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Serve smaller portions on grazing platters and top up when necessary to avoid food sitting out for too long.

Is the five-second rule really a thing? A dietitian’s guide to avoiding food poisoning

With nearly 5 million cases of food poisoning in Australia a year, it pays to heed a few simple guidelines when it comes to cooking and serving food safely.

  • Susie Burrell
A ham and egg bagel is ready for breakfast, lunch or dinner duty.

Tired of post-Christmas ham toasties? Turn leftover ham into five delicious dishes

From loaded bagels to ham and charred pineapple XO skewers, Katrina Meynink shares glorious and surprising recipes to use up the last of your pork.

  • Katrina Meynink
Satay roast chicken salad.

16 clever recipes to clear the fridge and reset for the new year

In that post-Christmas limbo? Skip the shops and lean on leftovers. These 16 simple meals turn festive remnants and pantry staples into a fresh start.

Christmas cubanos.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Christmas ham cubanos are just the ticket while watching the cricket

Miami-style Cubanos are usually made with ham and roast pork together, but this Christmas version with glazed ham is delicious.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Meatball curry from Lankan Filling by O Tama Carey

Spice up your meatballs with this Sri Lankan-inspired recipe from O Tama Carey

The chef and owner of celebrated Sydney eatery Lankan Filling Station shares her recipe for meatball curry from her latest cookbook.

  • O Tama Carey
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Bourbon bread and butter pudding.

10 of the best bread and butter puddings (including two savoury options)

Who knew leftover bread could be so delicious? We did! Here are 10 of our favourite bread and butter pudding recipes.

Golden fried rice with Chinese barbecue duck.
EASY

Take fried rice to the next level with this simple store-bought ingredient

Chinese barbecue duck, with its crisp skin and savory meat, adds oomph to a simple fried rice.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Kimchi fried rice always comes to the rescue.

This ‘amazingly easy’ and economical kimchi fried rice packs a huge flavour punch

Six essential Korean-style recipes everyone will love, starring this home-cooked meal that can be thrown together using nothing but leftovers.

  • Billy Law
Crispy rice and herb fritters with mixed vegetable chilli kraut.
EASY

Crispy rice and herb fritters with mixed vegetable chilli kraut

If you have leftover rice in the fridge, you’re only minutes away from serving up a satisfying meal.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Caitlin Koether pickles carrots.

The simple ‘golden ratio’ for pickling just about anything

Chef and passionate pickler Caitlin Koether shares the secret to perfect pickles, the low-cost, healthy way to perk up pretty much everything.

  • Dani Valent