• Sunday roast

Hawaij (Yemeni spice mix) roast chicken with cucumber salad

A fragrant spice mix from Yemen is the base of the marinade for this roast chicken.

• 1-2 hrs
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Recipe collection
• Christmas

Season’s feastings: The Good Weekend Christmas menu

Prepare a festive celebration for the ages with this mouth-watering spread. Just add champagne!

• Christmas

Strawberry and rose Eton mess

This twist on the classic British dessert is the perfect end to a relaxed, Christmas lunch.

• 2 hrs +
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Substantial salads

Heirloom-tomato salad with peaches, mint and almonds

I make a version of this salad every Christmas, it makes for a wonderful side for ham or roast meats.

• < 30 mins
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Family meals

This fun 1980s fusion dish is your new budget-friendly family dinner

Julia Busuttil Nishimura adds extra Japanese flavours to this taco-rice mash-up.

• < 30 mins
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Baking

Cake for breakfast? Bring it on with this lemon ciambella

This Italian breakfast cake is simple and quick to make, and stays moist for a good few days.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Quick & easy

Beef tagliata with tonnato sauce

This play on the Italian classic, vitello tonnato, uses sirloin steaks instead of veal.

• < 30 mins
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Vegetarian

Stuffed flatbreads with mint yoghurt

These fluffy, fragrant flatbreads are perfect for lunch with a squeeze of lemon and some mint yoghurt for dipping.

• 2 hrs +
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Midweek dinner

Julia Busuttil Nishimura braises your midweek cooking repertoire with this chicken dish

A French-style one-pan dish celebrating fresh, spring produce.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Baking

Apricot, almond and cardamom cake

This gently spiced cake contains nuggets of sun-dried apricot for a perfect balance of sweet and tart.

• 1-2 hrs
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura