This colourful soup is light yet satisfying. Chunky cubes of white fish, prawns and small pasta shells combine with the full flavours of fennel and leek to make a delicious first course. Serve [...]
For Egypt's vegetarians this highly spiced dish is a protein staple. On their own, lentils do not contain a lot of protein, but combined with the wheat in the pasta, they make a good protein [...]
All the ingredients for this dish are quickly assembled and cooked, and the result is truly delicious as well as visually impressive. This is definitely a dish to convince anyone who has doubts [...]
Here little snail–shaped pasta, called lumache, trap a herby yogurt and tomato dressing so that each one is full of flavour. A refreshing vegetable and fruit salsa brings extra nutritional [...]
Introduce vegetables to old favourites for healthy family meals. This well–loved pasta dish is delicious with mushrooms, peas and capsicums added. Using a small amount of powerful Roquefort [...]
Bought stuffed pasta just do not taste anything like silken–textured homemade pasta with a freshly prepared savoury filling. This is not a convenience meal – making pasta does take [...]
Slim pasta spirals called fusilli are delicious cooked in a casserole of beef and vegetables. The dried, uncooked pasta is added towards the end of the cooking time so that it retains its al [...]
Pasta is a convenient and delicious alternative to potato in omelettes, especially if you have some left over from a previous meal. This version, flavoured with ham and packed with vegetables, is [...]
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This quick main dish can be served hot or cool. The pasta is topped with fetta, which has a fresh, salty flavour that goes well with the pancetta (Italian bacon), chickpeas and tomato in the [...]
Healthy eating doesn't mean giving up favourite family meals. Here, lean turkey sausages replace the more traditional pork in a hearty hotpot, with a spicy bean sauce and a covering of [...]
This is a lovely crunchy salad for winter, full of contrasting tastes and tossed with an unusual dressing made from cranberry sauce and walnut oil. Red cabbage makes an interesting base, but it [...]
Fresh spinach, roast red capsicums, ricotta and a touch of parmesan together make a fantastic filling for tender turkey roulades – rolled–up breast steaks. Braised in stock and [...]
This is a simplified, quite mild version of the classic spicy–hot Mexican recipe, made with lean turkey, raisins and almonds. The surprising – yet traditional – ingredient added [...]
The tanginess of citrus fruit marries extremely well with poultry, especially turkey, which can sometimes be a little light on flavour. Here, orange and lemon, together with honey and French [...]
This is a simple dish to prepare and makes an economical, healthy mid–week family meal, low in kilojoules and fat. Roasted in the French style, in stock with a few herbs, the meat from the [...]