Quick & Easy

You might call this shepherd’s pie or cottage pie, but we named it hash. In the old days, there always seemed to be leftover meat, not so these days! Photography by Todd Eyre.

I’ll let you in on a secret. Despite knowing how fabulous they are for my body, I’m not a natural fan of greens. So this pie, which packs in over half a kilo of them, is how I manage to eat them with delight and vigour. Using plenty of feta and Parmesan cheese, every mouthful is delicious. Photography by Todd Eyre.

The venison in this pie gives it a wonderfully rich flavour - pair it with a salad for a lighter option. Photography by Todd Eyre.

It wins people over, does this pie! The leeks, celery and corn make for a magical trio and somehow tastes like the most comforting bowl of chicken soup. Photography by Todd Eyre.

The best way to have brussel sprouts is paired with pork in a stir fry. The salty, soy charcoal flavours brings in a delicious flavour - This recipe will turn any brussel sprout haters into lovers.

Everyone loves Mars bars so what better way to make it into a delicious, quick and easy Rice Bubble slice. Great for kid's parties and to satisfy the sweet tooth!

These biscuits are ‘the best ever’ for a good reason. Photography by Jani Shepherd.

Savoury breakfasts don't get much better than this! Gooey eggs, zesty tomatoes and delicious spices - a tasty AND healthy start to your morning! This recipe is suitable for diabetics.

Enjoy a nourishing grilled fruit salad with creamy coconut yoghurt for breakfast- a fresh fruity way to start the day! This recipe is suitable for diabetics.

Rise and shine with this hearty and delicious scrambled egg, smashed avocado and bean breakfast wrap - wholesome energy for the whole morning. This recipe is suitable for diabetics.

There's nothing like a lovely hot dessert on a cold night and this is so easy to rustle up at a moment's notice. Photography by Todd Eyre.

Tender, flavoursome roasted field mushrooms - reason enough to get out of bed in the morning! A delicious and nutritious way to start your day! This recipe is suitable for diabetics.

If you're unfamiliar with chia seeds, this recipe is for you. Pair it with roasted fruit, some yoghurt and toasted coconut or nuts and you have a great start to your day!

Full of sweet roasted fruits, this unique salad makes the perfect addition to your next brunch!

A delicious light Mexican inspired meal for the whole family to enjoy putting together.

Rise and shine with Julie Goodwin's jaffa pancakes! These heavenly treats are sweet, fluffy and delicious, and better yet, are super easy to make!

The classic combination of strawberries and cream, and the goodness of gluten-free. A delicious dessert or sweet treat everyone can enjoy!

Tender, succulent grilled calamari, fresh juicy watermelon, salty olives, creamy goats curd, and crispy vine leaves - a combination made in heaven. George Calombaris shares his recipe from his cookbook Greek.

This fresh, colourful and tasty salad of garden peas, cauliflower, almonds and lemon is quick, easy, and the perfect flavour combination for any meal. George Calombaris shares his recipe from his cookbook Greek.

This fresh and wholesome zucchini and farro salad with toasted hazelnuts makes a tasty vegetarian summertime meal. The team from Cornersmith cafe and picklery share their recipe from their new cookbook.

This recipe is inspired by the traditional Greek version which uses highly nutritious bitter greens. The team from Cornersmith cafe and picklery share their recipe from their new cookbook.

Indulge in these deep-fried toffee and vanilla-flavoured ice creams, coated in crushed honeycomb biscuits - a little taste of heaven. James Wirth shares his recipe from the cookbook This Could Get Messy.

These tasty little snacks make the perfect vegetarian addition to your next gathering. Rest assured no buffalo were harmed in the making of this dish. James Wirth shares his recipe from the cookbook This Could Get Messy.

Enjoy this fresh and fragrant pad thai with kaffir lime. It's a healthy alternative to the high-carb classic. Amanda Brocket shares her recipe from The Raw Food Kitchen Book.

This deliciously spicy tahini sweet potato pasta is a quick and easy dish to make! It's raw, grain-free and packed with nutrients. Amanda Brocket shares her recipe from The Raw Food Kitchen Book.

Nothing tastes better than freshly char-grilled corn with lashings of butter. It's the perfect addition to your next BBQ!

Fluffy quinoa comes to life with this herby zucchini and feta recipe. Toasted hazelnuts add crunch and heirloom tomatoes sweetness and flavour. A satisfying and healthy meal.

These delicious savory vegetarian crepes are quick and easy for a family meal.

A classic dish with a fishy twist! Serve with oak leaf and mixed herb salad with dijon vinaigrette.

Spiced lamb pizza topped with spinach and yoghurt, this gluten-free Turkish style pizza is sure to be a delight for everyone!

Got left over slow roasted lamb? Perfect! This delicious Greek style wrap can be perfect lunch snack, making use of last nights leftovers.

This Middle Eastern dish is perfect for breakfast, it will help keep your blood sugar levels in check for the rest of the day. And this means you are less likely to succumb to quick-fix snacks!

Start the day off with this refreshing and healthy smoothie, filled with sweet cherries, walnuts and black chia seeds.

Ice ice cold... baby. Refreshing and delicious smoothie with papaya, peaches and raspberries - perfect for summer!

Vine-ripened truss tomatoes are perfect for a simple recipe like this for their brilliant colour, robust flavour and crisp, tangy flesh to stand out at their best. This salad is perfect for lunch or as a side at dinner.

Fluffy quinoa comes to life with this herby zucchini and feta recipe. Toasted hazelnuts add crunch and heirloom tomatoes sweetness and flavour. A satisfying and healthy meal.

Yummy, delicious gluten-free and dairy-free blueberry vanilla cupcakes. Perfect for the kids lunchbox and for you with a cup of tea, morning or afternoon.

Yummy, delicious gluten-free and dairy-free spiced apple cupcakes perfect for the kids lunchbox and for you with a cup of tea, morning or afternoon.

We have created a lemon twist on a classic favourite - the Lamington. We've even made this recipe gluten-free, and nut-free, so everyone can enjoy!

Sweet, crumbly and glazed with the sweet tang of passionfruit. Perfect for morning or afternoon tea with the girls, and sweet treats for the kids.

Quick and easy! This dish is great for the whole family and serves well with a fresh green salad.

These scrolls are great for school lunchboxes (instead of sandwiches) and after-school snacks.

These fun bite size, Texi-mexi pizzas are great for kids to get a taste of Mexico or delicious nibbles for Mexican-themed parties!

These biscuits are a scrumptious way to get a bit of fibre into your diet.

This sweet raspberry loaf is a delicious snack, perfect with a cup of tea, morning or afternoon.

Sink your teeth into this sweet and decadent apricot slice- so easy to prepare and so delicious!

These delicious muffins are a quick and easy snack, perfect for afternoon tea or to take on a picnic.

There's no other way to say it - this cake is magical! The way the simple batter settles into layers of custard and sponge seems impossible, and yet it works beautifully.

Delicious vegetarian pittas, simple and easy for the work lunchbox.

I made a delicious icing a while back including – I think – melted chocolate along with other ingredients. It is the most scrumptious chocolate icing I have ever made, but unfortunately I copied the recipe on a tiny piece of paper from some magazine that I have since misplaced. I think it may have either involved sour cream or a butter icing along with cooking-chocolate melts instead of cocoa. The colour on completion was sort of cinnamon. Please help!

Delicious Kiwi burgers with refreshing mint pesto.

These meatballs have a delicious, light summery taste, ideal for a quick mid-week meal. Serve with shaved parmesan and a green salad or blanched beans. You could make these with pork mince as well.

Lambs’ brains are prized in France. The texture is creamy, and the flavour? Not too bad.

Stuffed pickled pork, which has been pressed and sliced makes a great sandwich filling. Serve with sourdough bread, a green salad and some mustard, and you've got perfection.

Spring is the season for crunchy, fresh, zingy salads and one of my all-time favourites is that heaven-in-abowl Lebanese staple tabouleh – parsley and burghul (cracked wheat) salad.

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

Learn how to cook this unique but surprisingly delicious cut of meat, as well as how to put it into an aspic.

Chucking a few fruit in the oven for half an hour is so easy, it really shouldn’t produce such wonderful results as a baked apple. I can remember eating these at my grandparents’ home in New Plymouth and thinking it was odd they were cooking fruit, and that it looked so awful when it came out of the oven. However, I’ve never forgotten the taste and this is one of my favourite quick desserts. The baked apple is thought to have come about when, in the old days, people would suspend apples over the fire with string. In the 1800s, English poet and cook Eliza Acton wrote one of the country’s first cookbooks. It was aimed at the domestic cook and included a recipe for apple dumplings. This involved filling the apples with fruits and spices, and enclosing them in pastry. The fruit were then boiled, but you could try wrapping these apples in some puff pastry and baking them for something a little different. This dessert is also a great way to use up apples in the fruit bowl that have reached that point where no-one will touch them. My family all seem to have a special radar which tells them the moment an apple becomes overripe, even if it still looks fine. The best apples for this are Granny Smiths, because they fluff up and go very soft and marshmallow-like. And, despite the copious amounts of sugar and butter you add to each apple, it’s still fruit, which makes it a great idea for grandchildren who might be more interested in lashings of ice cream than some lovely nutritious fruit. You can always serve a little ice cream on the side to keep them happy.

It may be very old-fashioned but I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t like sago pudding. The white pearls swell and become translucent when cooked like little balls of jelly.

A modern version of this popular British sausage dish.

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

These coffee crème caramels are the perfect way to end any meal! Sweet, smooth and decadent!

Take a twist on the classic Sunday roast with this fresh and flavoursome roast chicken with tarragon cream! Moist, succulent and so delicious!

Tender and flavoursome veal cutlets with sage and garlic butter - the perfect balance of flavours for dinner tonight!

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

These wonderfully spiced iced coffee milkshakes are the perfect weekend treats! Quick and easy to make and so delicious!

Fresh wraps filled with lamb (cooked to your liking), hearty rocket leaves, and creamy baba ganoush - the perfect combination for lunch or dinner for the whole family!

Tender and moist peppered rare roast beef rolls are perfect for a picnic or a healthy homemade lunchbox filler.

Deliciously flavoursome and tender lamb rogan josh with rosti - this perfect accompaniment for your next breakfast, brunch, or dinner party!

This fresh and tasty asparagus, tomato and goats cheese tart is perfect your your next brunch get-together! Easy to make and so delicious - your guests will be impressed!

Kick start the day with this delicious and fresh banana raspberry smoothie!

Rise and shine with these delicious raspberry hotcakes with honeycomb butter! An easy reason to get out of bed in the morning!

These sweet and decadent chocolate tacos with fresh cream and berries makes the ultimate brunch, dessert or sweet treat!

Rich and decadent, these cookies and cream donuts will have you screaming for more! Full of crunchy Oreo cookie and heavenly white chocolate - these make for the ultimate weekend treats!

Excite your tastebuds with this authentic and flavoursome Moroccan lamb and radicchio salad! A delicious wholesome meal or side dish for your next family dinner!

Indulge your senses with this decadent espresso marshmallow tart! Light and flavoursome - this heavenly dessert is perfect for morning or afternoon tea!

Indulge in this delicious Vietnamese classic - Bo Luc Luc or "shaking beef". Hearty, wholesome, and full of fresh authentic Asian flavour!

These sweet and nutty peanut-choc pretzel cookies are the ultimate treat or weekend decadence! Rich and chocolately - these cookies are sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

There’s nothing quite like a hot, homemade crumpet drizzled with butter and perhaps a little honey to make you feel all warm and cosy.

This polenta and Brussels sprouts salad makes the perfect dinner meal for the whole family! Healthy, wholesome and super tasty - this dish ticks all the boxes!

Tender and flavoursome chicken and chorizo lasagne - the perfect meal for the whole family!