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Helen Goh’s palm sugar sago pudding.

Five lucky Lunar New Year desserts to make this weekend (starring this ‘irresistible’ pudding)

Usher in a sweet life for the year ahead with these treats from Helen Goh and Adam Liaw.

Palm sugar sago pudding

This beloved Malaysian dessert is an irresistible combination of chewy sago pearls, creamy coconut milk and rich syrup.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
“Hong bao” or red packets are given by adults to children as a Lunar New Year tradition.

‘The main purpose of Lunar New Year is to get your life to rain money like in a rap video’

Red packets, eating fish, making dumplings, yee sang – Adam Liaw on how every Lunar New Year tradition relates to one crucial purpose – getting rich.

  • Adam Liaw
Coconut and lemongrass pork skewers with chilli-vinegar sauce.
EASY

Coconut and lemongrass grilled pork skewers

These Thai street food-inspired skewers are the stuff of summer dreams.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Patatas bravas with roast garlic aioli (right) and kind-of brava sauce (left).

This saucy, flavour-packed patatas bravas will make you friends any day of the week

Offering aioli and romesco sauces with a spread of duck fat-roasted potatoes will make you friends every day of the week.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
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Adam Liaw Masterclass recipe: Prawn cocktail.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s retro-licious prawn cocktail (plus the simple seafood sauce that makes it sing)

The original, and still the best version of this classic starter, starring plump shellfish, crunchy lettuce and tangy Marie Rose sauce.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Pavlova Barbara.

Adam Liaw’s pavlova Barbara

Based on a Palestinian Christian dessert, this pav-with-a-difference is decorated with fresh fruits, nuts and seeds.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s strawberry and rose Eton mess.

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
The roasted sweet potatoes are equally good served warm or cold
EASY

The secret to perfect sweet potato wedges

These caramelised sweet potato wedges are lovely alongside baked ham or fish.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Baked salmon with a pine nut, herb and chilli crust, served with dill and caper sauce.

This mostly make-ahead baked salmon is an easy and elegant way to feed a crowd

This whole side of salmon is an easy and elegant way to feed a crowd.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh

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