Hearty and warming, this delicious cream of kumara soup makes the ultimate Winter comfort food. Especially when served with this tasty rosemary sourdough.

Asparagus and melted brie make a delicious pair in this easy dish.

These sandwiches are so chunky and rustic, and most importantly, delicious!

Throw together this delicious dinner in just minutes with the help of a ready-made roast chook and the punchy flavour of blue cheese.

This classic Italian pasta dish of pork ragu with pappardelle is complimented beautifully with fresh fennel to create a warming Winter dish for the whole family.

This tart will keep well, removed from the tin and covered, in the refrigerator for several days. Serve tart at room temperature This pastry is very easy and good for any savoury tart, but you can also use thawed ready-rolled pastry sheets, joined with a little egg yolk. Note

This sweet and sour noodle salad is great for lunch or a light dinner.

Dukkah-crusted lamb cutlets with cauliflower.

These classic little Italian dumplings are delicious in a rich creamy three-cheese sauce.

A classic Italian dish popularised in New York by Italian immigrants.

The night before, prepare the salad and keep, covered, in the refrigerator. Note

Fragrant and authentic Malaysian chicken noodle soup from Australian Women's Weekly.

Cover puddings halfway through cooking if the tops are becoming too brown. Note

You need 1kg of untrimmed spinach to get the amount of trimmed spinach needed for this recipe. Note

This spiced, savoury Moroccan chicken soup will give you a nourishing mid-week boost.

For Moroccans, harira soup is a Ramadan ritual.

In Switzerland, this dish is known as raclette and is a staple winter meal traditionally made with Swiss melting cheese.

A chunky, smoky and delicious Mexican bean and shredded pork soup from Australian Women's Weekly. The ultimate warming dinner dish for cooler evenings.

Bolognese sauce, known in Italian as ragù alla bolognese, is a meat-based sauce originating from Bologna, Italy

Whip up this light and delicious bruschetta for a quick lunch or appetiser.

These muffins are best eaten warm. Note

Sticky glazed pork with a quick and simple cucumber and cashew salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

As your butcher to bone the lamb loin for you. Slice thickly and serve with roasted vegetables and minty peas. Cold roast lamb is delicious for sandwiches the next day, if there is any leftover.

Use a good quality chicken stock instead of the consommé, if you prefer. Ask the butcher to butterfly the turkey for you. The turkey can be cooked in the oven, if you prefer. Preheat oven to 180°C and cook, uncovered, on wire rack, about 1¾ hours. Note

Delicious and crunchy buttermilk chicken drumsticks served with bacon-wrapped corn cobs.

Some nights you just feel like something simple, satisfying and full of clear, bright flavours. This pasta with capers and anchovies fits the bill.

Polenta is the bread of northern Italy, particularly around Venice. One of nature's 'good' carbohydrates, it is extremely versatile; for this recipe it can be kept refrigerated and fried just when required.

You can use seeded frozen cherries instead of the fresh cherries. Note

Granny Smith apples are best for this recipe. Note

Serve with salads that shouldn’t be overpowered by olive oil. Note

Scotch broth is one of those classic, thrifty recipes designed to help you feed a growing family nourishing food on a tiny budget.

Quick and tasty, peppercorn beef stir-fry is the perfect mid-week dinner for those days when you need a bit of a boost.

These flavour filled little tarts make a great shared platter for a cocktail party, or a starter for a special meal.

Rice noodle cakes. This recipe is gluten-free, wheat-free, yeast-free, dairy-free and nut-free. Best of all, it's delicious and makes a perfect light snack or meal for the kids.

A roast beef rib still on the bone is the indisputable king of roasts. Served here with a homemade mustard bearnaise sauce, this is a meal worth celebrating for.

The beauty of this hearty soup lies in its versatility. You can use whatever winter veggies that take your fancy - cauliflower, broccoli or even mushrooms - and it will still taste just as good.

Boscaiola sauce is a creamy mushroom and bacon sauce that is perfect for a pasta dish designed to tempt even the fussiest of palates. It's great served on orecchiette as the sauce clings to the big pasta ears, making every mouthful delicious.

Get your iron Popeye-style with this cream of spinach soup with lemon fetta toasts.

A true classic of British cooking, steak and kidney pie is a rich and sumptuous dish. If you haven't cooked with kidneys before you could ask your butcher to prepare them for you.

Spinach, lemon and parmesan give a huge flavour boost to this tuna mornay pie with a creamy mashed potato topping. Warming, filling and utterly delicious.

