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How to choose the best fruit and vegetables
These simple rules are mighty useful when visiting a market or grocer.
These simple rules are mighty useful when visiting a market or grocer.
Food doesn't have to be fancy to be good. The creamy, cheesy spinach is part sauce and part side dish for the steak. Top off with crispy onion for texture - a great meal.
Meals that make the most of what you have at home is a great way to save money. A cheesy, seasonal salad is a great example because it's easy to adapt to whatever vegetable, cheese, nuts or dried fruit you have to hand.
Preparing ramen usually involves boiling bones for many hours to create a rich stock, but this slow cooker version couldn’t make the Japanese favourite any easier. There’s no need to hang around and watch the stove, as the dish makes itself.
This traditional soup is eaten throughout the year in Morocco, but even more so during the month of Ramadan to break the fast once the sun sets. It is typically made with lamb but chicken thighs or gravy beef could be used as an alternative, or it's just as good as a vegetarian meal.
Fortune favours those who plan ahead. This recipe takes about eight hours all up, but there's little toil in that time. I really like this beetroot relish, so use it with lots of barbecued or roasted meats it works a treat. Speaking of which, make sure you serve this duck with some sautéed spinach, silver beat or kale, which ever you like best.
Use red-skinned apples - they cook down into a soft, jammy filling and make a great contrast to the tart pickled pears.
This magical cake separates during the cooking process to a thick custard layer that sits below a spongy cake layer.
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.
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
This is true cold-weather comfort food. The sauce is perfect with a big scoop of wet polenta, mash or even buttered risoni.
Packed with parsley and flavoursome beetroot, this dish is a great winter salad or light lunch option.
This salad is fabulous served with roast chicken. You can use it to create a really easy meal by buying a roast chicken.
This twist on a Korean classic can be eaten warm from the pot or chilled from the fridge. Either way, it's delicious.
This baked shortcake is a very simple, delicious dessert that's perfect with just about any fruit you like.
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.
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.
This is tasty on its own or can make a great accompaniment to poultry. It couldn't be much easier to pull together.
This recipe for soft polenta is very simple, but it's the earthy-flavoured mushrooms that will keep you making it again and again.
This minestrone is all about root vegetables and winter greens; leftover parmesan rind adds a depth of flavour to the broth.