Cookbook extracts
Eat like an Italian: Two budget-friendly recipes to hit your five veg a day
Forget dietary “magic bullets” and embrace these rustic, vegetable-forward dishes. They’re thrifty, comforting and delicious – and just happen to be healthy.
- Melanie Lionello
Simple and steeped in history: A classic Spanish bar snack to make at home
Celebrating two decades of genuine hospitality, the team behind Bar Lourinha share the secrets to one of their best-loved dishes, chorizo with apple cider.
- < 30 mins
- Matt McConnell
Aunty Beryl’s nutty, crunchy spin on caramel slice is ‘pure indulgence’
From the debut cookbook of living legend Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo, this classic dessert gets extra texture and creamy flavour from native macadamia nuts.
- Aunty Beryl Van-Oploo
Why this quick-prep air-fryer pork belly is a game-changer for busy evenings
Clever shortcuts and a handy benchtop appliance join forces to get dinner on the table – producing golden, crunchy results in double-quick time.
- Steph de Sousa
Karen Martini shares the secrets to her best-ever banana bread and next-level muffins
The savoury-leaning chef yields to sugary cravings with these moreish bakes – essential afternoon treats plucked from her new cookbook.
- Karen Martini
The surprising ingredient that makes Catie Gett’s five-ingredient bread ‘magic’
This simple spin on Irish soda bread has an addictive umami hit you won’t be able to stop thinking about.
- Catie Gett
Quick chicken thigh and coconut curry
Skip the two-hour simmer – this clever appliance is the secret to achieving deep, spice-heavy flavour and succulent chicken in under 60 minutes.
- 1-2 hrs
- Sarina Kamini
Lobster and fries – the high-low luxury Mum deserves this Mother’s Day
Look, we tried to get Entrecote’s secret sauce recipe, but no dice. Instead, we’ve landed the next best thing: a decadent seafood dish designed to dazzle.
- Jason M Jones
These choc ‘fluffins’ with sneaky veg are so delicious they won’t come home from school
With the help of spinach, tahini, zucchini and cannellini beans, these fluffy muffins tick all the boxes for a nutritious lunchbox snack.
- Julia Tellidis and Lauren Skora
Emelia Jackson’s mini lemon thyme polenta cakes are the perfect little weekend treat
In her new book, the MasterChef winner shares no-fuss cakes that always deliver. From no-bake hacks to mini bites, here are two recipes Emelia Jackson swears by.
- Emelia Jackson