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From left: ; Tim Tam fudgy slice from Arnott’s The Cookbook, AWW Cookbooks; Spring vegetable slice from My Mediterranean Life by Sarah Di Lorenzo, Simon & Schuster; Miss Trixie’s Honey Joy Slice from The Bakers Book, Murdoch Books; Adam Liaw’s zucchini slice.

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The slice is right: Good Food’s top 50 recipes of 2025, revealed

It’s been a huge year for Good Food, with great new recipes galore from Australia’s finest cooking stars including Adam Liaw, Helen Goh, Sarah Pound and many more. Here are your favourites, including stacks of sweet and savoury slices.

50 recipes
Helen Goh’s Dubai chocolate brownies.

50. Helen Goh’s Dubai chocolate brownie slice

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
With its filling of kataifi pastry and pistachios, the Dubai chocolate bar became a worldwide hit.
EASY

49. Katrina Meynink’s Dubai chocolate bar with Turkish delight

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Helen Goh’s apple cake with maple oat crisp.
EASY

48. Helen Goh’s apple cake with maple oat crisp

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s one-pan chicken with pumpkin, coriander and chickpeas.
EASY

47. Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s one-pan chicken with pumpkin, coriander and chickpeas

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
This greens-filled pie travels well for picnics.

46. Florian cafe’s veg-packed picnic pie

  • Dom Gattermayr and Rose Richards
Super green mac and cheese.
EASY

45. Jessica Brook’s super green mac and cheese

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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This rich bolognese sauce is enhanced by caramelised fennel and onion.
EASY

44. Jessica Brook’s fettuccine with caramelised fennel bolognese, parsley pesto and burrata

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Banh xeo from Viet Kieu.

43. Anchovy chef Thi Le’s banh xeo (crispy Vietnamese crepes)

  • Thi Le
Spicy stir-fried mashed potato and fennel is loosely based on colcannon.
EASY

42. Rosheen Kaul’s spicy stir-fried mashed potato and fennel

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Very short lemon shortbread.

41. Tilly Pamment’s very short lemon shortbread biscuits

  • Tilly Pamment
Gut-healing korma.

40. Dr Linia Patel’s gut-healing cream-free chicken korma

  • Dr Linia Patel
This colourful vegetarian balance bowl is ideal for lunch al desko or a light dinner.
EASY

39. Sarah Pound’s golden halloumi bowl with summer vegetables and risoni

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Lemon and ricotta cake.
EASY

38. Adam Liaw’s lemon and ricotta cake

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
This big-flavoured chicken dish cooks in one pan, making the clean-up a breeze.
EASY

37. Sarah Pound’s one-pan Mediterranean chicken with red peppers and olives

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Sarah Pound
This easy pasta dish is freezer friendly and great for meal prepping.

36. Jasmin Weston’s sausage rigatoni

  • Jasmin Weston
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Barbecue steak with chimichurri.
EASY

35. Adam Liaw guide to cooking thick steaks (plus how to make chimichurri)

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s baked chicken with capsicum, olives and garlic.
EASY

34. Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s one-pan chicken with garlic, capsicum, oregano and olives

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Katrina Meynink’s marry me chickpeas.
EASY

33. Katrina Meynink’s creamy marry me chickpeas

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Helen Goh recipe: Hot cross buns.

32. Helen Goh’s perfect hot cross buns

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
This herb-strewn chicken and noodle salad is perfect in hot weather.
EASY

31. Rosheen Kaul’s ‘ghost chicken’ noodle salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
You can toss through rocket or basil at the end, or add an egg to enrich the sauce.
EASY

30. Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spaghetti al limone

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Pork burgers with red curry and coriander mayo.

29. Katrina Meynink’s pork burgers with red curry and coriander mayo

  • Katrina Meynink
Adam Liaw masterclass recipe: Vietnamese chicken salad.
EASY

28. Adam Liaw’s Vietnamese poached chicken salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
One-pan rosemary chicken and potatoes.
EASY

27. Adam Liaw’s one-pan rosemary chicken and potatoes

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Ricotta, pea and pesto tart from The Frozen Peas Cookbook by Samuel Goldsmith

26. Samuel Goldsmith’s ricotta, pea and pesto tart

  • Samuel Goldsmith
Make your own pork “sausages”, and let everyone assemble their own banh mi.
EASY

25. Katrina Meynink’s DIY barbecue pork sausage banh mi

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Veg-packed frittata makes a quick lunch or dinner.

24. Giorgio Linguanti’s burrata frittata

  • Giorgio Linguanti
Making the curry tartare at home is a non-negotiable for this fish sando. 

23. Justin Narayan’s fish sando with curry tartare

  • Justin Narayan
Anzac cookies from Pranzo by Guy Mirabella.

22. Guy Mirabella’s Anzac biscuits with a twist

  • Guy Mirabella
Adam Liaw masterclass recipe: Perfect pancakes.
EASY

21. Adam Liaw’s perfect pancakes

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
This creamy mayo is made with low-fat yoghurt.

20. Loaded air-fryer fries

  • Siobhan Wightman
Simple ingredients star in this salad, which tops pearl couscous, zucchini and almonds with golden halloumi.
EASY

19. Sarah Pound’s pearl cous cous with halloumi, zucchini and almonds

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Sumac and charred lemon chicken thighs with tzatziki.

18. Katrina Meynink’s sumac and charred lemon chicken thighs with tzatziki

  • Katrina Meynink
Australian curried sausages.
EASY

17. Adam Liaw’s curried sausages

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw’s coq au vin.

16. Adam Liaw’s coq au vin

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Jamie Oliver’s easy air fryer fish and chips.

15. Jamie Oliver’s posh fish & chips (made in an air fryer)

  • Jamie Oliver