Oven-free dinner

• Quick & 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

• The joy of six ingredients

Old Bay noodles

Old Bay and smoked garlic provide a gourmet shortcut in this flavour-packed dish. It’s a one-two punch of savoury oomph for a truly addictive noodle bowl.

• < 30 mins
• Katrina Meynink

• The joy of six ingredients

Easy-peasy sesame noodles

Lunch, snack or dinner, these sesame noodles taste like pure effort. For more heft, add boiled edamame, shredded chicken or pan-fried tofu cubes.

• < 30 mins
• Katrina Meynink

• Noodles

Cold somen noodles with poached chicken and ponzu

Make the most of the remaining warm weather with these Japanese noodles dressed with zingy ponzu.

• < 30 mins
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Chip Month

Oven-free dinners that are cooler than you (starring a fun spin on chicken and chips)

These effortless, sassy recipes taste like you spent hours in the kitchen, but no one needs to know you didn’t.

• Katrina Meynink

• Healthy eating

Barbecued lamb fillets with Mediterranean chickpea salad

Succulent lamb meets a zesty fibre-rich salad in this nourishing, high-energy dinner that’s as delicious as it is healthy.

• < 30 mins
• Sarah Pound

• Healthy eating

Fragrant Syrian chicken with lemon and pistachio cous cous

This aromatic Syrian-style braise balances weeknight ease with dinner-party flair. A zesty, nut-studded side dish is its ideal companion.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Sarah Pound

• Recipe collection
• Weekly meal planner

The no-oven edit: 20 crisp, healthy recipes for hot summer nights

Keep your kitchen (and yourself) cool with flavour-packed meals that deliver maximum impact with minimum effort.

• Quick & easy

Smashed cucumber salad

Whacking cucumbers with a cleaver isn’t just fun – it creates perfect crevices for dressing. The result is a punchy, refreshing hit for sweltering days.

• < 30 mins
• Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu

• Recipe collection
• Noodle dish

Stone-cold soba: 12 high-protein noodle bowls to keep your kitchen cool

Beat the heat with soba noodle dishes that require zero oven time. From seared tuna to barbecue chicken, these cool, satisfying meals are built for hot days.