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Black beans, also known as turtle beans, are a common ingredient in Caribbean and Latin American soups, salsas and salads. They are not the same as Chinese black beans, which are fermented soy beans. Note

This delicious Moroccan spiced couscous dish is packed full of flavour and is super quick to prepare, making it a perfect mid-week family dinner.

There are many versions of hot and sour soup throughout Asia. The common factor, of course, is that they all have ingredients to make them both spicy, and sour. This one also has seafood and noodles and is a complete and delicious meal.

Lemon juice gives this cream of chicken soup a citrus lift, cutting through the richness of the soup.

Dukkah is a Middle Eastern spice blend containing toasted nuts and seeds. It is usually based on hazelnuts, spices and sesame seeds, and teamed here with roasted garlic yoghurt it will make your lamb cutlets sing.

This delicious pork and vegetable soup is packed full of goodness and beautiful Japanese flavours that will leave you wanting more. The tender meat and noodles work perfectly together in this healthy Winter dish.

Suitable to freeze at the end of step 3. Note

Green curry paste is one of the hottest of the traditional Thai pastes, coconut cream soothes the fire a little in this green chicken curry.

The barbecue is the perfect way to cook a butterflied leg of lamb. Have your butcher trim, split, and debone a whole leg for you.

This is a meal and a half, perfect for dinner at the end of an active weekend day. Let the crisp potato pancakes soak up some of the zesty chilli and ginger liquid from the steaks.

This delicious yet simple pasta dish is packed with veggies and can be whipped up quickly and easily. In fact, you'll have most of the ingredients in your pantry and fridge already.

Barramundi is perfect for this fish on polenta with dill gremolata, as it's strong enough to handle the gremolata without dominating the overall balance of flavours.

Salted capers are a good choice for this delicious salmon with lemon and caper butter as the texture holds up beautifully when finely chopped. Serve with a peppery watercress salad on the side.

This incredibly simple fish curry uses ginger, garam masala, paprika and turmeric to add flavour without heat, and buttermilk for a smooth, creamy finish.

A bright and colourful dish with lamb cutlets, char-grilled vegetable salad and a chunky pesto.

Honeycup mustard is available from some supermarkets, delicatessens and butchers. If you prefer, you can simply combine dijon mustard with honey in the proportion of 1 tablespoon dijon to 2 tablespoons honey. Note

Chiffonade is a way of cutting leafy herbs into thin strips. Lay leaves flat on top of each other, then roll up tightly and cut into thin strips. Note

You could use whole, cleaned whiting for this recipe if you prefer, just extend the cooking time a little to compensate.

You can warm the tortillas in the microwave oven; follow the instructions on the packet. Note

Roast lamb is always a crowd pleaser. Team it with mint sauce and you'll be rewarded with rapturous applause and cheering. Well, almost.

Recipe can be made a day ahead and refrigerated, covered. Note

This deconstructed Beef Wellington makes for a new take on a genuine classic. A fabulous dish to serve up at a special dinner party.

These flavours are very unique and not for the faint hearted, however for something new and adventurous this recipe might just fit the bill. It is well worth trying.

if you can’t find orecchiette pasta, replace it with penne. Note

This spicy beef and mushroom soup will warm you up on a cold winters night.

Who doesn't love a good meat pie?

No single category of nutrient has been more clearly determined to have anti-inflammatory health benefits than omega-3 fatty acids, and tuna is packed full of them.

Cheese lover? This recipe is absolutely the one for you. Flavoursome gorgonzola, nutty parmesan, and creamy bocconcini are Italian favourites and are calling your name!

These delicious herb-crusted lamb racks are brilliant served with kipfler potatoes and a green salad to create a gourmet dinner the whole family will love. Leaving the racks to rest for 10 minutes will guarantee a tender result.

Plump scallops turn this creamy fennel and potato soup into something really special, the perfect starter for a winter dinner party.

The deep, savoury flavour of this red wine and shallot sauce is the perfect complement to this dish of tender steak, mashed potatoes and green beans.

A roasted lamb rack smothered in herb crust served with crispy roasted potatoes finished off with leeks gently poached in wine and stock. What more could the family want?

If you don’t have a grill plate, you can cook the recipe in a large non-stick frying pan instead. Swap the trout for salmon, if you like. To bulk out the vegetable component of this dish, add some snow peas. Note

Crispy snow pea, prawn & avocado salad is perfect for a summer entertaining lunch.

We used a pink snapper fillet with the skin on. You could also use chicken or prawns instead of the fish.

The classic surf'n'turf, beef and prawn, dish with delicious homemade kumara hash browns and corn.

You could use lamb leg or shoulder, cut into chunks, instead of shanks. Note

If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure, your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note

Cavolo nero can be substituted with cabbage or silver beet. Note

Deglazing: This is the initial step in making a sauce that incorporates the browned bits sticking to the bottom of a pan in which meat has been cooked. A small amount of liquid is added to any remaining meat juices in the pan, then over heat, the pan is scraped to loosen the browned caramelised […]

This technique, also known as en papillote, steams food in a closed pouch made from baking paper or foil. The parcel keeps the fish moist, and retains the flavour of the vegetables. Serve the food in the pouch at the table. Note

Roasting cherry tomatoes intensifies the flavour and transforms them into a lovely accompaniment to the lamb. Note

Pick up a cooked chicken on your way home from work and you can have this delicious and hearty meal on the table soon after you walk in the front door.

You could use rump or sirloin steak instead of the beef eye fillet. Note

A very fast and easy vegetarian pad Thai with tofu and green beans, it has all the flavour you expect from pad Thai without the meat.

Not suitable to freeze or microwave. Note

A fresh, light and tasty dinner that's full of goodness, salmon with teriyaki chilli sauce will become a go-to dinner.

The classic Greek seasoning of lemon, oregano and garlic brings out the flavour and helps tenderise the meat for these marinated lamb skewers. With a Greek salad and smokey baba ganoush on the side, it's a light, satisfying meal bursting with flavour.

Veal chops, cooked pink, are never better than when paired with a classic French caper sauce.

If you can’t get fresh broad beans (fava beans), use frozen ones, these also need the beige-green shell removed. Note

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A Pithivier is round, enclosed pie with origins in France and can be made sweet or savoury.

Full of vegetables and flavours, this pilaf is the perfect mid-week treat.

The rosemary spiked into the lamb infuses the meat with the most wonderful flavour, while the lemony marinade flavours both the lamb and the vegetables.

Store-bought pesto is available from the refrigerated section of most supermarkets (near the dips). You will also find it in the pasta aisle. Note