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Nici Wickes shares her mum's recipe for the perfect steak and kidney pie - a true classic that's sure to satisfy

This dense, moist chocolate cake features swirls of chocolate, caramel and rhubarb and is drizzled with gooey caramel sauce. A delicious addition to any sweet occasion

This is an economical meal for the family as pork shoulder is not expensive. Although it is a strange shape, roasted slowly as in this recipe, the meat just falls off the bone (it doesn’t require carving) and there’s very little waste

Executive chef Kyle Street shares The Fed's famous matzo ball soup recipe. This matzo ball soup (or ‘Jewish penicillin’) goes the non-traditional route by replacing the matzo meal with toasted and ground leftover Best Ugly bagels

Galbraith's Alehouse uses their Resurrection Ale to make their famous St Benedict’s pie. The bronze-coloured Belgian ale adds an amazing, spicy, fruity flavour to the beef

This beautiful Tuscan lentil, duck and silverbeet dish is best enjoyed with good friends over a glass or two of Chianti. A truly sophisticated and warming winter dish

This nourishing, earthy venison stew recipe benefits from long, slow cooking. It is satisfying on its own, but for a more substantial meal, serve with creamy mashed potatoes or pappardelle

This easy beef vindaloo recipe makes use of your slow cooker to create a tender, flavoursome curry. Featuring ginger, coconut and lime, this curry is the perfect winter warmer

Terrine is a fantastic edition to a charcuterie platter, or wonderful as an entree at a dinner party because you can cook it ahead of time. Serve it with your favourite pickles and chutneys and a mix of fresh and toasted bread

This oxtail and barley soup is rib-stickingly hearty and with the latest food trend being bone broth, it's a great reminder that soups like this old favourite have been around forever. It’s perfect for cold winter days!

This beef bourguignon recipe is not only packed with great Italian flavours, it's also perfect for freezing for up to 3 months. Ideal for ensuring you still eat home cooked meals, even when you don't have the time

Basted in the famously flavourful Café de Paris butter sauce, this roast turkey recipe creates a succulent, juicy bird. Despite a few ingredients on the list, Paris butter is truly just a delicious throw-together

Nici Wickes shares her father's signature dish, osso bucco. This recipe for this classic Italian dish produces super tender beef shin and a glossy, rich sauce. A true winter favourite

Though we all may covet the crispy skin of a roasted chicken, one of the best ways to enjoy a moist and flavourful bird is to braise it slowly in plenty of liquid – a combination of wine and stock says Nici Wickes

This beef pie recipe takes the classic Steak Diane flavours of Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard and brandy and reinvents them into a delectably creamy pie filling that's topped with mashed potato and golden puff pastry

No festive occasion would be complete without a perfectly stuffed bird! This turkey recipe stars a tasty lemon parsley stuffing that's sure to be a hit at Christmas

The delicious combination of tender shredded chicken and slow cooked beans makes this slow cooker Mexican dish absolutely delicious. Enjoy it warm for a family weeknight dinner.

If you're looking for something different for a weekend family dinner, you can't go past this flavour-packed beef casserole. Simmered in fragrant Asian spices, it's lovely served over some steamed rice noodles for a filling dish.

Tender slow-cooked lamb shanks go brilliantly with a hearty lentil ragu for a filling and nutritious flavour-packed winter dinner for the whole family.

Warm your body and soul with this hearty red wine beef and vegetable casserole. Try it served over creamy, cheesy polenta and a zesty homemade gremolata.

Tangy honey-mustard chicken slowcooked in a broth with carrots, celery and leek.

This wonderfully flavoured lamb casserole with herb dumplings is a delicious weeknight family meal that everyone will love

This recipe makes enough to feed a crowd - halve or quarter the recipe for a family dinner. An Italian classic, this pumpkin and goat's cheese lasagne with rocket and pepita salad is healthy, fresh, and full of delicious ingredients that work perfectly together.

Each meatball has an oozy mozzarella centre and contains hidden goodness with silverbeet and fennel. Serve with chunky pasta and lots of grated parmesan!

This chicken noodle recipe takes just the right amount of time to create those classic chicken noodle soup flavours from scratch, no store-bought stock necessary. A must for chilly evenings

This is no ordinary beef and mushroom pie. Featuring slow-cooked beef, portobello mushrooms and topped with an irresistible cheese pastry, this savoury recipe is sure to become a favourite

Packed full of tender pork and veal meatballs and juicy chicken pieces, fresh vegetables and Italian risoni pasta, this Winter soup is wonderfully filling and warming.

These hearty pies are packed full of tender, shredded lamb shanks swimming in a rich olive, onion and vegetable sauce to create a warming winter family recipe. Recipe from the team at beefandlamb.com.au.

This is a traditional French lamb stew loaded with hearty vegetables. It can be cooked a day in advance and reheated when required – just fold in the peas, broad beans and parsley at the last minute.

The perfect starter, ham hock terrine containing fresh herbs with baby gherkins and Dijon mustard

This pork stew is a version of Brazil’s national dish, the black bean and pork concoction known as feijoada (pronounced fay-ju-ada). It takes time to prepare and cook, but there’s a real sense of achievement when it’s completed

Steak is cooked low and slow to create a tender ragu for this linguine dish. Sprinkle with parsley and parmesan to serve, and accompany with a mixed salad and crusty bread

Treat the lucky lady in your life to this cute-as-a-button chocolate cake, topped with smooth buttercream and fresh flowers.

This pie recipe has a tender lamb-shank meat filling topped with golden puff pastry. Serve with peas tossed in mint and butter

Serve this braised mushroom and beef stew recipe with creamy polenta

This hearty, warming dinner uses lentils instead of flour to thicken the sauce and add extra fibre at the same time, creating a healthy but delicious weeknight dinner.

Sink your knife though a crisp, golden pastry to reveal a hearty, creamy middle... This delicious family pie takes all the flavours of steak and Diane sauce and combines them to create the ultimate comfort food.

There’s something amazingly comforting about a steamed pudding, especially when it’s drizzled with warm vanilla crème anglaise and served with poached seasonal fruit

This feijoa paste is great on cheese boards and antipasto platters. It's is a labour of love but uses up lots of feijoas and in the long run, potentially saves you buying the pricey store-bought ones

Instead of taking a trip to your favourite burger joint, why not create your own homemade burgers with your own creative twist? This lamb burger recipe features lamb shanks that have been cooked until tender

Known as sago gula melaka, these are popular in Malaysia and Indonesia, where they are served cool. I adore them! Even if you’re not a big fan of sago, I urge you to try them.

My version of this famous Italian dessert is slightly lighter than the original and has the addition of raspberries for an added zing of freshness to go with the sharp espresso and cocoa. This definitely lives up to this dessert’s literal translation – “pick-me-up”.

This orange and almond cake is perfect for afternoon tea.

Individual chunky beef and mushroom pies are encased in golden puff pastry and served with a homemade tomato sauce

Tender lamb shanks with an exquisite red wine sauce.

These warming, comforting beef pies will go down an absolute storm on any night, but especially as the weather gets a bit chillier. The slow-cooked meat is melt-in-the-mouth, and is sure to be a winner. The recipe features in Maggie Beer's cookbook, "Autumn".

This pudding is traditional British comfort food.

Give your immune system a real boost with the beneficial bacteria in this delicious kefir yoghurt, from Lee Holmes' book, Heal Your Gut. Made without dairy using coconuts, it's natural fermentation process is great for digestion.

This French dessert is made by layering meringue discs and ice cream - our tropical version uses sorbet and an array of gorgeous tropical fruits.

Catching sprats is a rite of passage for Kiwi kids, whether it’s on a DIY driftwood-and-string line, in a bread trap, or scooped up in a net. This salad is born from that experience, with sardines as the starring ingredient. They have a short season in New Zealand, so feel free to substitute them for other small, oily fish. Oven drying tomatoes is a doddle and worth the time it takes – the flavour intensity is sunshine on your plate and palette. Make extra and store in an airtight jar covered in olive oil. Photographs by Jani Shepherd and styling by Fiona Hugues; Gatherum Collectif.

Making individual pavlovas, which each person can load with as much cream, berries and coulis as they wish, is the way to go at Christmas. Getting the perfect balance of crunchy exterior and marshmallow centre can be tricky, but this recipe works every time!

This is the perfect dish if you’d rather not tackle a large joint of meat on Christmas Day. I’ve designed the recipe so that it can be scaled to suit however many people are sitting around your table.

Get your butcher to de-bone and butterfly a decent-sized pork loin, then take your time to roll it around the stuffing before roasting to perfection.

Like any recipe (this one is from "A Simple Table" by Michele Cranston) for pork belly, this is incredibly rich, so it's been teamed with a green papaya salad that is fresh-flavoured with a little chilli bite. If you’re not excited by green papaya or find it difficult to source, serve the pork belly with roast pumpkin wedges (also available in "A Simple Table") and a simple cos lettuce and cucumber salad.

It does take a bit of time to make this, so it’s definitely one for a long weekend or a celebratory holiday, but it is so much fun to do and it’s such a spectacular dish to serve that it’s well worth that little bit of time spent forward planning. The fennel salad cuts the richness of the salmon and the mustard–dill dressing adds a lovely herby sweetness to the mix. The recipe is from Michele Cranston's "A Simple Table."

These crowd-pleasing tender, succulent apple cider brined pork ribs are the perfect addition to your next family BBQ!

Nothing says the festive season quite like Christmas pudding - dense, moist and loaded with delicious dried fruit.

Succulent juicy turkey 
with a mouthwatering apricot and 
almond stuffing. The perfect dish for Christmas lunch!

It’s no secret I love cooking any kind of meat over an open fire. An Asado Grill is a great piece of kit and loads of fun to experiment with. Marinated, smokey, tender lamb served up family style with your choice of condiments - we’ve used Dahl for this dish but you could replace with Baba Ghanoush or similar for a Middle Eastern spin. - Al Brown

This salad is full of flavour. Bitter greens cut through richness of the confit duck, the pear adds sweetness and the walnuts texture. While pinot noir tends to be a typical wine match for many duck dishes, we found a rose worked better with the bitter greens - perfect for a lighter summer meal. - Al Brown

Food to me is all about simplicity and generosity. A simply roasted whole fish is a pretty good example of this. Serving this dish with Huntley & Palmers Flatbread is great for added texture and mopping up all the delicious juice and flavour. Turbot can sometimes be a bit difficult to find, so any large flat fish (flounder, brill) or even the belly of a large species like kingfish or hapuka will do. - Al Brown

Heavenly High Tea - Who said indulgent socials can't be healthy? These raw, vegan, gluten-free recipes from Maz Valcorza's whole food cafe Sadhana Kitchen are as nutritious as they are moreish - Fig and date scones with blueberry chia jam and coconut cream. Photography by Rodney Macuja/bauersyndication.com.au

Mum’s made this cake for many years since her dear Aussie friend Lynne shared it with her. It is always a success, thus their friendship remains intact! Photography by Todd Eyre

Tis the season for this tender, flavoursome, and mouthwatering roast turkey with bacon, onion and sage dressing - perfect for Christmas lunch or dinner!

Bored of soggy sandwiches? These nutritious lunch box ideas from Holly Cuthbert at Square One Health and Fitness will put the bounce back into your break.

Past and present ideas combine in this perfect Christmas turkey recipe. Recipe and photography by Bauer Syndication.

Timpano is a complicated dish but this is an easier version shared by Poderi Crisci restaurant and vineyard for you to enjoy with family and friends. Recipe by Luca Villari & Antonio Crisci. Photography by Todd Eyre.

This dish of dark puy lentils with glistening strings of roasted red tomatoes will make your summer plates picture perfect. Photography by Jani Shepherd/Gatherum Collectif.

Get creative this festive season with Julie Goodwin's marvelous meringue Christmas tree! Tastes as good as it looks! The perfect dessert for Christmas Day.

This sweet and succulent pineapple glazed ham is the perfect addition for Christmas lunch. A delicious dish to share with family and friends.

There’s a hidden layer of thick vanilla custard in the centre of this cake that takes it from good to great. Serve it warm, but not too hot. Photography and recipe by Gourmet Traveller.

To make a wonderful taco filling, rub the mix into inexpensive cuts of beef and cook long and slow until the meat fibres pull apart easily. Photography by Jani Shepherd / Gatherum Collectif.

I'm sorry to say our Western palate loves beef not wisely but too well. Curiously, however, the beefiest beef bits – generally filed under ox – are maligned. Here is my favourite ox tongue recipe. Part of a sustainable dining event by Taste and Lincoln University. Recipe by: Michael Smith, photography by: Jani Shepherd and styling by: Fiona Hugues.

This thick joint of beef is smoked and slow-cooked over wood chips in a lidded barbecue until it’s so tender and delectable even my vegetarian friend Jane couldn’t resist a morsel or two! Photography by Jani Shepherd/Gatherum Collectif.

Add some zing to your pantry. You’ll need to begin this jewel-bright marmalade recipe a day ahead. Recipe and photography by Bauer Syndication.

This fish-curing method is centuries old and salmon on rye with crème fraîche is a catering classic. Start preparation for this dish three days ahead. Photography by Jani Shepherd/Gatherum Collectif.

Christmas wouldn't be complete without turkey! Enjoy this deliciously succulent turkey roll with sweet cherry and almond stuffing. Easy, delicious, and perfect for the festive season!

Rise and shine with this deliciously smokey French style bacon from The Australian Women's Weekly 'Made from Scratch' cookbook.

Recreate popular Turkish street treats with these delicious sesame ring breads from The Australian Women's Weekly 'Made from Scratch' cookbook - perfect with breakfast, lunch or dinner!

Sage, prosciutto and red wine? This decadent lamb dish has Italian flare.

Sweet, sugary, and the perfect Christmas treat! This indulgent pistachio meringue with white peaches and berries is the ultimate dessert.

This decadent sticky fruit pudding with a smooth and indulgent caramel sauce is the perfect indulgence this jolly season!

The perfect combination of sweet and tart, these American style ribs are tender, with a little love and care.

This traditional Asian dish is a savoury porridge made with rice, often served with meat and enjoyed any time of the day - even for breakfast! It's a great option for a wholesome, nourishing meal.

Full of sweet, creamy flavour, this decadent orange passionfruit toffee cake makes the perfect dessert, morning tea, or afternoon treat.

The longer you cook this nourishing broth, the more nutritious it will become. You can sip the broth on its own for a quick health-boost, or use it in place of stock in your soups, stews or casseroles.

There is only one size for this baked cheesecake - big! It keeps well, but I guarantee it won't last long. It's best to make this cheesecake the day before you intend to serve it to allow it to settle.

Wake up and smell this delicious breakfast! Baked beans and tomato pots with rosemary sourdough crumble - full of filling, healthy ingredients to kick start your day. This recipe is suitable for diabetics.

A popular fast food in the many ramen bars in Japan, they are also a diet staple for students. ‘Ramen’ is the name of noodle, as well as the name of the dish.

Quince paste is a great accompaniment to cheese, or can be melted down and used in fruit tarts and pies. It should be cut into small slices to serve.

Brawn is very nice in sandwiches with a bit of pickle.

Rich and decadant fruit cakes loaded full of sweet fruits and flavours - perfect for morning or afternoon tea!

Tender rare roast beef garnished with a deliciously flavoursome anchovy butter - the perfect dish for your next dinner party!

Kiwi chef Laurent Loudeac, who won top prize in a global high tea competition, shares his Hélène recipe.

This deliciously fresh and creamy summer trifle is the ultimate dessert for any occasion! Anna Polyviou from The Shangri-La Hotel shares her recipe from The Great Australian Cookbook.

This Kiwi classic can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container for up to four days. The biscuits break up the sweetness of this chocolatey slice beautifully.

I like to make a variety of round and ring doughnuts – with the quantities of doughnut dough here I’ll get 16 rings and approximately 15 round doughnuts.

Without doubt, oxtail stew is my number-one favourite comfort food. I do have memories of recoiling in horror when my grandmother mentioned oxtail as a delicious meal option, but how wise she was. This rugged pot of finger-licking meaty goodness uses an old-fashioned cut that, after a few hours in the oven, becomes a rich, hearty, stand-out dish. It uses a whole bottle of wine but, believe me, the result is worth every drop.