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    chopped fresh mango salsa in a white bowl with chillies and a spoon

    Mango Pico De Gallo (Fresh Mango Salsa)

    Serves 4 as a side | 10 mins | Mango Pico De Gallo (Fresh Mango Salsa) - a fresh, chunky style salsa salad with fresh mango, tomato, cilantro, chilli, red onion and avocado then finished off with lime juice. Click here for the full recipe.

    stacks of cooked sliced potatoes on a white plate

    Cheesy Mini Gratin Dauphinois Potato Stacks

    Serves 4 | 1 hr 5 mins | Cheesy Mini Gratin Dauphinois Potato Stacks - these little gems are like mini individual serves of au gratin potatoes, made in a muffin tin! Click here for the full recipe!

    crispy chat potatoes on white plate

    Smashed Chat Potatoes

    Serves 4 | 1 hr 35 mins | Smashed Chat Potatoes  -  for ultra crispy oven roasted potatoes, baby chat potatoes are boiled then smashed and brushed with melted butter and baked until crisp. Click here for the full recipe!

    Nutellamisu!

    Serves 8 | 40 Mins | Nutellamisu - this eggless tiramisu variation includes the traditional flavours of coffee and mascarpone, but also has a layer of Nutella. Click here for the full recipe!

     

    biscoff cheesecake decorated with caramel and biscuits in a glass jar on a wooden board

    Biscoff Cheesecake (No Bake)

    Makes 4 | 30 Mins | Biscoff Cheesecake (No Bake) - an easy, no bake cheesecake that is made with Biscoff cookie butter and a Lotus Biscoff cookie base. Click here for the full recipe!

    pieces of nutella slice on a white plate

    Nutella Slice - No Bake

    Makes 16 | 20 Mins | Nutella Slice - No Bake - this easy no bake slice is a dream come true with a Nutella and biscuit base, topped with more Nutella and chocolate. Click here for the full recipe!

    layered drink with a piece of lime in a clear glass

    Gin and Pineapple Juice Cocktail

    Makes 1 Cocktail | 5 Mins | Gin and Pineapple Juice Cocktail - a bright and fresh combination of gin and pineapple with coconut rum, fresh lime and tonic. A refreshing summer drink! Click here for the full recipe!

     

    pink drinks in clear glasses decorated with strawberries on a marble board

    Strawberry Pina Coladas

    Makes 2 Cocktails | 10 Mins | Strawberry Pina Coladas - everything you love about Pina Coladas, plus strawberries! Fast and easy using frozen fruit, this will be your new summer cocktail favourite. Click here for the full recipe!

     

    clear drink in a clear glass with a slice of lime on the side

    Gin Margarita Fizz

    Makes 1 Cocktail | 5 Mins |Gin Margarita Fizz - a fresh new take on margaritas using the traditional flavours of Cointreau and fresh lime juice, and mixing up the classic with some gin. Click here for the full recipe!

    pieces of slice on a white plate

    Ginger Slice - No Bake

    Makes 16 squares | 25 Mins | Ginger Slice - No Bake - a super simple no bake slice using ginger biscuits and dark chocolate. Click here for the full recipe!

    Top 10 Tips For The Perfect Grazing Board Platter

    Serves 12 | 30 Mins | Top 10 Tips For The Perfect Grazing Board Platter - your ultimate guide to creating the perfect grazing board, big or small! Including my full recipe and step-by-step photos. Click here for the full recipe!

    top down view of orange coloured sorbet red raspberries and sparkling wine in a glass

    Frozen Peach Bellini Recipe

    Serves 6 | 5 Mins | Frozen Peach Bellini Recipe - a gorgeous summer cocktail of peach sorbet, prosecco or sparkling white wine garnished with raspberries. Click here for the full recipe!

    golden roasted potatoes in a white bowl

    Extra Crispy Potatoes

    Serves 4 | 90 Mins | Extra Crispy Potatoes - crispy, crunchy, glass-like on the outside but fluffy in the middle. Click here for the full recipe!

    chicken thigh filled with stuffing and wrapped in bacon on white baking tray

    Chicken Mini Roast with Stuffing (Stuffed Chicken Thighs)

    Serves 4 | 55 Mins | Chicken Mini Roast with Stuffing - roast chicken dinner with gravy on a weeknight? The answer is my Chicken Mini Roast with Stuffing. Roast chicken, stuffing & gravy in under 1 hour! Click here for the full recipe!

    golden grains of couscous and chopped tomato and parsley in a white bowl

    Quick Tabbouleh Recipe

    Serves 4 as a side | 20 Mins | Quick Tabbouleh Recipe - a super simple, fresh and zingy salad of herbs, tomatoes and lemon - perfect for any time of the year. Click here for the full recipe!

