Chocolate mocha cheesecake
Recipe by:
K.G. Chocholic
A deliciously decadent cheesecake, layered with crushed Amaretti biscuits, soft cheese, mascarpone, sponge fingers and coffee liqueur.
Baba Ghanoush
Recipe by:
Winky
Fabulous Lebanese roasted eggplant dip. Delicious served with pita, vegetables and hummus as part of a meze platter, or - of course - on it's own!
Best Ever Pavlova
Recipe by:
KERRYNZ
This recipe is a family favourite which I often make for dinner parties and Christmas. Its crunchy meringue outside and fluffly centre make the perfect combination. Top with fresh fruit and whipped cream.
Fruit ice mocktail
Recipe by:
Blair
This contains three different fruit juices in ice cubes but you can use your imagination to come up with different combinations!
Fortune Cookies
Recipe by:
Aleta
Write your own fortunes and place them in your home-made cookies. Great idea for parties or Chinese New Year!
Fruit frappe
Recipe by:
MCL1212
A drink that is full of fruity goodness.
Pork and prawn wonton soup
Recipe by:
MARBALET
Wonton wrappers are stuffed with a mixture of cooked pork and prawns, seasoned with soy sauce and fresh ginger and gently simmered in chicken stock. You can add any chopped veges you like to the chicken stock and garnish with fresh spring onions.
Asian Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
Recipe by:
Ariana Klepac
This chicken salad has an Asian twist. Grilled chicken is tossed with oranges, spring onions, snow peas and lychees and then drizzled with of creamy peanut dressing. What a treat for your heart and your taste buds!
Asian Noodle Hotpot
Recipe by:
Patsy Jamieson, Diane Temple
This fragrant, spicy soup is infused with ginger and garlic to give it a characteristic Asian flavour. Rounding out the soup and noodles are several super foods: cabbage, carrots, tofu, vinegar and corn. You can substitute diced cooked chicken for the tofu, and use any type of noodles you like.
Asian-style fish with noodles
Recipe by:
Ariana Klepac
A whole fish cooked with ginger, garlic and spring onions is a traditional centrepiece in a Chinese meal. Here it is served with a mixture of noodles and bean sprouts to make a very special dish.
Beef strips with black bean sauce
Recipe by:
Elaine Russell
Beef in black bean sauce is one of the classic dishes that everyone knows from their local Chinese restaurant. Try this homemade version – you'll be able to control the amount of fat used so you know you're getting a healthy and delicious meal.
Chinese pork and cabbage rolls
Recipe by:
Elaine Russell
Crunchy water chestnuts are combined with minced pork, soy sauce, fresh ginger and five-spice powder to make a flavoursome, Chinese-style filling for fresh green cabbage leaves. Serve with steamed white rice and a simple salad for a quick and easy family meal.
Chinese prawn soup
Recipe by:
Elaine Russell
This light, refreshing soup has flavours that are characteristic of Chinese cookery: sesame, ginger and star anise. The dried mushrooms and dried prawns add intense flavour; they can be found in larger supermarkets and Asian food stores.
Gingered crab filo parcels
Recipe by:
Elaine Russell
These Chinese-style, triangular parcels of crisp, light filo pastry enclose a ginger-flavoured filling of crabmeat, water chestnuts and corn. They look and taste wonderful and are really easy to make. Prepare them ahead for a party, then bake just before serving with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.
Chicken and Coriander Spicy Wontons
Recipe by:
CROWNOFGOLD
These crispy treats are a favorite in my family. The flavoursome herbs in this recipe, as well as the chilli, give the wontons a nice kick.
Grapefruit Lemonade Mocktail
Recipe by:
Amystar79
This is a light summer drink. I really like serving this when I have a small group of friends over for lunch. It is quick and easy to make, is very refreshing and is a great chance to use those novelty ice cube trays. You can use your normal shaped ice-cube trays as well.
Chinese steamed cake
Recipe by:
Kevin Ryan
This cake uses Chinese techniques to make a French inspired, and extremely moist, sponge cake.