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Summer barbecue

Helen Goh’s roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli.
EASY

Roasted spiced nuts with lime leaf and chilli

This sweet, savoury, spicy, rich and crunchy nut mix is a perfect party snack or homemade gift.

  • < 30 mins
  • Helen Goh
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s strawberry and rose Eton mess.

Strawberry and rose Eton mess

This twist on the classic British dessert is the perfect end to a relaxed, Christmas lunch.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s heirloom tomato salad with peaches, mint and almonds.
EASY

Heirloom-tomato salad with peaches, mint and almonds

I make a version of this salad every Christmas, it makes for a wonderful side for ham or roast meats.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Rock oysters with gazpacho dressing. 
EASY

Oysters with gazpacho

This festive, bright-red gazpacho is a perfect accompaniment.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Chicken salad with cranberries and raisins.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s chicken salad with cranberries and raisins

A pre-roasted chicken forms the basis of a festive summer salad you can take anywhere.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Rigatoni with zucchini and cherry tomatoes.
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Adam Liaw’s rigatoni with zucchini and cherry tomatoes

If ragu just feels too heavy in the warmer months, try this fresh rigatoni with summer vegetables.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Mozzarella and olive salad.
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If you love a caprese salad but your tomatoes aren’t ripe enough this Adam Liaw twist will hit the spot

Tomatoes are starting to come good now, but if you love a caprese salad, try this one for when tomatoes aren’t at their best.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Fragrant Syrian chicken with lemon and pistachio cous cous.

Beat the 3pm snack attack with a low-GI diet – plus three easy recipes to get started

A diet rich in low-GI ingredients will keep you feeling full for longer. But there are plenty of other health benefits.

  • Sarah Pound
Serve the dip with crudite and these crunchy, gluten-free seeded crackers.
EASY

Roasted carrot and sumac dip with sesame crackers

A dietary-requirements-friendly dip that’s perfect for summer entertaining.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Green salad with cool yoghurt dressing.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s green salad with cool yoghurt dressing

A green salad is one of the most useful things you can put on your dinner table.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw