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Neil Perry’s chicken Kiev with garlic butter.

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Just like mum used to make: 14 old-fashioned favourites to cook this week

Step back in time with these comforting retro favourites with choices for every night of the week.

14 recipes
Now that's what you call a salad sandwich.
EASY

Monday: RecipeTin Eats’ ultimate salad sandwich

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Nagi Maehashi
GF. Hot Food. June 4th. Mac n Cheese.Photo: Edwina Pickles. 28th May 2013.
EASY

Monday: Mac and cheese

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Chicken Kiev with garlic butter.

Tuesday: Neil Perry’s chicken Kiev with garlic butter

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
A few freezer and pantry staples become a delicious no-shop meal.
EASY

Tuesday: Canned tuna and frozen pea spaghetti

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Chow mein-style pork with cabbage, peas and hokkien noodles.
EASY

Wednesday: Chow mein-style pork with cabbage, peas and Hokkien noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
Corned beef.

Wednesday: Classic corned beef like mum used to make

  • 2 hrs +
  • Stephanie Alexander
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Neil Perry's chicken cacciatore.
EASY

Thursday: Chicken cacciatore

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Karen Martini's golden tubetti pasta bake with tuna.
EASY

Thursday: Golden tubetti with cauliflower and tuna

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
The can't-be-beat, benchmark Australian-Italian spag bol.

Friday: Spaghetti bolognese

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry.
EASY

Friday: RecipeTin Eats’ 20-minute Thai chicken satay curry

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
Real winter warmer: Creamy fish and potato-topped pie.

Saturday: Fish, prawn and potato pie

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Egg and Bacon Pie.

Saturday: Egg and bacon pie

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Stephanie Alexander
As Paul Kelly sings, don't forget a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang.

Sunday: Roast beef with gravy

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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EASY

Sunday: Creamy potato gratin

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Jill Dupleix

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