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Cocktail party

Tuna cakes.
EASY

The RecipeTin magic touch that lifts these tuna patties from meh to marvellous

A drizzle of garlic butter is all it takes to turn pantry staples into a surprisingly tasty meal.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Nagi Maehashi
Fish pakoras with turmeric yoghurt and lime.

Adam Liaw’s fish pakoras plus his beginner’s guide to deep-frying

Adam Liaw takes the fear out of frying with these Indian-inspired fritters and spiced yoghurt.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Danielle Alvarez’s carne cruda with fennel, olives, rocket and parmigiano reggiano.
EASY

Carne cruda (Italian beef tartare) with fennel, rocket and parmigiano reggiano

The Italian answer to French beef tartare, dressed in freshly pressed olive oil.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Serve this lamb, rice and vine leaf borek with garlic dip.
EASY

Give this impressive but surprisingly simple Greek-style lamb borek a swirl

Dolmades (stuffed vine leaves) meet lamb borek in this impressive savoury spiral.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
You can use baby spinach but English spinach has a far superior flavour.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s spanakopita-inspired artichoke, green olive and spinach spiral filo pie

This vibrant, zingy pie is inspired by Greek spanakopita and also happens to be vegan.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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Mushroom Flammkuchen.

Mushroom flammkuchen

A quick yeast-free flatbread topped with mushrooms instead of the traditional bacon and onion.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Keep cold and serve with corn chips.
EASY

Raw snapper aguachile with avocado and tomato

Aguachile is the Mexican answer to ceviche and best enjoyed scooped on a corn chip.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
The Japanese spice blend includes red chilli, sansho pepper, nori and citrus peel.

Just add cold beer and serviettes: Karen Martini’s chicken wings are the perfect five-setter snack

Spice up a five-set blockbuster with these Japanese-inspired wings.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Cindy Tandinata enjoys a limoncello cocktail at Catalina Restaurant in Rose Bay

Move over, Aperol Spritz. There’s a zesty new must-sip drink this summer

After visiting Italy, Australian travellers have developed a thirst for limoncello, a lemon-flavoured liqueur that evokes good times.

  • Katie Spain
Helen Goh’s bisteeya-inspired vegetarian pies.
EASY

Sweet potato, spinach and chickpea party pies

These bite-sized vegetarian canapes can be made vegan, too.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh