Brunch

Spoil your family and friends this weekend with stacks of these glorious buttermilk pancakes with maple syrup and whipped praline butter.

Faux hash browns made from a winter radish, ginger and onion from Australian Women's Weekly.

Serve with ice-cream instead of yogurt for a quick dessert. If possible, choose freestone peaches (or nectarines) rather than the clingstone variety. You can use any seasonal fruit for this recipe.

Spoil the family this weekend with this indulgent breakfast dish.

This colourful, veggie-packed frittata is delicious hot or cold at any time of the day.

For a vegetarian option, replace the bacon with low-fat cottage cheese. If you can’t find baby basil leaves, just roughly chop larger leaves. Note

Filled with ham, cheese and scrambled egg, these easy pinwheels are perfect for a morning snack.

This crusty loaf of bread is delicious served with soup or on its own with butter and golden syrup.

Break your fast with this classic breakfast fry-up, complete with fried eggs, roasted tomatoes, crispy ham and herby mushrooms.

If your frying pan handle is not ovenproof, wrap it in foil to protect it in the oven. Note

Using a mixture of butter and oil stops the butter from burning. Don’t overbeat the eggs or the omelette will be tough. Note

banana loaves with muesli topping

Perfect for a lazy breakfast or brunch, these pancakes are pretty as a picture with their colourful berry toppings. Any leftover pancakes can be taken to school for a morning-tea treat.

Thrill the family this weekend with a giant stack of these delicious autumnal pancakes.

You can use any flavoured jam or honey. If you don’t have toasted muesli, chop up a muesli bar instead. Note

My late Sicilian mother-in-law Mamma Rosa remains one of the most intuitive cooks I've ever met. In this, her signature potato frittata, which she never failed to produce if we were going off travelling, she used sweet and musky marjoram and gave the frittata some heft with a handful of fried potatoes.

You can use any type of milk you prefer ­ almond, rice, soy, goat’s and cow’s milk are all suitable. If you don’t have coconut oil use olive oil instead. Use a gluten-free bread for a coeliac-friendly version of this recipe. Make sure you use a more nutritious wholegrain bread than wholemeal, which is often […]

Crunch through a slice of crusty bread and enjoy the filling flavours of baked beans, fresh tomato and avocado. This vegetarian meal is the perfect way to break up your day.

Just a few sheets of puff pastry, some mushrooms, bacon and egg are all you need to make up these fabulous parcels. A splash of good old worcestershire sauce and a sprinkle of chives completes the dish. It's so easy, it's almost embarrassing.

Topped with fresh spinach and dollops of horseradish cream, this easy salmon frittata is perfect for a busy, hungry cook.

Chocolate pancakes

Toasted muesli. This recipe is gluten-free, wheat-free, yeast-free and egg-free.

Give yourself a healthy dose of 'good morning' with this delicious fresh sunrise smoothie. Full of a healthy dose of vitamin C and energy rich banana, you'll be set up for the entire day.

Serve these tasty little pots of smoked salmon topped with poached eggs for a delightful brunch.

Goat’s cheese is a treat in this dish, but if it’s not in your grocery budget, you can use deliciously creamy ricotta instead. Note

Great for brunch, the lunch box or with soup.

You can use any leftover damper in bread-and-butter pudding. Sprinkle extra muesli over damper before cooking. Damper suitable to freeze. You can make mini dampers; cooking time will vary. Note

Loaded with veggies, ricotta and feta, these golden frittatas make a speedy and healthy mid-week meal served with salad.

Make ahead: Make garlic and herb butter a day ahead. Cover, then refrigerate. Note

Spice up your omelette with this fragrant, herby Thai version served with baby rocket and sweet chilli sauce.

Topped with watercress, this crispy bacon and celery tart is perfect for a weekend brunch with friends.

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This tasty, speedy omelette can be enjoyed at any time of the day.

Creamy scrambled eggs, crispy bacon and wilted spinach make this the ideal sandwich for breakfast, brunch or lunch.

For an easy, light meal or snack, you cannot go past a delicious vegetable frittata.

Topped with a layer of ham and melted cream cheese then herby, crispy breadcrumbs, these baked mushrooms make a mouth-watering brunch or lunch with salad.

MAKES 6 Fizzy citrus spiders: Store syrup in a sealed bottle in the fridge. Fizzy citrus spiders: Freeze the combined syrup and soda water to make ice-blocks. Note

These cheesy baked eggs are delicious with warm crusty bread.

With the added flavour of char-grilled capsicum and toasted pine nuts, these rolled crepes are delicious and easy to make.

Grilled mushrooms make a fantastic vessel for serving creamy scrambled eggs in this scrumptious dish.

Light, fluffy and perfect for brunch, lunch or a light dinner with salad.

Healthy crepes with a flavour-packed filling.

There are lots of methods out there for peeling hard-boiled eggs without removing half of the egg with the shell. Our top tip is to crack the egg all over and peel under cold water to help separate the shell membrane from the white.

You'll definitely be wanting plenty of toast soldiers to dip in this freshly cooked soft-boiled egg.

A genuine Australian classic, pumpkin scones are best scoffed warm and spread with lashings of butter.

This light and tasty Spanish pan tortilla is wonderfully fluffy and packed full of tender potato pieces. Serve it with a fresh side salad for a no-fuss family dinner.

A clear lunch-box winner, packed with fruit and fibre, these banana, craisin and macadamia muffins are utterly delicious.

Spinach and eggs are a fabulous combination, the earthiness of the spinach lifts the delicate flavour of scrambled eggs to new heights.

There's nothing like the flavour of home-made jams and preserves. This strawberry conserve recipe uses lemon pips to help with setting, and lemon juice to add piquancy. Delicious.

Brighten up a cold morning with this indulgent cinnamon toast with caramelised apples, the perfect dish for a celebratory brunch.

Serve these divine little blueberry hotcakes with walnuts and lashings of maple syrup for a decadent breakfast or brunch treat.

These banana and date muffins are great for the lunchbox, provide loads of fibre and energy, and couldn't be easier to make.

For a delicious breakfast with a difference, make like the good farmers of the Swiss canton of Berg and sit down to crisp potato rosti. Topped with poached eggs and chilli relish, they're a spicy, savoury delight that will definitely keep you going until lunch.

Enjoy a bite of heaven with these light and fluffy homemade coffee friands. They are gorgeous enjoyed with your mid-morning or afternoon coffee as a relaxing treat with friends.

Try these sautéed mushrooms on toast instead of your usual full English this weekend. Not only are mushrooms full of B vitamins, selenium and iron, they bust out the free radicals, too. Plus, they taste great.

Just as yummy as a pumpkin scone, and more useful for breakfast on the go or lunch-boxes. A delicious variation to this rosemary pumpkin bread is to add 100g crumbled soft goat cheese or crumbled soft blue cheese to the pumpkin mixture.

The combination of chocolate chips to this fluffy banana bread creates a beautiful morning tea treat the whole family will love. Serve with lashings of whipped nut butter.

The perfect balance of sweet and tart, this delicious candied orange peel recipe can be included in desserts, cakes and savoury dishes like tagines.

Arranging these coffee walnut scrolls so that they're all touching while they're baking helps keep them light and fluffy. Just pull apart to serve.

Fluffy and light as air, this egg white omelette is stuffed with mushrooms, bacon, herbs and cheese.

A cross between mandarins and grapefruit, tangelos make a jam that's sweeter than marmalade yet still tart, thanks to the fruit's natural acidity. This jam is particularly good spooned generously over rice pudding.

There's something about warm cake that can turn even the most anti-sweet toothed reaching for the fork. These warm ginger and date muffins with caramel sauce are worth writing home about.

A traditional, German rye bread, pumpernickel has a strong flavour and unique texture. Most often served here in tiny squares as a canape base, freshly made pumpernickel is softer and can be used for open sandwiches or served with soup.

Butterscotch sauce takes this stack of pancakes topped with banana from the realms of delicious all the way to utterly decadent. Perfect for really spoiling someone on a weekend morning.

This jam will keep for a year; store in refrigerator. Recipe unsuitable to freeze or microwave.

Homemade jam makes a great gift for family or friends.

Basil can be substituted for parsley. Not suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave. Note

Crispy Middle Eastern-style potato and spinach frittatas packed full of za'atar, a blend of roasted dry spices.

A rustic version of the French toasted sandwich that is a classic in bistros and cafés.

Polenta tends to become firmer as it stands; stir in a little extra boiling water if you prefer a softer texture. Note

Crispy Swiss rösti with pan-fried ham and cherry tomatoes from Australian Women's Weekly.

This recipe is the perfect way to use up the last of your smoked salmon, in fact, it is so delicious you may find yourself deliberately putting aside salmon just for this dish. Note

Gruyère is a hard-rind Swiss cheese with small holes and a nutty, slightly salty, flavour. It is a popular cheese for soufflés as it melts easily. Like a traditional soufflé, this soufflé omelette should be eaten straight away to prevent it sinking. Note

An exquisite lunch dish of parmesan polenta with a delicate walnut and capsicum salsa.

Oatmeal, also sold as oatmeal flour, is made from milled oat kernels; it is not the same product as rolled oats or oat bran. It is available at health food stores. Note

Frittata can be cooked on top of the stove, in a medium lightly oiled slightly sided frying pan; cook on low heat, uncovered, until almost set, then brown frittata under a preheated grill. Frittata can be served hot or cold Note

Ghee is good to cook with as it doesn’t burn as quickly as butter. If you prefer, use 30g unsalted butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil for frying. Micro cress is a cress that has been harvested at seedling stage. It is available at speciality greengrocers and markets. Micro cress is highly perishable, so must […]

A quick, light and simple salad with an amazing combination of flavours and textures.

These pancakes are also great for dessert. Swap the strawberries for bananas, if you like. Note