Serve with vegetables of your choice. Recipe is best prepared as required. Note

Sweet, milky bocconcini make a great combination with the caramelised onion topping, but brie works beautifully too if you prefer.

Pork and apple are a classic pair in this delicious, punchy salad.

Sashimi salmon may be used instead of tuna. Note

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

This delicious grilled pork dish is complimented brilliantly by this fragrant Spanish style caponata. Make this for your family for dinner and they'll be asking for more!

Quick and easy udon noodle stir-fry with chilli and mixed vegetables.

Dish up this classic kids' favourite for dinner and watch them devour it. Spaghetti and meatballs is well loved for good reason.

Rich and decadent, you'll only need a small square of this lovely fudge to satisfy the sweetest of cravings. Enjoy with your afternoon cuppa.

This recipe is also dairy-free and egg-free. Note

Fresh, tasty and full of flavour, this barramundi with tomato, caper and walnut dressing is the perfect dish to serve at a weekend lunch party.

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Lean and healthy grilled pork with a flavour-packed salsa verde.

We used blue-eye fillets in this recipe, but you can use any firm white fish fillets you like. Note

Nougat ice-cream is swirled with Turkish delight, pistachios and cranberries then drizzled in a raspberry sauce in this divine dessert.

serving suggestion Steamed baby peas. It is fine to use just one 300ml carton of cream for this recipe. Fishshouldbe an important part of everyone’s diet. Ocean trout is high in omega-3, essential for a healthy heart. It has a great flavour and texture; it’s available all year and can be used in a wide […]

Un-iced cakes are suitable to freeze for up to 3 months. Note

A healthy and filling brown lentil, zucchini and chorizo salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

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

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

Microwave suitable. Note

Rich, fiery sambal oelek lends heat to this delicious dish of snapper with a spicy tomato sauce.

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

Colourful, chocolatey and utterly moorish, these tasty spotty cookies are perfect for a bake stall or school fete.

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.

Soft, light and garlicky with a crisp, golden crust, these little garlic potato soufflés make an excellent starter.

Fragrant Thai pork mince from Australian Women's Weekly.

Balti curry paste is a medium-hot paste containing coriander, fenugreek and mint, which gives it a distinctive mild "green" flavour.

Green tea soba noodles are made with buckwheat flour and finely ground green tea, which look great when combined with bright, fresh vegetables. Note

This creamy salmon pasta is comforting and delicious.

You can toast both sides of bread for a crunchy toast, or only one side for a softer texture. Tapenade is a thick paste made from black or green olives, capers, anchovies, olive oil and lemon juice. Both black and green olive varieties are available from most supermarkets and delicatessens; you can use whichever style […]

Get out the pressure cooker and make this exquisite dish in no time.

Get the kids busy in the kitchen with these adorable kitty cat cupcakes.

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.

26cm x 35cm (10¼-inch x 14-inch) baking dish; 6-hole (¾-cup/180ml texas muffin pan; 30cm x 40cm (12-inch x 16-inch) rectangular cake board. 10 white chocolate Melts; 3 rainbow sour straps; ½ cup (135g) blue jellybeans. A cake for budding gardeners. Note

Take this Tuscan salad to work for lunch. Keep the bread at room temperature and salad in the fridge.

Herb-flecked and fragrant, this colourful salad makes a wonderful lunch, side or light dinner.

Make sure your prosciutto is really thinly sliced for this divine snapper recipe, to ensure it cooks crisply.

Brought to you by the classic Australian Women's Weekly children's birthday cake cookbook.

These little iced thongs are the cutest thing ever to serve up this Australia Day.

Thrill the kids with these easy hot-pink cupcakes topped with Jaffas.

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

Quick, easy and full of flavour; make this teriyaki beef and soba stir-fry for a tasty snack.

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

This refreshingly delicious zucchini and mint couscous salad makes the ultimate side dish to a dinner spread, or a light vegetarian meal.

You will need about 2 lemons for this recipe. You can freeze the unused egg whites and use them later in friands, omelettes or a pavlova. VARIATIONS You can make this recipe with other citrus fruit, simply replace the lemon rind and juice with the same amount of rind and juice of whatever citrus fruit […]

Quinoa (keen-wa) seems to be the superfood of the moment, and for good reason. It is the seed of a leafy plant similar to spinach. Its cooking qualities are similar to rice, and it is full of goodness and protein.

Prosciutto is an unsmoked thinly-sliced Italian ham. It is air-cured and comes in two varieties: prosciutto crudo (raw) and prosciutto cotto (cooked). We used prosciutto crudo in this recipe Note

A light and flavourful Asian-style dish of udon noodle salad with buk choy and shiitake mushrooms.

If you're new to gluten-free baking, make sure that you purchase pure icing sugar and not icing mixture, as the latter has gluten added.

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

These little morsels only improve with time.Make 1 or 2 days ahead. Use rounded ice-cube trays if possible as the ice-cream blocks will unmould more easily.You can also make this as a log. Place ice-cream mixture in a bar cake pan lined with baking paper.Once frozen, place on a wire rack and drizzle with melted […]

Tarts can be made one day ahead; store, in a single layer, in an airtight container. The stars of the day can act all grown-up like their favourite celebrity with a flute of pink fizz in one hand and a canapé in the other. As well, there’s the kids’ all-time favourite jam tarts made into […]

The varieties of mushrooms used in this wonderful broth make for an intense and delicious flavour. Asian flavours complete the taste sensation.

Adding salt during cooking was once thought to make pulses tough ­ it doesn't. However it does slow down the cooking time, so it's best to season this Greek lentil, spinach and dill soup at the very end.

Filled with hazelnut praline cream, this stunning sponge is perfect for a special occasion.

This vegetarian pasta dish makes a fantastic quick dinner and is also great for the lunchbox.

This easy, spicy salad is full of zesty flavour and texture.

If you love omelettes and are partial to a bit of heat, try this Asian-style delight. It is quick, easy and delicious. The heat in chillies comes from a chemical known as capsaicin. Chillies also contain high levels of antioxidants, so fire up!

This fresh, zesty corn and capsicum salsa with coriander and chilli is perfect paired with salmon, chicken or steak.

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

Gorgonzola is a creamy, blue cheese from Italy; if unavailable, use blue Castello. Note

If you have time, marinate the steaks, covered, for several hours or overnight in the refrigerator. Note

To open fresh coconut, pierce one of the eyes then roast coconut briefly in a very hot oven only until cracks appear in the shell. Cool the coconut, then break it apart and grate the flesh. Note

These delicious savoury biscuits make the perfect canapé or snack.

With a judiciously herbed crumb crust, tender lamb, this dish is sophisticated enough to serve at a dinner party but won't take you hours to make.

Use well-drained canned corn kernels or thawed frozen corn instead of fresh corn, if you like. Note

Try this sticky Italian christmas classic with a chocolate and orange twist.

Store purée, covered, in the fridge for up to 2 days. Purée is suitable to freeze in 1-tablespoon batches in ice-cube trays, covered, for up to 1 month. Note