    Orange coloured peach sorbet in a white loaf pan

    Peach Sorbet Recipe

    Serves 8 | 20 Mins plus freezing time | Peach Sorbet Recipe - a simple 3 ingredient peach sorbet that tastes like summer in a bowl, with no need for an ice cream maker or to make a sugar syrup! Click here for the full recipe!

    creamy pasta with green avocado, orange striped shrimp and pink bacon on a white plate

    Avocado Shrimp Pasta with Bacon

    Serves 4 | 25 Mins | Avocado Shrimp Pasta with Bacon - creamy avocado combined with prawns (shrimp) and bacon, in a creamy garlic sauce. Click here for the full recipe!

    Chopped sausages and vegetables in a silver pan with herb sauce

    Sausage Potato Hash with Herb Dressing

    Serves 4 | 30 Mins | Sausage Potato Hash with Herb Dressing - a sausage hash using leftover cooked sausages with a fresh herb and mustard dressing. Click here for the full recipe!

    tim tam cheesecake slice - no bake dark chocolate tim tam cheesecake slice with raspberry

    Tim Tam Cheesecake Slice with Raspberry

    Makes 25 squares | 15 Mins (+ setting time) | Tim Tam Cheesecake Slice with Raspberry - no bake, dark chocolate Tim Tam cheesecake slice flavoured with raspberry. Click here for the full recipe!

    creamy yellow pasta and bacon pieces in a white baking dish

    Easy Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake

    Serves 4 | 40 Mins | Easy Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake - leftover chicken, smoky bacon and pasta all coated in a simple 2 ingredient cheese sauce. Click here for the full recipe!

    pink salmon and green parsley on a white plate

    Lemon Parsley Salmon Pasta

    Serves 4 | 20 Mins | Lemon Parsley Salmon Pasta - a smooth creamy sauce of chilli, garlic & lemon combined with still-pink salmon, and with tomatoes & parsley for freshness. Click here for the full recipe!

    brightly coloured roasted vegetables mixed with white pearl couscous in a white bowl

    Roasted Veg Couscous

    Serves 4 as a side | 50 Mins | Roasted Veg Couscous - fresh vegetables simply roasted with store cupboard spices, combined with giant couscous plus feta & fresh mint. Click here for the full recipe!

    overjead shot of dark brown dart with raspberries in the center

    No-Bake Chocolate and Raspberry Tart (melt and mix)

    Serves 8-12 | 35 Mins | No-Bake Chocolate and Raspberry Tart (melt and mix) - super simple and easy, but looks like you have slaved for hours!!!! Click here for the complete recipe!

    Caprese pesto pasta salad - traditional flavours in a simple pasta salad

    Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad

    Serves 4 as a side | 20 Mins | Caprese Pesto Pasta Salad - the traditional taste of caprese salad, with an extra flavour boost from basil pesto and prosciutto. Click here for the complete recipe!

    greek layered dip in a glass dish with crackers

    Layered Avocado Dip

    Serves 16 as a dip | 30 Mins | Layered Avocado Dip - luscious, creamy (but mostly healthy!) layers of hummus, avocado, sour cream and greek inspired salad. Click here for the complete recipe!

    yellow peaches and blueberries with golden crumble topping on a white plate

    Blueberry Peach Crumble

    Serves 4 | 50 Mins | Blueberry Peach Crumble - rich, warm slices of peach interspersed with little pops of blueberries, with a crumbly biscuit topping. Click here for the complete recipe!

    golden roast potatoes in a a bowl

    Extra Crispy Potatoes

    Serves 4 | 1 ½ hours | Extra Crispy Potatoes - crispy, crunchy, glass-like on the outside but fluffy in the middle. Click here for the complete recipe!

    Warm Lamb Salad with Pumpkin Tomato & Feta - a warm salad of spice rubbed pan fried lamb leg steaks with oven baked vegetables, topped with a lemon mustard dressing and crumbled feta

    Warm Lamb Salad with Pumpkin Tomato & Feta

    Serves 4 | 35 Mins | Warm Lamb Salad with Pumpkin Tomato & Feta - a warm salad of oven roasted pumpkin, tomatoes & capsicum / peppers topped with spice rubbed lamb leg steak and a mustard pine nut dressing. Click here for the complete recipe!

    couscous, green coriander, slices of orange in a white bowl

    Carrot Orange Salad

    Serves 4 as a side | 20 Mins | Carrot Orange Salad - a fresh orange salad recipe with sweet dates and fresh herbs, plus a video showing how to segment oranges. Click here for the complete recipe!

