Get a taste of the sea with this seafood delight! These mini marinara pizzas are absolutely delicious, and the wholegrain dough gives them a crisp, crunchy base. This recipe is also suitable for diabetics.
Get inventive in the kitchen this weekend with these deliciously soft pretzels. Finish by garnishing with your favourite toppings for a delicious dessert or treat!
This heavenly chocolate, quince and almond tart makes the perfect dessert or afternoon tea treat. Maggie Beer shares her recipe from The Great Australian Cookbook.
Cure your sweet tooth with these decadent marshmallow and jam sandwiches! Soft and sweet, drizzled with smooth creamy chocolate, these sandwiches are like a little piece of heaven.
Sweet, flaky golden pastry surrounds this wonderfully sugary filling to create an utterly comforting dessert. Topped with tender apples and pears, it makes the ultimate after dinner treat.
The perfect balance of sweet and salty and crunchy, these delicious trifles combine oozy chocolate, nutty praline and pretzels to create an amazing dessert worthy of a trendy American-style diner.
This incredible layered chocolate cake is beautiful topped with a rich fudge sauce and sweet marshmallows. It's easy to make, but looks (and tastes) really impressive!
Trust the French to turn the humble ham and cheese toasted sandwich into a thing of pure culinary beauty! Make these for breakfast, lunch or dinner and share them with your workmates, friends and family. You will soon be a local hero!
To make a really stunning mac ‘n’ cheese – one that deserves to be served with Champagne and serviettes – I add wine to the cheese sauce and chilli to the breadcrumb topping.
Roasting a cauliflower whole helps bring out its nutty flavour. Add an aromatic herb rub and creamy cheese sauce to the mix, and it becomes a truly magnificent dish! Taking it out of the oven all golden and bubbling will also help to bring a sense of theatre to your table.
Get creative in the kitchen with this decadent cardamom and orange flourless cake - finished with creamy cinnamon mascarpone cream, this cake makes the ultimate dessert or afternoon treat!
Feed the family this hearty, wholesome, super-tasty chorizo, spinach and fetta quiche - so simple and delicious, this will quickly become a family favourite!
This is a gorgeously gooey and crunchy chocolate meringue, loaded with dried fruit, nuts and chopped chocolate. Regardless of how messy it is to serve up, it’s a dream of a dessert!
I like to kid myself that this wonderful chocolate cake is so full of quinoa, I can eat as much as I like! For the refined sugar-free version, skip the frosting.
Drizzled with a creamy yoghurt topping and sticky orange syrup, this honey muscat syrup cake is simply irresistible! Enjoy a little slice of heaven with your morning cuppa.
Indulge in these decadent beer and pretzel cakes with coffee cream - sweet, rich and so delicious, these little treats taste even better than they look!
Sweet and nutty - these picture-perfect pistachio and pomegranate cakes (now there's a mouthful!), are simply divine! Enjoy for dessert or as a sweet afternoon tea treat!
Take a healthy twist on the classic Italian dish with this deliciously succulent and creamy chicken and sweet potato lasagne! The perfect meal for dinner any night of the week!
Roasting has become my favourite way to cook cauliflower – it turns the vegetable into a glorious feast of nuttiness. In this recipe, the cauliflower is combined with chickpeas and spices to make a wonderful side dish or a vegetarian option for dinner.
Love gluten but find it doesn't love you back? No problem! This decadent and flavoursome coconut jam cake is gluten free, and will no doubt be loved by the entire family!
Indulge in this sweet and creamy strawberries and cream tart with a deliciously nutty almond crust! The perfect treat for your next brunch or morning tea!
Pork and sage are old friends and any dish that uses both becomes a firm favourite in my kitchen. Shoulder chops need more cooking than loin chops, so keeping them moist in the oven with cider and chunks of Granny Smith apple seems like a good idea to me. The result is a dish of tender sage-scented pork that falls apart at the touch of a fork. This is pure comfort food for a winter’s night.
Breakfast worth waking up for - this hearty baked bean and ricotta-stuffed mushroom is quick, easy, and so delicious. It's also a great low calorie option for those wanting to stay on track with their health goals.
Get creative in the kitchen with this deliciously indulgent and colourful rainbow pavlova cake - the perfect treat to make with the kids! Fun, bright, and so delicious!
Looking for a light yet satisfying lunch? This fresh and tasty hot-smoked salmon and egg salad is healthy, filling and makes a great portable lunch option. Suitable for the 2-Day Fast Diet.
This delicious and easy to prepare chocolate and cherry loaf is the perfect accompaniment with your mid-morning cuppa! The perfect balance of sweet and fruity!
Doughnut heaven! These deliciously indulgent baked cinnamon and ricotta doughnuts are full of sweet, satisfying flavours and spices, making them the ultimate afternoon treat!
