• Fakeaway

American-style deep-dish pepperoni pizza

Using store-bought pizza dough and loads of grated parmesan gives this American-style deep-dish pizza the perfect golden, cheesy crust.

• < 30 mins
• Jessica Brook

• Better baking

Three tricks to reduce cracks on a baked cheesecake, the ‘little black dress’ of desserts

Emelia Jackson shares the secrets to a soft, luscious sour cream cheesecake without a crack in sight.

• 1-2 hrs
• Emelia Jackson

• Fakeaway

Sheet pan pizza of the gods

There’s nothing greater than piping hot pizza fresh from the oven, indecently laden with mozzarella, olives and pepperoni.

• 2 hrs +
• Katrina Meynink

• Weekend brunch

Blueberry pancakes with ‘irresistible’ whipped demerara butter

Dotted with berries, these light and fluffy pancakes are the stuff of weekend dreams.

• < 30 mins
• Danielle Alvarez

• Christmas

The secret to perfect sweet potato wedges

These caramelised sweet potato wedges are lovely alongside baked ham or fish.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Helen Goh

• Baking

Apple and dried cranberry crumble bars

This slice is equally good as a snack with coffee and tea, or for dessert plated up with vanilla ice-cream.

• 1-2 hrs
• Helen Goh

• Better baking

The secret to these fluffy cinnamon doughnuts? It’s all in the mashed spuds

The difference between gloriously puffy doughnuts and dense, oily rings comes down to an ingredient found in the vegie aisle.

• < 30 mins
• Emelia Jackson

• Footy food

Many mouths to feed? This make-ahead muffuletta sandwich makes it easy

The beauty of this sandwich is that it actually wants to be made ahead of time to feed a crowd.

• < 30 mins
• Danielle Alvarez

• Recipe collection
• Best of

14 lap-friendly dishes for couch potatoes glued to the Olympics all week

Because you’ve got to keep your strength up for a second straight week of marathon sofa sessions.

• Baking

Double-lemon loaf cake with sugar crust

Danielle Alvarez’s lemon cake of dreams also happens to be dairy-free.

• 1-2 hrs
• Danielle Alvarez