• Christmas

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

• 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

• Food bowl

The proof is in the plum pudding: bid to buy up WA produce

Stonefruit WA chair Anthony Caccetta has encouraged shoppers to buy fruit from “trees down the road, not across the Nullabor” as 250 lines of produce fail border controls.

• November 29, 2024
• Claire Ottaviano

• Opinion
• Diet

King Charles eats half an avocado for lunch every day. That’s nuts

Why is it that the people with the most access to the world’s bounty, like Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Aniston, have whittled their diets down to minimalist meals?

• October 11, 2024
• Kate Halfpenny

• 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

• Baking

Helen Goh’s melt and mix cinnamon tea cake topped with pears (or plums)

This quick and easy cake batter only requires a mixing bowl and a whisk (OK, and a small saucepan).

• 1-2 hrs
• Helen Goh

• Baking

Karen Martini’s apple and cherry brown butter cake meets clafoutis pudding

This satisfying and comforting cake is reminiscent of the French pudding, and you can vary the recipe to bake it year-round.

• 2 hrs +
• Karen Martini

• Fruit desserts

Sweet whipped ricotta with roasted vanilla plums

This make-ahead ricotta mousse is a wonderful dessert base for all kinds of fresh or roasted fruits.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Helen Goh

• Recipe collection
• Baking

Peachy keen: 33 sweet and savoury summer stone fruit recipes to savour

Peaches, apricots, nectarines and plums are at their absolute best right now. Make the most of them with these seasonal recipes.