• Recipe collection
• Picnic

Sunny side up: 40 easy egg dishes that shine outdoors

These versatile egg-centric dishes – sandwiches, salads, and more – are simple to prep and perfect for your next picnic or patio meal.

• Vegetarian

Bucatini with Thai basil and green chilli pesto

This Italian-Thai fusion takes classic pesto in a bold new direction. Fragrant Thai basil, green chilli and macadamias create a zesty, no-cook pasta sauce.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul

• Baking

Strawberry and finger-lime pavlova with coconut mascarpone cream

This pavlova stays true to the classic but feels a little more refined, with the bright, caviar-like pop of finger lime.

• 2 hrs +
• Helen Goh

• Better baking

Merry and bright: Emelia Jackson’s limoncello tiramisu is your new make-ahead dessert

Dressed to thrill with glistening slices of candied lemon, this zesty dessert will be the star of the festive table.

• 1-2 hrs
• Emelia Jackson

• Baking

Mixed berries and sumac sugar ‘slablova’

With its generous topping-to-meringue ratio and easy-to-cut structure, this is a user-friendly take on Australia’s favourite celebratory dessert.

• 1-2 hrs
• Katrina Meynink

• Baking

Pistachio amaretti

These soft and chewy biscuits are so festive and make for a wonderful offering during the holiday period when visitors are coming and going.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Baking

Mango mascarpone sponge cake

This genoise sponge is a very useful recipe to have in your baking arsenal.

• 1-2 hrs
• Helen Goh

• Baking

Helen Goh’s ultimate make-ahead Christmas cake that just gets better with age

This rich, brandy-brushed Christmas cake needs to be made 4-6 weeks ahead of Christmas to allow the flavours to develop (trust us, it’s worth it).

• 2 hrs +
• Helen Goh

• Fakeaway

This spicy beef and rice bowl is your fast Friday fakeaway fix

This is a quick midweek twist on bibimbap, the popular Korean rice dish.

• < 30 mins
• Jessica Brook