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Three-cheese lasagne with overhanging edges for extra crispy bits.
EASY

Three-cheese lasagne with pork sausage, kale and lemon

As the evenings cool, settle in with a slab of piping hot, cheesy goodness. A rich, leafy take on the classic that makes every bit of effort worth it.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Gently spiced lamb and a herb-strewn grain salad make a healthy and satisfying meal.
EASY

Barbecued lamb fillets with Mediterranean chickpea salad

Succulent lamb meets a zesty fibre-rich salad in this nourishing, high-energy dinner that’s as delicious as it is healthy.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Eat the rainbow with this colourful salsa-topped hummus.
EASY

Lemony hummus with pomegranate salsa

Vibrant, fibre-rich and incredibly simple, this zesty dip is an ideal low-GI snack for healthy entertaining and slow-release energy.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Sticky orange and sumac lamb skewers with pickled cucumber tzatziki.
EASY

Sticky orange and sumac lamb skewers with pickled cucumber tzatziki

Marmalade is the secret weapon you didn’t know your lamb needed.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
In celebration of our own tennis tournament, we’re lengthening this cocktail with champagne instead of the traditional lemonade.
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This fruit cup spritz is our own special spin on Wimbledon’s Pimm’s

It’s peak tennis fever in Australia (and the eve of a long weekend) – the perfect time for a refreshing fruity cocktail. Game on!

  • < 30 mins
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Kanat chicken wings with sumac, tomato and onion salad.
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Kanat chicken wings with sumac, tomato and onion salad

Think of these as the ultimate summer wings. Grilled until golden and glowing, they hit every high note – tangy, savoury, and beautifully charred.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Summer pasta with no-cook zucchini sauce.
EASY

An easy, no-cook zucchini pasta for hot summer nights

This zesty, no-cook pasta is the ultimate solution for those humid evenings when the last thing you want to do is stand over a hot stove.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Spicy marinated seafood salad.
EASY

Rosheen Kaul’s spicy marinated seafood salad

This spicy riff on the classic Italian insalata di mare uses a punchy marinade to make the seafood’s natural sweetness truly sing.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Rosheen Kaul’s herb-strewn chicken and noodle salad is perfect in hot weather.
EASY

‘Ghost chicken’ noodle salad

Take a supermarket roast chicken and ready-to-eat konjac noodles, and you’re halfway towards making this healthy no-cook salad.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Add a flourish to your festive cocktail, either nutmeg or cinnamon.

We asked Good Food’s Bar of the Year for a summer-friendly alternative to eggnog

Forget the heavy eggnog. For an Australian Christmas, trade the fireside milk punch for this refreshing “eggnot” from Silver’s Motel. Festive, but far lighter.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Michael Chiem