as both sweet and sour in taste, and is high in tartaric acid, sugar, B vitamins and, strangely enough, calcium. It compliments snapper beautifully.

We've used snapper here but any white fish is delicious when dressed with traditional Japanese flavours. The result is a fresh, healthy and light meal. Both black and white sesame seeds are used in Japanese cooking; white sesame seeds have a nutty flavour, while black sesame seeds taste more bitter.

The contrast between creamy honey ice-cream and juicy, sweet fruit is stunning in this lovely summer dessert.

Give your regular damper a herbal lift with this cheesy rosemary version. Serve it as a snack, or alongside your favourite hearty soup.

Succulent lamb fillets form the centre of these tasty little Greek-style pastry with spinach and feta cheese.

Pork wrapped in bacon, what could be better.