    slices of brown christmas pudding on a white plate with cream coloured butter sauce on top

    RUM BUTTER - HARD SAUCE

    Serves 8+ | 10 Mins | Rum Butter - this "hard sauce" is a mixture of butter, spices and rum. When it is spooned onto warm Christmas pudding it becomes a golden river of buttery rum sauce. Click here for the complete recipe!

    blocks of browns fudge covered in coconut

    CHRISTMAS PUDDING FUDGE

    36 Squares | 20 Mins +setting time | Christmas Pudding Fudge - all the flavours of rum-soaked Christmas pudding coated in simple chocolate fudge, then tossed in coconut. Click here for the complete recipe!

    blue and red berries in a white bowl

    MIXED BERRY FRUIT SALAD WITH MINT

    Serves 6-8 | 10 Mins | Mixed Berry Fruit Salad with Mint - combine fresh berries with a simple dressing of honey, orange and mint. Perfect quick & easy dinner party dessert! Click here for the complete recipe!

    white bowl with yellow cream sprinkled with orange

    CREAMY ORANGE DESSERT SAUCE

    Serves 4 - 8 | 5 Mins | Creamy Orange Dessert Sauce - a fast and simple orange dessert cream sauce with only 3 ingredients. No whipping, just a quick mix and you're done! Click here for the complete recipe!

    pile of green asparagus in a silver pan with crumbs on top

    PAN FRIED GARLIC ASPARAGUS

    Serves 4 | 12 mins | Pan Fried Garlic Asparagus - tender-crisp asparagus spears with crunchy garlic crumbs. Click here for the complete recipe!

    chicken breast with pastry on top with green salad on a while plate

    BAKED MOZZARELLA CHICKEN BREAST WITH PASTRY & PESTO

    Serves 4 | 35 mins | Baked Mozzarella Chicken Breast with Pastry & Pesto - take your baked mozzarella chicken up a notch by adding pesto and a crunchy pastry top! Click here for the complete recipe!

    slow roasted lamb shoulder - super moist & tender

    SLOW ROASTED LAMB SHOULDER 

    Serves 6 | 4 hrs 35mins | Slow Roasted Lamb Shoulder with carrots - moist, tender, pull-apart lamb shoulder with a garlic, rosemary & cumin rub served with baby carrots and gravy. Click here for the complete recipe!

    balls of white chocolate with red pieces coated in green pistachios sitting in a white bowl

    CRANBERRY PISTACHIO WHITE CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

    Makes 45 balls | 30 mins +setting time | Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate Truffles - easy white chocolate truffles with cranberry and a hint of orange, then rolled in pistachios. Click here for the complete recipe!

    LEMON FETA ASPARAGUS ORZO (RISONI)

    Serves 4 | 15 min | Lemon Feta Asparagus Orzo (Risoni) - a quick, light pasta with creamy feta, asparagus & prosciutto. Click here for the complete recipe!

    potato and fennel gratin - potato and fennel in a smooth creamy gratin sauce, with no need to make a bechamel sauce

    POTATO AND FENNEL GRATIN

    Serves 4 | 55 mins | Potato and Fennel Gratin - wedges of potato & fennel, covered in a cheat's version of a creamy, cheese sauce and topped with a quick simple crumb. Click here for the complete recipe!

    pan fried lamb cutlets wrapped in prosciutto laying on a black plate

    PESTO LAMB PROSCIUTTO CUTLETS

    Serves 4 | 20 mins | Pesto Lamb Prosciutto Cutlets - maximum flavour for minimal effort. Tender juicy lamb cutlets coated in basil pesto then wrapped in prosciutto - yum! Click here for the complete recipe!

    Easy Date Scones - moist, fluffy date scones. No need to rub the butter into the flour, just a quick mix and they're done! Also egg free!

    EASY DATE SCONES

    Makes 14 | 30 mins | Easy Date Scones - moist, fluffy date scones. No need to rub the butter into the flour, just a quick mix and they're done! Also egg free! Click here for the complete recipe!

    Chicken Mornay Baked Potatoes - Baked jacket potatoes loaded with a creamy mornay sauce made with leftover chicken, plus avocado, bacon & cheese.

    CHICKEN MORNAY BAKED POTATOES

    Serves 4 | 1 hr 10 mins | Chicken Mornay Baked Potatoes - Baked potatoes loaded with a creamy mornay sauce made with leftover chicken, plus avocado, bacon & cheese. Click here for the complete recipe!

     

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