This divine double chocolate sponge cake is requested by Queen Elizabeth II every year for her birthday celebrations. Here, former royal chef Darren McGrady shares this iconic recipe with us.
Do you like Piña colada? Get creative in the kitchen this weekend and surprise guests with these creamy and fruity piña colada cupcakes- simply divine!
Sweet and sticky toffee date puddings - the ultimate dessert! With the perfect combination of flavour and texture, these puddings will have you screaming out for more!
Vietnamese rice pancakes make a great shared dinner idea. Whip up some rice and coconut pancakes, set out the fillings and let dinner guests create their own eating adventure.
This deliciously spicy pizza from Liliana Battle's book, 'Easy Home Cooking Italian Style', is inspired by her family roots in Calabria where chilli and fennel are really common.
These healthy and delicious savoury muffins are from Amy Chaplin's book, 'At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen'. The mashed sweet potato in the muffin mix adds a pleasantly moist and sweet background to the onions, herbs and delicate crunch of black quinoa.
This vegetarian take on lasagne from Amy Chaplin's book, 'At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen" is inspired by butternut squash ravioli. The squash and tofu ricotta is velvety smooth with a layer of succulent caramelized onions and folds of nutty, wholewheat lasagne sheets to give it structure.
This much celebrated French dessert is so simple to put together. You can use any fruit really, but I’m fond of using prunes in winter and scenting the custard with plenty of vanilla for good measure. It’s a gentle pudding in my view – not too rich, yet perfectly satisfying.
Whether your preference is for sweet or savoury tarts, the French are famous for what they pile into buttery pastry shells. This simple caramelised onion tart is truly a thing of pure beauty and deliciousness. Makes 4 x 12cm tarts or 1 x 25cm tart
These choux pastry puffs are so versatile. Mum knocked these out for dessert at dinner parties, filled with cream or ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce. She’d make larger ones for luncheons and fill them with curried fish or chicken in béchamel sauce.
I love this easy variation on the original coq au vin recipe. It’s a great dish for large numbers as it can be prepared the day before and served from the large pot it’s cooked in. It needs nothing more than some bread to mop up the juices and a simple salad to refresh the palate. C’est bon!
These divine mini brown sugar and hazelnut whoopie pies are wonderfully sweet, nutty and creamy. Enjoy one with a pot of tea for an indulgent morning of afternoon snack with loved ones.
This irresistably decadent vanilla and hazelnut strawberry galette is easy to prepare and simply divine - the perfect sweet treat for your next brunch or morning tea!
This broccoli and walnut stuffed sweet potato is not only packed with loads of delicious ingredients and textures, but it also ticks all the healthy boxes! This delicious dish has it all!
My sister made this when she worked in the sub-Antarctic islands. As rations got scarce, the hardy kumara was a hit once she turned it into this moist bread.
There are some recipes that become so popular on the blogosphere that they circulate like wildfire, which is how I came upon a gluten-free recipe for this “life-changing loaf of bread”. Originating from the blog, My New Roots (I think), I’ve changed it around a bit to suit my own kitchen. I hope it suits yours too!
These gorgeous mini lemon almond fingers are a zesty take on the classic Australian lamington. The combination of soft sponge rolled in coconut and drizzled with a sweet lemon syrup will leave you reaching for more.
These divine lime and yoghurt mini bundt cakes are the perfect balance of tart and sweet. Drizzled with a sticky elderflower syrup, they make the ultimate dessert for entertaining guests at a high tea.
These sweet, quaint mini champagne cupcakes are like a little slice of heaven - super tasty and so easy to make. These are sure to sweeten up your day!
Guilt free pizza?! Yes please! Feed the family this fresh, delicious and super healthy cauliflower 'pizza' with mozzarella and zucchini. Now you can have your pizza and eat it too!
This tasty skillet cornbread with beef and bean chilli recipe will have you coming back for seconds! Quick, comforting and delicious - the perfect dinner idea for those busier nights!
Snuggle up and enjoy a big bowl of this deliciously cheesy and creamy baked pasta with ham, blue cheese and fennel. The ultimate comfort food for the cooler winter nights.
Guillaume Brahimi created this delicious French sandwich recipe for the #mealforameal campaign being run by Virgin Mobile and OzHarvest. Here, he combines melted oozy cheese, crisp bread and fresh jamon to create a brilliant toasted sandwich.
This gorgeous tart from Amy Chaplin's 'At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen' by Amy Chaplin is a quick, fuss-free, easily adaptable dessert, perfect to serve at a summer dinner party. The toasted almond and salt-kissed crust, maple roasted figs and fresh raspberries topped with organic whipped cream is an all-round hit.
Once polenta cools and hardens, you can make these moreish ‘chips’ from Liliana Battle's book, 'Easy Home Cooking Italian Style'. These are baked, so they’re much healthier than regular chips, and naturally gluten-free.