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Picnic

Lax loaf with the lot.

This delicious no-knead bread with the lot is perfect for every summer gathering

A fusion of Turkish bread, focaccia and lavosh, it can be served with or without sides – after all, it comes filled with half of them already.

  • Bec Vrana Dickinson
Rigatoni with zucchini and cherry tomatoes.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s rigatoni with zucchini and cherry tomatoes

If ragu just feels too heavy in the warmer months, try this fresh rigatoni with summer vegetables.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Mozzarella and olive salad.
EASY

If you love a caprese salad but your tomatoes aren’t ripe enough this Adam Liaw twist will hit the spot

Tomatoes are starting to come good now, but if you love a caprese salad, try this one for when tomatoes aren’t at their best.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Rosheen Kaul’s “Hainanese chicken rice” greens bowl.

Be the envy of your workmates with these delicious al desko-friendly make-ahead salads

Three essential new salads that stand on their own as the star of the table, or can be taken to the office for a delicious lunch al desko.

  • Rosheen Kaul
Serve the dip with crudite and these crunchy, gluten-free seeded crackers.
EASY

Roasted carrot and sumac dip with sesame crackers

A dietary-requirements-friendly dip that’s perfect for summer entertaining.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
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Peter Rowland's chicken sandwiches are available for home delivery during lockdown. For Good Food, 17 August, 2021

10 super sandwiches to make this weekend (starring Peter Rowland’s cult chook sanga)

Roll out the picnic blanket, it’s time to celebrate the sunnier weather with these crowd-pleasing, deep-filled delights.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s stuffed flatbreads with minted yoghurt. 

Stuffed flatbreads with mint yoghurt

These fluffy, fragrant flatbreads are perfect for lunch with a squeeze of lemon and some mint yoghurt for dipping.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Danielle Alvarez’s polenta and strawberry scones.
EASY

Get your Sunday bake-on with these quick polenta and strawberry scones

Pre-filled with jam, these delicious little double-decker scones come together and bake up quickly.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Helen Goh’s tomato, cheese and onion tart.

Tomato, cheese and onion tart

Before summer ripens the fruit, here’s a tart that makes use of the tinned variety.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Adam Liaw’s green Greek salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s ‘incredibly easy’ Greek green salad with feta, mint and dill

This alternative Greek salad is vastly underrated and should be your new go-to for summer barbecues.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw

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