Baked kumara split open and loaded with paprika beef mince, wilted spinach and bubbling cheese. Mostly hands-off, very filling.
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Festive sides, salads and desserts made for sharing, plus a few clever ways with the leftovers.
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Make it a few days ahead to lighten the load on the day. A sticky orange marmalade and mustard glaze, perfect sliced cold on the Christmas table.
Use up the Christmas dinner leftovers in one pie. Veg and meat folded through a creamy bechamel under an easy pastry top made from pantry staples.
Boxing Day leftovers to the rescue. Crispy potatoes and veg mashed into one big hash with eggs cooked on top. One pan to cook, one pan to wash.
A showstopping alternative to pavlova: meringue stacked with lemon curd custard, whipped cream, berry coulis, toasted almonds and fresh basil.
A simple green salad with that wow factor: cos and butterhead lettuce, charred capsicum, asparagus, toasted seeds and a honey mustard dressing.
A summery ratatouille of courgettes, tomatoes and capsicum with blanched green beans for crunch, topped with a buttery herb and olive crumb.
Roasted rainbow carrots drizzled in a citrusy orange butter sauce, finished with toasted pumpkin seeds, basil and parsley. A side for any grand occasion.
Sweet, waxy Jersey Bennes with a fresh citrusy punch, a crunch of new season green beans and the mellow, slightly salty taste of black olives.
Festive sides, salads and desserts made for sharing, plus a few clever ways with the leftovers.
Chunky, creamy, and built for cold nights — this Tuscan-style soup packs sausage, pumpkin, kale and pasta into one very satisfying pot.
Crispy pastry baskets, jammy stone fruit, whipped cheesecake cream. A make-ahead Easter treat that looks far more impressive than it is.
One eggplant, fanned out and loaded with mozzarella over a garlicky tomato sauce. Impressive-looking, low-effort, and completely worth it.
Slow-cooked lamb belly with butter beans, garlic, herbs and lemon - a rich, one-pot meal with minimal prep and big flavour.
Kale pesto using the whole bunch, stalks included. Quick to blitz, hard to stop putting on everything.
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Crispy-bottomed pork dumplings cooked upside-down — fridge odds and ends turned into something properly good. 18 dumplings, 20 minutes.
One pan, no fuss. Chicken (or chickpeas), rice, and a coconut-curry sauce baked together for a weeknight win that doubles as meal prep.
Salty, sticky, sweet — hot honey halloumi over juicy melon and cherry tomatoes is the salad that actually earns its place at the table.
1/3 of food globally is wasted and it’s estimated that up to 40% of produce grown doesn’t leave the farm gate.
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