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Would it even be an Australian mud cake without that signature white squiggle?
EASY

Emelia Jackson gives this nostalgic supermarket favourite a rich, fudgy upgrade

Be the hero of every morning tea or dinner party with this dense, irresistible chocolate creation, complete with zig-zag stripes that show you mean business.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Emelia Jackson
Blackened barramundi.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s 10-minute blackened barramundi brings the heat

This recipe adapts an American soul food technique, searing spice-rubbed fish to create a delicious savoury crust.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Banana bread cooks beautifully in the air fryer.
EASY

Air fryer banana bread

This easy air fryer banana bread, which comes together in under 50 minutes, is an excellent way to use ripe bananas.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jane de Graaff
Emelia Jackson’s foolproof brownies.
EASY

The secret to perfect glossy brownies: Emelia Jackson’s best recipe

These simple, foolproof tips guarantee you’ll bake chocolate brownies with a fudgy centre and that signature crackly top every time.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Emelia Jackson
Christmas cubanos.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Christmas ham cubanos are just the ticket while watching the cricket

Miami-style Cubanos are usually made with ham and roast pork together, but this Christmas version with glazed ham is delicious.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Old Bay hot chicken sandwich with crispy manchego chips.
EASY

This hot chicken sandwich is a crave-worthy combo of crunch, salt and tang

This grilled chicken sandwich with bold Old Bay seasoning is a crave-worthy combination of crunch, salt and tang.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Riffing on buffalo wings, these Old Bay wings with blue cheese dressing are ready in a flash.
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Old Bay and parmesan chicken wings with blue cheese dressing

Old Bay seasoning supercharges the flavour of these Buffalo-adjacent air fryer wings with just a flick of the wrist.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Seven-layer salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s seven-layer salad

In the United States, this simple salad is a bring-a-plate favourite.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Cowboy spaghetti.
EASY

Giddy up. Adam Liaw’s big, bold and beefy cowboy spaghetti is dinner, sorted

This bigger-than-Texas spaghetti is about as un-Italian as it gets, but it’s delicious.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw

Bread and butter pudding with chocolate, pecans and bourbon caramel

Supermarket croissants work beautifully in this boozy winter dessert.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh