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This warming braise may take three hours to develop its richly layered and delicious flavours, yet it only requires 30 minutes of your effort to prep. Once that’s done, the rest of the cooking time is hands-free, so you can relax while the house fills with an irresistible aroma and the promise of good things to come.

Slow-Cooked Beef, Porcini and Tomato Ragu

You know the person who makes their own homemade pies? That's you, you're that person. With this recipe for golden-topped, rich beef pie you'll be serving up bowls of slow-simmered goodness so layered with lusciousness you'll need to pinch yourself to believe your own mastery.

This warming braise may take four hours to develop its richly layered and delicious flavours, yet it only requires 30 minutes of your effort to prep. Once that’s done, the rest of the cooking time is hands-free, so you can relax while the house fills with an irresistible aroma and the promise of good things to come.

Oh yeah, we're locking in for cosy times with this slow-cooked chicken. Looking not unlike the Spanish flag with a rich red sauce filled with capsicum and a creamy-yellow, corn-studded polenta, this deeply flavoured braise will collect you plenty of praise. Spoons at the ready – and perhaps a bottle of tempranillo, too?

Braised Spanish Chicken with Creamy Corn Polenta

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Maybe you’ve noticed we’ve been getting right into roo lately? We now have some super-nice recipes in rotation using this unique and incredibly delicious source of native protein. How lucky we are in Australia to have an abundant, sustainable, local and healthy meat that’s basically just bouncing from the back paddock to the barbecue.

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We're creating kitchen alchemy by colliding two cool weather faves into this one wintry classic. Lamb shanks and shepherd’s pie come together for this slow-cooked dish that heaps on the cosy feelings. Give it the gift of time and the lamb will magic itself into a decadent, richly flavoured feast. Crowned with creamy peaks of potato, it's the ultimate mash-up.

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Our pantries are lined with an arsenal of condiments, ready to be deployed to drop flavour bombs onto any finished dish.


We know all too well that there are dark corners of the pantry we dare not delve into. We know they’re there, collections of jars, tins and spices, quietly deteriorating months, or even years, beyond their expiry dates. Somehow, we manage to studiously avoid them until such a time as we are forced to confront what’s lurking in the depths.

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For nights that require classic comfort food, a chicken noodle soup is everything wholesome and warm. Whether you're feeding someone who is convalescing, trying to stave off the cold, or you simply feel like a bit of tender loving care, a chicken noodle soup is the ultimate cure-all. Below you'll find a collection of our favourite chicken noodle soup recipes, from a coconut Thai number to an easy and restorative bowl of ramen. 

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Usually, our recipes don’t throw you off the deep-end with uncommon ingredients that raise a quizzical brow. But, having said that, on occasion, part of what we quite like to do is gently nudge you out of your culinary comfort zone.

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When you know, you know. Or, perhaps, you don’t? Sometimes we fling about cooking terminology willy-nilly and everyone’s so used to hearing it, we all assume we know precisely what these things mean. But what if you’ve been labouring under a misinterpretation of the instructions and have been doing it wrong this whole time?! Gulp.

The beauty of this recipe is that you can assemble it in whatever vessel you have. A mixing bowl, a large loaf tin or even a saucepan will work perfectly. Just make sure it fits in your freezer.

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