The key to making a success of the meal on a big day is all about planning and preparation. If you’re not already a list-maker, become one; having a list will make everything seem so much easier. The special meals, like this wonderful lobster dish, will come together nicely.

You will need 450g of fresh peas in the pod or 2 cups (240g) frozen peas for this recipe. Note

Exquisite and flavourful pan-seared lemon and anchovy chicken with garlic pumpkin.

A fast, easy and fragrant green curry chicken with snow peas.

Fresh spinach and ricotta agnolotti is found in most supermarkets’ refrigerated sections. You can substitute ravioli or tortellini for the agnolotti, but none should contain meat or poultry in their filling. Note

Sweet and sticky lamb loin cutlets with a plum glaze make a nice change from the usual. Continue the Chinese theme and serve with fried rice.

Arborio rice is traditionally used in Italian risotto to produce its characteristic creamy texture. It is available in the rice section of supermarkets.

This delicious open sandwich is great for breakfast, lunch and everything in-between. The combination of creamy scrambled eggs and nutty Middle-Eastern spices is a match made in heaven.

Have you always wanted to roast a goose for Christmas day? Here's your chance with this simple recipe. Don't let the addition of chicken giblets put you off, they help the stuffing graduate from delicious to amazing!

Mexican beef and bean quesadilla stacks with a zesty guacamole

Lasagne is always a satisfying dish. A lovely slosh of red wine and the addition of mushrooms make this recipe particularly hearty. No one will go hungry tonight.

Roast beef pizza. Yes indeed. Suspend your disbelief at least until you try this brilliant example of British and Italian fusion, complete with horseradish, brought to you by Woman's Day.

These crispy parcels make a delicious vegetarian snack.

Also known as corn dogs, these battered sausages are a favourite among the kids.

Use 250g marinara mix or your favourite seafood in this recipe. Note

To make our dipping sauce, in a bowl, combine 1/4 cup each rice wine vinegar and soy sauce, juice lime. 2 tablespoons water, 1 finely sliced long red chilli and 1 teaspoon caster sugar. Note

Sticky, tasty honey and soy marinated chicken wings are a perennial favourite with young and old alike. Great for parties, after school and at the dinner table.

This green pea soup couldn't be easier to make, and is livened up immeasurably with the addition of mint pistou. A great light supper on a warm summer evening.

Succulent lamb shank pieces combine with chunks of vegetables to make this spice infused soup.

Steak and egg is a classic in the repertoire of traditional Portuguese cooking. Sherry and a good slug of red wine add depth and complexity to the sauce, with chilli adding a good slug of heat.

A little different from your usual soup with crunchy toast, this curried parsnip soup is the perfect hearty dish to go with deliciously dense soda bread.

There are lots of methods out there for peeling hard-boiled eggs without removing half of the egg with the shell. Our top tip is to crack the egg all over and peel under cold water to help separate the shell membrane from the white.

You'll definitely be wanting plenty of toast soldiers to dip in this freshly cooked soft-boiled egg.

Warm, comforting and packed with gorgeous veggies, this soup acts as a perfect pick-me-up on a cold day.

Tomato salsa and guacamole add a burst of flavour to these delicious fish fajitas with guacamole.

If you segment the oranges over a small bowl, you can use the fresh juice for the orange balsamic dressing on this fresh and tasty kumara and orange salad.

Coconut-poached chicken on thai vermicelli salad sounds exotic, and tastes delicious, but mostly makes use of pantry staples. A great mid-week dinner.

This olive oil and garlic mashed potato is smooth, buttery and deliciously garlicky. If you prefer a milder, sweeter garlic flavour, you can add the cloves, uncrushed, to the water while the potatoes boil and then mash it all together.

There is plenty of this Middle Eastern soup to go around and with juicy lamb and spicy vegetables you'll certainly be needing every bit.

This light and tasty Spanish pan tortilla is wonderfully fluffy and packed full of tender potato pieces. Serve it with a fresh side salad for a no-fuss family dinner.

This appetising soup is jam-packed with as many spices as it is vegetables. From chorizo chunks to paprika, cumin and saffron you'll be wowed with the amount of flavour packed into every mouthful.

Add some juicy seared scallops to a classic Asian salad with chillies, coriander, mint and fish sauce.

Star anise, cloves, cinnamon, sichuan pepper and fennel seeds are the spices that make these lamb shanks in five-spice with tamarind and ginger so fragrant.

Delight both children and adults with these top-quality homemade sausage rolls and pizza spirals.