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Party season

Tarragon and black-pepper chicken salad sliders
EASY

Danielle Alvarez shares her favourite chicken sandwich recipe of all time

This creamy, tarragon and black-pepper spiked filling is perfect for sliders or as a dip.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Sisters Holly and Jessie Pirret enjoy a glass of the Dhillon 2024 Accidental Red - a bargain at $25 a bottle.

Summer’s best wines for $30 or less (including Aldi’s ‘super-refreshing’ white for under $10)

From light-hearted bubbles to chillable reds, a great drop doesn’t have to break the bank, as these top bottles prove.

  • Katie Spain
Packed with grains and pulses, this salad ticks many boxes.

Three healthy salads to make when you’re asked to bring a plate

When you’re asked to “bring a plate”, a portable well-made salad can steal the show. Nutritionist Sarah Pound shares three of her favourites.

  • Sarah Pound
Katrina Meynink’s two-tone jelly and panna cotta.

Raspberry, moscato and elderflower jelly with yoghurt and white chocolate panna cotta

On our hot Christmas days, this light and refreshing pudding is the kind of dessert we all need.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Marie Rose sauce is a classic accompaniment to seafood.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s classic seafood sauce

Made in less than five minutes using ingredients you may already have on hand, Marie Rose sauce has many uses beyond dressing a prawn cocktail.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Maison Bâtard’s rooftop terrace.

These newly opened bars are perfect for low-fuss catch-ups this Christmas

Nail the group get-together with these five easygoing yet elegant bars, from an Amalfi-inspired rooftop in the ’burbs to a slinky underground spot.

  • Emma Breheny
Tip: Serve the rum balls with extra toasted coconut.
EASY

Follow these six rules to take your rum balls to the next level this Christmas

Katrina Meynink gives the festive favourite a toasty, tasty upgrade. Pa-rum, pum-pum, pum.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Helen Goh’s baked custard affogato.

Baked custard affogato with meringue brittle

Two key elements of this impressive dinner party dessert can be made in advance − just add espresso.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Pan-fried whiting with lemon.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s pan-fried whiting with lemon pepper butter

Nothing could be simpler, or more delicious, than these delightfully seasoned fish fillets.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Helen Goh’s roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli.
EASY

Roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli

This sweet, savoury, spicy, rich and crunchy nut mix is a perfect party snack or homemade gift.

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/topic/party-season-6gbk