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From juicy steaks to festive bakes: The 20 most popular recipes of November

There was truly something for everyone this month: sweet tooths, health nuts, bakers and fakeawayers. Dive on in, they’re all great for December, too.

20 recipes
Asparagus tempura.
EASY

20. Easy asparagus tempura

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw’s mortadella fried pizzas.
EASY

19. Adam Liaw’s fried mini pizzas

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Cucumber, feta and apple salad.
EASY

18. Adam Liaw’s cucumber, feta and apple salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw’s Italian chopped salad.
EASY

17. This Italian chopped salad is one of Adam Liaw’s summer go-tos

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Helen Goh’s baby passionfruit and macadamia cheesecakes.

16. Baby baked cheesecakes with white chocolate, passionfruit and macadamia

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Tim Tam fudgy slice from Arnott’s The Cookbook. 

15. Tim Tim fudgy slice

  • Vanessa Horton
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Chicken in Greek yoghurt.
EASY

14. Adam Liaw’s chicken in Greek yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Browned butter potato salad.

13. Alison Roman’s meatballs and other new recipes

  • Alison Roman
Korean beef and green rice bowl with soft-boiled eggs.
EASY

12. Korean beef and greens rice bowl with soft-boiled eggs

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Crispy pork noodles with peanut chilli crisp dressing and crunchy cucumber.
EASY

11. Crispy pork noodles with peanut chilli dressing

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Cheese straws twisted with chilli crisp.

10. Emelia Jackson’s cheese straws with a spicy twist

  • 2 hrs +
  • Emelia Jackson
Tim Tam fudgy slice from Arnott’s The Cookbook. 

15. Tim Tim fudgy slice

  • Vanessa Horton
Old Bay hot chicken sandwich with crispy manchego chips.
EASY

8. Old Bay hot chicken sandwich

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Make this Puy lentil and pearl barley salad your own by adding extras such as soft-boiled eggs or green chilli.

7. Burghul salad in baby cos lettuce plus more Mediterranean salads

  • Michael Rantissi and Kristy Frawley
Ottolenghi’s humble golden spuds will shine alongside any meal.
EASY

6. Yotam Ottolenghi’s crispy roast potatoes with rosemary za’atar and salsa verde

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Yotam Ottolenghi
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Meatball curry from Lankan Filling by O Tama Carey.

5. O Tama Carey’s Sri Lankan meatball curry

  • O Tama Carey
The perfect accompaniment to an afternoon coffee.

4. Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s apple, lemon and ricotta cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Traditional Christmas cake.

3. Helen Goh’s ultimate make-ahead Christmas cake

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
This colourful vegetarian balance bowl is ideal for lunch al desko or a light dinner.
EASY

2. Sarah Pound’s golden halloumi bowl (and other bowl recipes)

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Barbecue steak with chimichurri.
EASY

1. Adam Liaw’s thick steak with chimichurri

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw