Comfort food

Ricotta gnocchi feature on Gran Torino's menu when tomatoes are at their sunny best. — EASY

Signature dish

Handle with care: Neil Perry’s secret to delicate ricotta gnocchi

A light touch and sun-ripened tomatoes are all that’s needed to transform these delicate orbs into a seasonal Italian classic.

30 mins - 1 hr
Neil Perry

Animal fries, featuring burger sauce, caramelised onions and zero shame.

Chip Month

How to make In-N-Out Burger’s famous off-menu loaded fries

Plus four other genius recipes to upgrade frozen crinkle cuts, including leftover bolognese fries and ’nduja, hot honey and feta chips.

Katrina Meynink

Helen Goh's pear and caramel self-saucing pudding.

Baking

Treat yourself to this self-saucing pudding on the couch on a Saturday night

There’s something incredibly comforting about eating warm food with a spoon at the end of a hard day (or week).

1-2 hrs
Helen Goh

Katrina Meyink’s baked potato with Bloody Mary butter, pickles and bacon. — EASY

Potato

Baked potato with Bloody Mary butter, crisp bacon and dill pickles

Ditch the sour cream and chives. These bold, punchy toppings are a high-voltage upgrade to the humble jacket potato.

1-2 hrs
Katrina Meynink

Pork

Crumbed pork cutlets with hot honey and summer slaw

The only thing better than golden, crunchy pork is a cutlet glazed in chilli-licked honey and paired with a crisp, refreshing slaw.

< 30 mins
Jessica Brook

Golden, crunchy chicken cotoletta needs little more than lemon juice and fresh salad greens for company. — EASY

Chicken

Adam Liaw’s chicken cotoletta is delicious with just a squeeze of lemon

Think of this as Italy’s sophisticated answer to the wiener schnitzel: best enjoyed simply with a generous squeeze of lemon.

30 mins - 1 hr
Adam Liaw

Pasta with broccoli has a deliciousness that sneaks up on you.

Cookbook extracts

Sooshi Mango’s super cheap and simple pasta recipe makes total cents

Forget what you think you know about broccoli pasta – this dish sneaks up on you. And it might just be the cheapest meal-for-four you’ll make all year.

Joe Salanitri, Carlo Salanitri and Andrew Manfre

Double the quantities if feeding a crowd. — EASY

Chicken

Snack or main? Wing it any way you like with these sticky, sweet and salty chicken winners

Be sure to have plenty of serviettes ready for these sweet and salty wings.

2 hrs +
Julia Busuttil Nishimura

Party season

Fried mozzarella ‘carrozza’ with curry napoli sauce

Golden and crunchy with a dramatic cheese pull, these irresistible snacks are the ultimate crowd-pleaser. Best of all, they can be made ahead and reheated later.