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

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
 Danielle Alvarez's tomato and basil poached eggs with crusty bread.
EASY

Tomato and basil poached eggs with crusty bread

Make this for breakfast, lunch or dinner; it honestly works at every time of day.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Stonefruit salad with Earl Grey jelly.
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Adam Liaw’s stone fruit salad with Earl Grey jelly

This elegant fruit salad contains cubes of Earl Grey jelly for a dash of delicious freshness.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Helen Goh’s kefir and vanilla jelly with stone fruits and cherries.
EASY

Kefir and vanilla jelly with stone fruits and cherries

A dessert for the tail end of summer when stone fruits are at their sweetest.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Serve as a romantic dinner for two or as an easy weeknight meal.
EASY

Ready in minutes, this ‘super-simple’ fish dish is as vibrant as an Amalfi sunset

Serve this fish dish as a romantic dinner for two or as an easy weeknight meal.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s French toast with whipped honey butter.
EASY

French toast with whipped honey butter

A very impressive make-ahead breakfast.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Layers of soft sponge and crisp meringue, topped with kiwi and passionfruit.

Helen Goh’s Matildas tribute cake

Helen Goh created this green and gold cake in honour of the Aussie soccer stars.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Double the quantities if feeding a crowd.
EASY

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
Small enough to keep on the kitchen bench for grazing, but portable enough to tuck into a bag for a picnic.
EASY

Helen Goh’s nectarine, pistachio and brown-butter friands make the perfect January treat

These little nectarine and brown-butter cakes suit January’s rhythm perfectly: hot days, long matches on TV, slow drifting between indoors and out.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Bucatini with Thai basil and green chilli pesto speaks with an Australian accent.
EASY

Bucatini with Thai basil and green chilli pesto

This Italian-Thai fusion takes classic pesto in a bold new direction. Fragrant Thai basil, green chilli and macadamias create a zesty, no-cook pasta sauce.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul