We love inviting people over for drinks and nibbles – what we don’t love is planning the party platters.

This trout pate is a great dip to serve with bread, crackers or crudites during the party season. Turn it into elegant canapes by spreading on blinis or toast fingers, or slices of cucumber for a ...

A festive, not super-boozy, cranberry-Aperol spritz to put the merry into Christmas. Refreshing, not too sweet, not too alcoholic, easy to make - and even easier to drink.

Gingerbread stars are great to make at Christmas time - you can use them as gifts, or as homemade decorations for the tree.

Flaked, hot-smoked Tassie trout, stirred through creme fraiche and enlivened with lemon zest, capers and dill - hello, festive canapes!

Halloween is traditionally when the ‘veil’ between the living and spirit worlds is thinnest, and all sorts of unnatural occurrences take place – like an unforgettable, once-a-year dinner of severed ...

Ghostly greetings! This collection of wide-eyed, berry ghouls makes a great dessert platter for an adult get-together, or a welcome break from the lollies for a gang of sugar-crazed trick or treaters ...

Quick, fun and good to eat - this is our idea of a Halloween craft activity.

Katherine is a brilliant test case for new dishes, especially those that smack of health, fashionability or hippy weirdiness. Her natural resistance is so high, her prejudices so entrenched, that only ...

If you’re ever stuck in a rut and want more ways to add vegies to your day, here are five easy ideas in celebration of Eat Your Vegetables Day.

Why not take us with you, in a fully packed, deliciously stress-free box of meals? With the long weekend and school holidays approaching, let’s make the most of our national staycation.

With an order of our slow-roast pulled pork in home-made barbecue sauce in your freezer you've got a multitude of easy Tex-Mex dinners at the ready. Here are four of our favourites.