Party season

• Healthy eating

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

• Lemon

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

• Freezer friendly

No churner? No problem! Three creamy, cooling ice-creams you can easily make at home

Forget custard bases and dirty pots. Three simple new dump-and-stir recipes including cookie dough and chocolate fudge ice-cream, basil, mint and choc and more.

• Katrina Meynink

• Shellfish

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

• Bread

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.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• Finger food

Rosheen Kaul’s golden sandwiches with cheese pull will be the life of your party

These high-impact dishes deliver the ultimate summer vibe. Expect dramatic cheese pulls, cold spicy seafood, and minimal time stuck in a hot kitchen.

• Rosheen Kaul

• Recipe collection
• Cocktail party

Katrina Meynink’s all-time greatest party snack recipes (and hacks)

The party starts here. From mortadella olives with dirty martini dip to gunpowder potato gems, these are Katrina Meynink’s best snacks. Prepare to be wowed.

• Lemon

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

• Pineapple

Good Food’s Bar of the Year shares how to make Christmas punch that’s actually good

Michael Chiem, from Sydney’s Silver’s Motel and PS40, suggests making this sweet, sour and spicy punch ahead so you can get drinks in hands quickly. Plus, he has a clever tip for keeping it icy cold.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Michael Chiem

• Recipe collection
• Christmas

From potato salad to pavlova: Catch up on every new Christmas recipe for 2025

We’ve been rolling out our contributors’ festive recipes, from Emelia Jackson’s cheese straws to Adam Liaw’s Italian-style pork roast with perfect crackling.