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Snacks

Crushed potato gem cups are a perfect vessel for caviar and creme fraiche.

Five delicious dishes you never knew you could make in a muffin tin

From tater tot and caviar cups to apple pie, these relaxed riffs offer maximum crisp and crunch in every self-contained cup.

  • Katrina Meynink
Chocolate, hojicha and pecan cookies.
EASY

If you like matcha, these extra-toasty choc chip cookies will be your cup of tea

A different powdered Japanese green tea gives these biscuits a mellow, nutty backbone.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Chorizo and apple cider.
EASY

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
The dish you make when you want dumplings, but can't face the fold.
EASY

No folding, no faff: These DIY dumplings are the ideal Friday night food

You’ve got to know when to fold them – and with these deconstructed one-pan dumplings, the answer is never.

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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
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Filled flatbreads with kale and potato masala.
EASY

Flatbreads filled with kale and potato masala

Swap your usual side for these spiced greens and spud discs. Hearty and versatile – serve them alongside grilled meats or with a dollop of creamy yoghurt.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Loaded double-bean nachos with fresh pico de gallo.
EASY

Loaded double-bean nachos with fresh pico de gallo

Crunchy corn chips meet protein-packed legumes in this vibrant crowd-pleaser – finished with a zesty tomato salsa for a fresh twist on a classic snack.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Brown butter pecan shortbread.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s brown butter pecan shortbread

Nut-brown butter adds an extra dimension to this delicious and simple shortbread.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Anzac biscuits are an Australian classic.
EASY

The Anzac biscuit recipe Stephanie Alexander accidentally left out of The Cook’s Companion

Missing from the latest Cook’s Companion, Stephanie Alexander’s Anzac biscuit is more than a recipe. It’s a lesson in history, maths, language and STEM.

  • < 30 mins
  • Stephanie Alexander
Korean marinated eggs.
EASY

Add oomph to meal-prepped boiled eggs with Adam Liaw’s easy Korean-inspired marinade

These marinated eggs are ready in as little as six hours, but over two or three days in the fridge will cure to a jammy yellow yolk.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw