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This chocolate truffle tree makes a pretty spectacular sight on the dessert table. Once you’ve made the truffles the tree is actually pretty easy to assemble.
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE TREE
Prawn cocktail salads are a fresh, light and summery meal. Perfect for the warmer months as there’s no need to turn the oven on. Ready in just 15 minutes too!
PRAWN COCKTAIL SALADS
This Y.U.M version of nasi goreng is not the most authentic… it is, however, an easy, fast and tasty weeknight meal that’s suitable for the whole family.
Y.U.M-STYLE NASI GORENG
It’s hard for something not to be delicious when it’s crumbed and fried! This yummy chicken parmigiana is served with kumara rounds and lots of salad, so you won’t feel too weighed down!
CHICKEN PARMIGIANA
Baking Christmas mince pies throughout December has been a tradition in my family for as
long as I can remember. This recipe has even converted a few fruit mince pie haters!
CHRISTMAS MINCE PIES
Minimal ingredients, minimal prep time but maximum flavour! This steak and pesto spaghetti is as good as it gets when it comes to easy weeknight meals.
STEAK AND PESTO SPAGHETTI
These pork and fennel meatball salads are packed with a delicious combination of flavours. An interesting and satisfying lower carb meal.
PORK AND FENNEL MEATBALL SALADS
Breakfast, lunch, dinner… shakshuka is great any time of day. This version is full of veggies and absolutely delicious served with warm buttered Turkish bread for dunking.
SHAKSHUKA
This super easy chocolate fudge two ways is smooth and creamy without any beating! I’ve made two versions here - cookies and cream, and cranberry pistachio.
FUDGE TWO WAYS
Asparagus and prosciutto tart is such a flavoursome, easy dinner. It’s a great option for a dinner party too - just cut the baked tart into smaller squares.
ASPARAGUS & PROSCIUTTO TART
This easy tuna potato bake comes together a lot quicker than regular potato bakes. No need to cook in the oven for ages!
CHEESY TUNA POTATO BAKE
With lots of interesting textures and flavours, this chicken, broccoli and cranberry salad makes a nice change from your usual salad.
CHICKEN, BROCCOLI AND CRANBERRY SALAD
Turn regular ginger crunch into festive ginger crunch by adding some candied nuts, cranberries and extra spices. A great option for gifting and enjoying over the holiday season.
FESTIVE GINGER CRUNCH
Mediterranean noodles are a simple, tasty and fast weeknight meal. If frankfurters don’t appeal to you, these can easily be swapped for diced chicken thighs.
MEDITERRANEAN NOODLES
Curried chickpeas on roti are a flavoursome Indian-style vegetarian meal. You can easily adjust the spice level to your liking, and store-bought roti or wraps help to make this a quick and easy dinner.
CURRIED CHICKPEAS ON ROTI
Roast pork belly is one of my favourite indulgent meals. This is the quicker, weeknight version, served with a sweet potato mash and easy homemade apple sauce. Yum!
ROAST PORK BELLY
Chicken enchiladas are an easy family-friendly meal that’s sure to go down a treat. The homemade enchilada sauce adds an extra level of deliciousness.
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
Bacon cheeseburger salads are a great lower carb version of regular cheeseburgers. Crunchy lettuce, tomatoes, gherkins and cheese are topped with burger patties, bacon and a special dressing.
BACON CHEESEBURGER SALADS
This fish on creamy risotto is a simple but delicious meal that has a restaurant feel to it. The risotto is amazingly easy yet turns out so well!
FISH ON CREAMY RISOTTO
These steak summer rolls are packed full of juicy rump steak, saucy noodles and fresh veggies, paired with an irresistible peanut dipping sauce.
STEAK SUMMER ROLLS
Who doesn’t love a good pie?! These individual creamy mushroom and spinach pies with buttery puff pastry are a delicious vegetarian meal. Sautéed broccolini makes a great accompaniment.
CREAMY MUSHROOM AND SPINACH PIES
These easy chicken and baked ricotta salads are a simple weeknight meal that’s ready in half an hour. The ricotta rounds and lemon and thyme dressing take this from your average chicken salad to something quite delicious!
CHICKEN & BAKED RICOTTA SALADS
This is a classic Kiwi dinner, jazzed up just a little bit. Bacon wrapped sausages add extra yum-factor, and the potato and egg salad includes kumara, extra veggies and a lightened up yoghurt-based dressing.
BACON WRAPPED SAUSAGES
Creamy, flavoursome butter chicken isn’t the most authentic of curries but always goes down a treat in our household. This recipe is a great alternative to the takeaway version.
BUTTER CHICKEN
This easy smoked salmon spaghetti is luxurious without being too unhealthy. Some of the spaghetti is substituted for courgette and only a small amount of cream is used. Ready in under 30 minutes!
SMOKED SALMON SPAGHETTI
This lower carb meal is full of punchy flavours. Eggplant halves are stuffed with Moroccan-flavoured lamb mince, topped with cheese and pinenuts, then baked until golden.
LAMB STUFFED EGGPLANT
These easy chicken and spinach crepes are a great alternative to wraps. The recipe makes quite a large quantity, so could easily serve up to 6 people, depending on how hungry you are!
CHICKEN AND SPINACH CREPES
These roast veggie stacks feature kumara rounds, cauliflower steaks, caramelised onions and haloumi cheese. A delicious vegetarian meal that’s surprisingly filling.
ROAST VEGGIE STACKS
Pork and beans is a comforting and nutritious meal. Delicious served with warm, crusty bread spread generously with butter.
PORK & BEANS
Prawn cashew nut stir fry is a version of the ever-popular chicken cashew nut stir fry. It’s quick and easy to prepare, making it perfect for a busy weeknight.
PRAWN CASHEW NUT STIR FRY
These Mexican-style pizzas are more Tex-Mex than authentic Mexican, but super tasty anyway! They’re really easy to prepare, and the wraps make a nice light alternative to regular pizza bases.
MEXICAN-STYLE PIZZAS
This lamb and orzo salad is a great summery meal. It’s full of fresh herbs and lots of interesting textures. Delicious eaten warm or cold, and perfect for taking on a picnic!
LAMB AND ORZO SALAD
Tender chicken stuffed with sundried tomato pesto and cheese, layered with kumara and spinach. This chicken and kumara bake is so easy to put together, and you’ll have plenty of time to do other things while it cooks.
CHICKEN AND KUMARA BAKE
These bunless veggie burgers are a lower carb meal packed full of nutritious ingredients. 
For bigger appetites, you can serve in a bun or with a side of fries instead of edamame beans.
BUNLESS VEGGIE BURGERS
Steak on mixed veggie rostis with rich brown gravy is a gourmet weeknight meal that is equally as good for entertaining.
STEAK ON MIXED VEGGIE ROSTIS
The works fettuccine - an easy pasta that’s a loaded-up version of fettuccine carbonara. It’s a complete one-bowl meal packed full of delicious ingredients.
THE WORKS FETTUCCINE
Lemon pepper fish on ciabatta with lots of fresh salad is a delicious spring meal. There are a few different parts to prepare, but all are quick and easy!
LEMON PEPPER FISH ON CIABATTA
Rich, savoury mince covered with a cheesy spinach layer and finished with crisp, golden filo pastry sheets. If you haven’t tried beef florentine filo pie before, you’re missing out!
BEEF FLORENTINE FILO PIE
Crunchy crumbed chicken tenders served on a salad packed with tasty ingredients. This is a really yummy meal that still has decent nutritional value.
CRUMBED CHICKEN TENDERS
I’m a sucker for anything peanut-buttery and these satay tofu noodles are no exception. I had the meal tested by two meat-loving males and (surprisingly) both gave it a thumbs up!
SATAY TOFU NOODLES
I love a good savoury tart (or quiche). Buttery pastry and a rich savoury filling are balanced out with a fresh green salad. Using canned salmon, this savoury salmon tart is a delicious, inexpensive meal.
SAVOURY SALMON TART
Curried sausages are a classic, warming family meal. 
You can adjust the amount of curry powder to suit your tastes.
CURRIED SAUSAGES
These delicious chicken fajita bowls use rice instead of wraps for an easy, family-friendly Mexican meal. 
This recipe works just as well with sliced beef rump steak.
CHICKEN FAJITA BOWLS
The flavour of this easy Chinese fried rice is similar to what you get from a takeaway shop.
 I’ve added some extra veggies and brown rice for better nutrition, and frankfurters for their yummy taste!
CHINESE FRIED RICE
These chicken noodle fritters are sure to go down well with the whole family. TIP: Make them quicker by getting two frying pans on the go at once!
CHICKEN NOODLE FRITTERS
Up your nacho game with these flavoursome vegetarian nachos. Load up with all the tasty toppings 
and serve with easy homemade tortilla chips.
VEGETARIAN NACHOS
Tomato and bacon pasta is simple home cooking. It’s a great meal for busy weeknights. 
I’ve used wholemeal penne pasta, but you could use other types of pasta instead.
TOMATO AND BACON PASTA
These chargrilled chicken sandwiches are so easy to make yet still taste so delicious! Chargrilled steak would make a nice alternative to chicken.
CHARGRILLED CHICKEN SANDWICHES
Almond coated fish has such a yummy texture and flavour. Serve with honey roast veggies, 
steamed green beans and a generous dollop of lemon aioli.
ALMOND COATED FISH
Here’s how to justify having sausage rolls for dinner: make a homemade version and serve with a big 
spring slaw! These pork, apple and cheddar sausage rolls are very moreish.
PORK, APPLE & CHEDDAR SAUSAGE ROLLS
Beef and broccoli stir fry is a popular Chinese dish. With its rich yet mild sauce it’s a great family-friendly meal. As per usual, I’ve snuck in a few extra veggies!
BEEF & BROCCOLI STIR FRY
You won’t notice the lack of meat with these delicious vegetarian stuffed pasta shells. Fecotta makes a yummy alternative to ricotta, if you can find it in your local supermarket.
STUFFED PASTA SHELLS
This spinach and feta stuffed lamb is a lighter version of roast lamb, with lots of greens and not as many carbs. The minty dressing finishes the meal off nicely.
SPINACH & FETA STUFFED LAMB
I love a good seafood chowder! Serving it in bread bowls makes for a much more exciting meal, and the addition of miso paste really helps to balance out the flavours.
SEAFOOD CHOWDER
These chicken caesar burger bowls are a jazzed up version of caesar salad. I’ve thrown in a few extra veggies for more nutrition and flavour. This is a really yummy, lower carb dinner.
CHICKEN CAESAR BURGER BOWLS
Easy chicken and leek pie is such great comfort food. This deconstructed version has kumara rounds for the base and a cheesy pastry topper.
EASY CHICKEN AND LEEK PIE
This warm winter salad is full of delicious, fresh flavours. Garlic, roasted veggies, sundried tomatoes, pesto and haloumi make for a delicious vegetarian combo.
WARM WINTER SALAD
Golden, crunchy stuffed beef schnitzel oozing with ham and cheese…mmm. Cauliflower cheese mash is the perfect pairing.
STUFFED BEEF SCHNITZEL
Meatball subs make a super tasty, indulgent meal. Perfect for cosying up inside on a 
weekend evening and eating them while watching a movie!
MEATBALL SUBS
Sweet and sour pork is our usual pick when we go for a Chinese takeaway. 
This homemade version tastes pretty similar but is much more nutritious!
SWEET AND SOUR PORK
These flavoursome salmon cakes use chickpeas instead of mashed potato, making patties that are 
much quicker to put together and hold their shape nicely.
SALMON CAKES
Crispy, oven-baked fries loaded with alllll the toppings. Yum yum! These loaded Mexican fries are a great alternative to nachos.
LOADED MEXICAN FRIES
This mildly spiced chicken korma curry is rich and satisfying. With no cream and a few extra veggies thrown in, it’s a little healthier than usual but still really delicious!
CHICKEN KORMA CURRY
Creamy leek and potato soup with homemade cheese and garlic quick bread - this is truly scrumptious! Soup might not seem like much for dinner but this is a deceptively filling meal.
LEEK AND POTATO SOUP
This creamy tuna mornay pasta bake is really just a jazzed up macaroni cheese - it’s the perfect comfort food. If you don’t like tuna you could switch this out for cooked bacon, chicken or sliced sausages.
TUNA MORNAY PASTA BAKE
These lemon garlic chicken drumsticks are an inexpensive and easy dinner. 
The warm kumara, kale and feta salad is a nice alternative to regular salads on cooler nights.
LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN
Toad in the hole is the perfect winter warming meal. Step it up a notch with caramelised onion gravy and steamed veggies topped with feta and pinenuts.
TOAD IN THE HOLE
Stuffed baked potatoes take a little while to prepare but the wait is definitely worth it! 
Microwaving the potatoes first helps to speed up the cooking time.
STUFFED BAKED POTATOES
This vegetarian spaghetti bolognese is a great alternative when you don’t want to use meat. The haloumi adds a nice twist and really ups the yum factor!
VEGETARIAN SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE
Chicken baked in a creamy tomato sauce with a crunchy, cheesy topping. This crunchy top chicken is too good! 
The crumpet breads are an adaptation of Simon Gault’s recipe and are easy and delicious.
CRUNCHY TOP CHICKEN
This saucy orange chicken is super easy to make and full of flavour. With vitamin C from oranges, plus ginger, honey and turmeric, it’s a nourishing winter meal.
ORANGE CHICKEN
Who doesn’t love a pizza? With bacon, potato, caramelised onions and dollops of sour cream, 
these country-style pizzas are a good hearty meal!
COUNTRY-STYLE PIZZAS
Garlic prawns on garlic butter rice is a simple recipe that really lets the delicious flavours shine through.
GARLIC PRAWNS
These Greek-style nachos are a cross between nachos and a salad. They’re a fast, easy and really tasty weeknight dinner.
GREEK-STYLE NACHOS
Tofu and lettuce aren’t traditionally the most delicious of combinations… but, this golden stir fry tofu is actually a really tasty, easy dinner that you can have on the table in under half an hour.
GOLDEN STIR FRY TOFU
Smokey pork paprika is a bit of a twist on classic beef stroganoff. 
Served with creamy mash, it’s a great winter meal.
SMOKEY PORK PAPRIKA
These chicken, camembert and cranberry filo pies are quick, easy and delicious. Just mix the filling together, wrap up in filo pastry and pop in the oven to bake.
CHICKEN FILO PIES
This substantial potato frittata includes three of the most delicious foods - bacon, potatoes and cheese! With the side of sautéed mushrooms and spinach, this would be a good brunch meal too.
CHEESY POTATO FRITTATA
These Mediterranean fish parcels are one of my favourite ways to enjoy fish. Cooking it in parcels locks in all the delicious flavour 
and the fish remains nice and tender.
MEDITERRANEAN FISH PARCELS
These epic beef burger stacks are a delicious alternative to regular burgers. 
Beef, bacon, cheese (and salad) - you can’t go wrong!
BEEF BURGER STACKS
Creamy tomato soup is my favourite! This easy recipe uses canned tomatoes rather than fresh, 
so is perfect for winter when tomatoes can get a bit pricey.
CREAMY TOMATO SOUP
This lemony chicken pasta is a creamy pasta meal without any cream! The hummus blends in nicely and you can 
barely taste it in the finished dish. Give it a try and see for yourself!
LEMONY CHICKEN PASTA
Crispy potato rostis, succulent pork and wilted spinach, topped off with a creamy mascarpone sauce. These pork and potato rosti stacks are a restaurant quality meal in the comfort of your own home!
PORK & POTATO ROSTI STACKS
Classic apricot chicken will warm you up nicely on a cool winter’s evening. It’s just as good reheated for lunch the next day too.
APRICOT CHICKEN
The edamame ‘guacamole’ in these fish tacos is nutritious and tasty. 
A great alternative when avocados are out of season.
FISH TACOS
This twist on traditional spaghetti and meatballs is fresh and flavoursome. Make the pasta and sauce while the lamb meatballs are baking and you can have dinner on the table in around half an hour. Easy!
LAMB MEATBALLS
Homemade falafel kebabs are an easy, quick dinner. Make them as a vegetarian meal 
or up the delicious factor with the addition of bacon!
FALAFEL KEBABS
Creamy, dreamy chicken and leek risotto is such a good winter warmer. This version is pretty easy to make too. 
Unlike some risotto recipes, you don’t have to stir it constantly!
CHICKEN & LEEK RISOTTO
This sausage stir fry is the perfect weeknight dinner. 
Easy, quick and tasty, it also reheats well the next day.
SAUSAGE STIR FRY
This simple meal of crispy skin salmon with rice salad is super quick to prepare yet looks and tastes gourmet. 
It’s packed full of nutrients too!
CRISPY SKIN SALMON
This Japanese-inspired miso chicken with crunchy apple slaw is simple and flavoursome. Make it more substantial with the addition of 
fresh buttered bread or a serving of brown rice.
MISO CHICKEN
Anyone else love a good, simple Margarita pizza? Tomato, cheese, basil - you can’t go wrong!

MARGARITA PIZZAS
Shepherd’s pie is the perfect winter comfort food to fill hungry tummies. 
This version uses kumara in the mash which goes so well with the lamb.
SHEPHERD'S PIE
Haloumi and fresh pear take this simple salad from ordinary to extraordinary! Bulghur wheat adds a nice nutty flavour and texture, and helps to fill you up too. This chicken, pear and haloumi salad is delicious for both lunch and dinner.
CHICKEN, PEAR AND HALOUMI SALAD
You can’t beat a good burger on a Friday night! The key ingredients that make these Ultimate Fish Burgers taste like the real deal are plenty of aioli sauce and crisp, crunchy lettuce!
ULTIMATE FISH BURGERS
Steak with Creamy Mushroom Sauce - the ultimate dinner! Tender greens and creamy mash combine with a perfectly cooked steak and melt-in-your-mouth mushroom sauce.
STEAK WITH CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE
Tasty pork and veggies with noodles, roasted peanuts and a sweet chilli soy dressing, all wrapped up in a big lettuce leaf. These pork lettuce cups are a fun and delicious weeknight meal!
PORK LETTUCE CUPS
YUM! This version with potato, cheese and spinach is truly scrumptious.
BACON & EGG PIE
This mash up of Japanese teriyaki chicken and Chinese fried rice is completely unauthentic… BUT, it’s incredibly quick and super tasty!
TERIYAKI CHICKEN
These cheesy pumpkin quesadillas may not look the prettiest but don’t let that put you off. 
Served with all the toppings they’re actually really tasty!
CHEESY PUMPKIN QUESADILLAS
This Thai chicken salad is colourful and packed with flavour, thanks to a very moreish peanut dressing. Enjoy hot or cold, and be ready to go back for seconds!
THAI CHICKEN SALAD
Creamy beef stroganoff with its rich, mushroomy sauce is an ideal meal for colder nights. Serve on a bed of fettuccine or opt for rice or mashed potato instead.
CREAMY BEEF STROGANOFF
Who loves fritters? Step it up a notch from your usual corn fritter, with the delicious addition of prawns, courgette and fresh herbs to these corn and prawn fritters. Yum!
CORN AND PRAWN FRITTERS
A fabulous combination of flavours! This sophisticated yet easy cumin spiced lamb will go down a treat, whether you’re cooking for yourself, feeding the family or entertaining guests.
CUMIN SPICED LAMB
Pork with creamy mustard sauce, served with veggie smash and tender green beans. A simple, flavoursome mid-week meal. The sauce is irresistible!
CREAMY MUSTARD PORK
Don’t let the chickpeas put you off these spaghetti and veggie balls! The veggie balls are surprisingly flavoursome with a great texture too - deliciously crunchy on the outside and tender in the middle.
SPAGHETTI AND VEGGIE BALLS
The best parts of breakfast (crispy bacon, pancakes…) made into a delicious savoury dinner. 
Paired with a fresh corn and tomato salsa, these ricotta pancakes are a unique, flavoursome meal.
RICOTTA BASIL PANCAKES
PORK SCHNITZEL WITH CREAMY AVOCADO SLAW
This mild chicken curry is simple, tasty and nourishing. If you like more spice, add a little 
extra curry powder or a sprinkle of fresh sliced chilli to serve.
MILD CHICKEN CURRY
Rich, creamy massaman beef curry makes a satisfying and filling meal. Tender beef, chunks of potato and crunchy roasted peanuts combine in a mildly spicy sauce that is both child and adult friendly.
MASSAMAN BEEF CURRY
Soft leeks and salty feta cheese are a match made in heaven in this moreish leek and feta quiche.
LEEK AND FETA QUICHE
Why wait until the weekend to cook a gourmet dinner? This Italian-inspired caprese stuffed chicken is easy enough for a weeknight and is packed full of delicious flavour.
CAPRESE STUFFED CHICKEN
This simple spinach pesto pasta meal is full of fresh, summery flavours. Eating your greens has never been so easy (or so tasty).
SPINACH PESTO PASTA
Fresh fish with lemon butter sauce is weeknight perfection. Even better if you’ve managed to catch the fish yourself! Pan fry until just crisp around the edges and serve nestled in a bed of creamy veggie mash.
FISH WITH LEMON BUTTER SAUCE
These lamb kofta flatbreads are way tastier than any takeaway kebab. The extra effort required to make the flatbreads yourself is definitely worth it!
LAMB KOFTA FLATBREADS
MUSHROOM AND FETA TART
These Mediterranean meatloaves are the perfect between-seasons meal for when you’re not sure if it’s comfort food or salads you want! Making individual meatloaves halves the cooking time so you can have dinner on the table faster.
MEDITERRANEAN MEATLOAVES
These chicken, kumara and orange salads are super easy to put together. Fresh and light but still delicious and filling.
CHICKEN, KUMARA AND ORANGE SALADS
Chicken satay is deliciously moreish and this version is no exception. It’s really easy to make your own satay sauce and much tastier than ready-made alternatives. Try it and see!
COCONUT CHICKEN SATAY
This easy veggie slice is so simple to put together. Just prep all the ingredients, mix together 
then sit back and relax while it bakes!
EASY VEGGIE SLICE
Steak and cheese pies are the ultimate comfort food. These steak and cheese filo parcels are a lighter version, using filo pastry instead of regular pastry and served with a big garden salad.
STEAK AND CHEESE FILO PARCELS