The Sydney Morning Herald logo
The Sydney Morning Herald logo
Advertisement

Kid-friendly

Cauliflower cheese fritters.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s cauliflower cheese fritters

Classic cauliflower cheese gets a makeover to become these delicious pan-fried fritters.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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
Chicken with pesto and green beans.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chicken with pesto and green beans

Top these juicy, pan-fried chicken steaks with vibrant, herb-dressed beans for a fresh weekday dinner that is ready in just 15 minutes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Orange and almond mug cake.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s orange and almond mug cake

This super-simple mug cake can be made in minutes using ingredients you might already have in your fridge and pantry.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Crispy lasagne skewers meet cacio e pepe's cousin.
EASY

Crispy lasagne skewers meet cacio e pepe’s cousin

No need to fight over lasagne’s crunchy edges with these pasta sticks, ready to dunk in a peppery, velvety cheese sauce. Authentic? No. Bloody brilliant? Yes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Advertisement
All the golden, lacy crunch of a pan-fried dumpling with none of the folding.
EASY

Ridiculously delicious fold-free dumplings

Ditch the fiddly pleating for this clever pan-flip wonder. A punchy pork filling meets a lacey golden base – did someone say “weeknight showstopper”?

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Riffing on buffalo wings, these Old Bay wings with blue cheese dressing are ready in a flash.

21 fast and finger-lickin’ good recipes to cook in your air fryer

Give these recipes a crack and there’ll be no going back.

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
Classic pumpkin soup.
EASY

Simple, affordable, freezable: Nutritionist Sarah Pound’s classic pumpkin soup

Warm up with a silky, golden bowl of this seasonal go-to. High in nutrients and effortless to whip up, it’s a winner for busy weeknights, and the freezer.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Packed with all the good stuff.

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