Apple and dried cranberry crumble bars

This slice is equally good as a snack with coffee and tea,or for dessert plated up with vanilla ice-cream.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Mozzarella and olive salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s mozzarella and olive salad

Tomatoes are starting to come good now,but if you love a caprese salad,try this one for when tomatoes aren’t at their best.

  • <30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Rosheen Kaul’s “Hainanese chicken rice” greens bowl.

Be the envy of your workmates with these delicious al desko-friendly make-ahead salads

Three essential new salads that stand on their own as the star of the table,or can be taken to the office for a delicious lunch al desko.

  • Rosheen Kaul
Pepperoni pizza stuffed tomatoes.
EASY

These five-ingredient cheesy pizza stuffed tomatoes taste too good to be no-carb (but they are)

These easy,oozy tomatoes are just so moreish,and serve as a perfect lunch or side as part of a spread of deliciousness.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Potato skins with chicken salt and sour cream.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s potato skins with chicken salt and sour cream makes the perfect Logies party snack

Potato skins are often treated as leftovers,but in my house they are the main event.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
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Chocolate and cinnamon pavlova.

Adam Liaw’s chocolate and cinnamon pavlova

This pavlova is a little different. The whole thing is topped with cream and cocoa,a bit like a tiramisu.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Rustic vegetarian quiche with greens and bagel seasoning.
EASY

Rustic quiche,heavy on the greens,with bagel seasoning

Bagel seasoning adds a different kind of crunch to this free-form and robust vegetarian quiche.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Chickpea,brown rice and greens salad with creamy harissa dressing.
EASY

Chickpea,brown rice and greens salad with creamy harissa dressing

This salad improves with a good sit in the fridge. The key to its longevity is to coat the chickpeas and grains very lightly.

  • <30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Pavlova stack with passionfruit and mango.

Patience and grunt work:Emelia Jackson’s secrets to making the perfect pavlova

So many things can go wrong with Australia’s best-known dessert. Follow these simple tricks,and you’ll have the crisp,snowy meringue of your dreams.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Emelia Jackson
Ham.

How long your leg of ham will last and other crucial food safety questions,answered

How long can you leave food out for? How long will a leg of ham last in the fridge? And other big questions for Boxing Day and beyond.

  • Richard Cornish