Budget

• Winter warmer

Adam Liaw’s rice pudding with apple compote and brown butter

Rice pudding is a comforting classic. Keep the heat low and stir it occasionally to stop it catching on the bottom of the pot.

• 2 hrs +
• Adam Liaw

• Quick & easy

Adam Liaw’s roast cauliflower with sun-dried tomato and capsicum

This sun-dried tomato, capsicum and almond spread is a bit like a romesco sauce and can double as a dip or sandwich paste.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw

• Recipe collection
• Meal prep

14 simple and comforting recipes to cook this week

Enjoy a week of easy, filling and nourishing cooking (and eating) as the days grow cooler.

• Recipe collection
• Midweek dinner

14 budget-friendly dinners to warm and fill you up this week

Ahead of Tuesday’s federal budget, keep your household budget in check with these wallet- and family-friendly dinner ideas.

• Family meals

Adam Liaw’s sausage sizzle stew

Sausages braised in a simple onion gravy spiked with a little tomato sauce – what could be simpler? If you prefer, serve with potatoes or rice instead of bread.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Adam Liaw

• Carrot

Spiced carrot and lentil soup

This soup is soul-restoring, simple, uses cupboard staples, is cheap and healthy. Winning on all fronts.

• < 30 mins
• Katrina Meynink

• Chicken

Adam Liaw’s ABC chicken soup

In Malaysia and Singapore, the name of this soup refers both to the simplicity of preparation and the vitamins found in its ingredients.

• 1-2 hrs
• Adam Liaw

• Bacon, ham & prosciutto

Adam Liaw’s Danish meatloaf

Known as “mock hare” in Danish, this meatloaf covered with bacon and served with a simple gravy is a timeless and comforting meal.

• 1-2 hrs
• Adam Liaw

• Recipe collection
• Chicken

10 cheap and cheerful ways with chicken drumsticks

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• One-pot

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s Roman-style chicken drumsticks

Serve this hearty one-pot wonder with polenta or grilled bread.

• 30 mins - 1 hr
• Julia Busuttil Nishimura