Budget

• Substantial salads

Adam Liaw’s loaded hummus

If you want to trick up some store-bought hummus into something that could be anything from an impressive starter to an excellent light meal, look no further.

• < 30 mins
• Adam Liaw

• Substantial salads

Adam Liaw’s tomato salad

This salad is very simple, but the secret ingredient is time. Allowing the dressing to sit draws more flavour from the tomatoes.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw

• Vegetarian

Adam Liaw’s three-treasure pasta

This simple pasta gets the best out of fried potato, eggplant and capsicum – three vegetables that go fantastically well together.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw

• Mince

Adam Liaw’s Moroccan mince

Rich spices give this mince dish a wonderful aroma, but it’s the thick base of seasoned yoghurt that makes it a winner for me.

• < 30 mins
• Adam Liaw

• Sandwiches

Adam Liaw’s curried egg salad rolls

I love a curried egg sandwich, but add fruit chutney and crunchy lettuce and put them in a toasted bun and you have a whole new experience.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw

• Summer barbecue

Take your barbecued sausages to the next level with this easy tomato chutney

The home-made chutney elevates a humble dish to a whole new level.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw

• Comfort food

Snack or main? Wing it any way you like with these sticky, sweet and salty chicken winners

Be sure to have plenty of serviettes ready for these sweet and salty wings.

• 2 hrs +
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura

• Fakeaway

These spiced lamb flatbreads aren’t just fast, they’re a flavour bomb

Rich, aromatic spiced lamb tops crispy flatbreads for a speedy lahmacun-style dinner. This Turkish tribute is your new 20-minute weeknight hero.

• < 30 mins
• Jessica Brook

• Recipe collection
• Weekly meal planner

Crispy pork noodles and more simple six-ingredient meals to make this week

Katrina Meynink’s magical ability to get maximum flavour from minimal ingredients is ultra-convenient, clever and economical, too.

• Kid-friendly

The magic of fairy bread: Why everyone loves Australia’s rainbow party snack

This beloved childhood treat is the “perfect trifecta of carbs, sugar and fat”. And as it’s officially Fairy Bread Day today, perfectly acceptable to eat for lunch.

• Jane de Graaff