Romesco pasta with ricotta.
EASY

Romesco pasta with ricotta

This big-flavoured sauce comes together in minutes,bringing a burst of sunshine to a simple pasta dish.

  • <30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Salmon and lettuce miang.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s salmon and lettuce miang

This platter of flavourful ingredients in lettuce is a great way to graze. Thai miang is usually wrapped in betel leaves but these can be hard to find,so I’ve used cos.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Rosheen Kaul’s crispy rice salad with sambal peanut sauce.

Crispy rice salad with sambal peanut sauce

This salad is what happens when the creamy sauce and crisp vegetables of Indonesian gado gado meets the crispy rice of Laotian nam khao.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Rosheen Kaul
Cold green bean salad.
EASY

Green bean salad with toasted almonds and spiced preserved lemon dressing

This make-ahead cold bean salad with a zingy dressing is simple,but special enough for big occasions.

  • <30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Satay roast chicken salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s satay roast chicken salad

A pre-roasted chicken and a jar of peanut butter are the building blocks of this simple and delicious chicken salad with satay flavours.

  • <30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Peach and goat’s cheese salad.
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Adam Liaw’s peach and goat’s cheese salad

A classic French chèvre chaud is goat’s cheese grilled on slices of baguette and served with a simply dressed green salad.

  • <30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s blackberry and espresso hazelnut cake.
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Blackberry and espresso hazelnut cake

Bake this simple cake for someone you love (or as a gift to yourself). All you need is a bowl and whisk,nothing fancy.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Helen Goh’s baked custard affogato.

Baked custard affogato with meringue brittle

Two key elements of this impressive dinner party dessert can be made in advance − just add espresso.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Helen Goh
Helen Goh’s roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli.
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Roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli

This sweet,savoury,spicy,rich and crunchy nut mix is a perfect party snack or homemade gift.

  • <30 mins
  • Helen Goh
Pavlova Barbara.

Adam Liaw’s pavlova Barbara

Based on a Palestinian Christian dessert,this pav-with-a-difference is decorated with fresh fruits,nuts and seeds.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw