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Toffee apple crumble with pickled pears and sour cream
Use red-skinned apples - they cook down into a soft, jammy filling and make a great contrast to the tart pickled pears.
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Goat's cheese and truffled celeriac lasagne
Dig the earthy flavour of a seasonal lasagne. This lasagne uses truffle oil or take it to another level by grating fresh truffles into the mixture.
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Warm lentil salad with pumpkin and chilli
This makes a fine meal on its own or a perfect side to a family roast. You could change the pumpkin for parsnips or sweet potatoes
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Veal and pork polpette with cabbage, taleggio and truffled pecorino
This is true cold-weather comfort food. The sauce is perfect with a big scoop of wet polenta, mash or even buttered risoni.
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Beetroot, orange and olive salad
Packed with parsley and flavoursome beetroot, this dish is a great winter salad or light lunch option.
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Braised witlof and leek gratin with gruyere
This salad is fabulous served with roast chicken. You can use it to create a really easy meal by buying a roast chicken.
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Honey-poached nashi pears with Chantilly
This twist on a Korean classic can be eaten warm from the pot or chilled from the fridge. Either way, it's delicious.
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Baked rhubarb and apple shortcake
This baked shortcake is a very simple, delicious dessert that's perfect with just about any fruit you like.
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Roast brussels sprouts with hazelnuts
Go a little nuts with a vegie side for your next big family roast dinner. This sprout dish also works really well with zucchinis or green beans.
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Risoni or quinoa with cauliflower, preserved lemon and parmesan
This is tasty on its own or can make a great accompaniment to poultry. It couldn't be much easier to pull together.
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Soft polenta with mushrooms
This recipe for soft polenta is very simple, but it's the earthy-flavoured mushrooms that will keep you making it again and again.
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Winter minestrone soup
This minestrone is all about root vegetables and winter greens; leftover parmesan rind adds a depth of flavour to the broth.
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Chicken braised with mushroom and thyme
This Italian-style braise is great with polenta chips, and is also delicious with a short pasta such as penne or macaroni.
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Silverbeet, sausage and haloumi pies
These are delicious still warm from the oven. They're also great cold, and make an easy and pretty complete meal for work or for school lunchboxes.
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Winter salad of roast beetroot and quinoa
A robust, earthy salad for winter when beetroot and sweet potatoes are in their prime and navel oranges are at their sweet best.
