Short and sweet

Things to cook this weeknight

Making cavatelli from scratch is incredibly soothing, and when you get into a rhythm you will do it with ease. 
This is a take on the palak paneer curry, adapting its flavours and rich sauce for pasta using grilled haloumi instead of paneer cheese.
This dish is speaks to the history of Italian presence in Somalia and the introduction of pasta to the country. The bananas and lemon wedges served with the pasta...
This full-of-flavour pasta is a super-easy recipe you can do in almost no time at all.
Extra-large pasta shells are stuffed with ricotta, cottage cheese and spinach and baked in a tomato sauce for an easy, meat-free, full-of-flavour comfort meal.

Green and godly

More than just a salad dressing

Green goddess dressing is thought to have been created in 1923 by the chef of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, who wanted to pay tribute to the lead actor in a stage...
This dressing lives up to its stately name – it's a perfectly balanced blend of creamy, tart, herbaceous elements like mayonnaise, lemon juice, anchovies and...
Green goddess dressing is thought to have been created in 1923 by the chef of the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, who wanted to pay tribute to the lead actor in a...
There's no limit when it comes to salad, as the green goddess proves; herbs, citrus, veggies, fruit and even buttermilk make an appearance.
Chickpea flour is used to make this savoury pancake from the south of France, and it's a great vegetarian meal served with a salad with a green goddess dressing....

Sweet tooth?

How about a little dessert

Also known as Papal cream cake, kremówka is a deliciously creamy traditional Polish dessert. Like Australia's favourite, the vanilla slice, it has a creamy...
These retro classics are great sweet option for no-fuss entertaining, using ready-made puff pastry. You’ll just need to whip the cream and make the apple puree.
Craving a bite of flaky pastry and that signature sweet, silky, soft custard tart filling? It’s closer than you think.
These sweet German pies, known as weichselstrudel, have a sticky, jam-like filling of sour cherries. They’re sprinkled with sugar and flaked almonds, then baked...
The Americans may have apple pie, but the French have apple tart. With a thin puff pastry base layered with discs of apple, this may just become your favourite...

Channel your inner Rick Stein

Cook the recipes from our 24/7 Food channel

Pair these golden-brown vegetarian falafel burger patties with a creamy tahini sauce and serve in burger buns or pita. 
A classic dish from Bicol in the Philippines that reflects the local popularity of coconuts and chillies. It is said to be named after the Bicol Express railway...
Imagine this: you wake up in your tent on a foggy morning to birds chirping and a smouldering fire. What better way to enjoy it than a loaf of banana damper? Even...
The secret to juicy chicken is to poach it gently, and give it a quick dunk in iced water to stop the cooking process. 
Here's a clever way to turn potato gems into a crowd-winning dish, with plenty of vegetables and flavours. 
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