The bright and herbal flavour of celeriac is the perfect foil for the sweet, spiced wild rice stuffing. This dish is a centrepiece that is deceptively simple to put together and will please and surprise every eater at the table.

Incredibly lush and decadent stacks of crisp meringue layered with salted caramel, whipped cream and lashings of melted chocolate. Make each element yourself or use my time-saving tip below.

Take a tender-roasted cauliflower and inject it with creamy goodness. This is roasted cauliflower version 2.0 and you’ll never cook it the old way again.

Is there a more perfect food than hash browns? Vegetable noodles makes these hash browns deliciously crispy, and the mixture of potato and sweet potato means you can put your hand on your heart and claim that you made them healthier. This is brunch made better.

Sweet, tender butternut noodles are draped in a silky sauce of burnt butter and sage in this delicious dish that makes the most of one pumpkin

Rich, hearty and full of protein, this delicious dish feeds a crowd for less than $2.50 per serve. This chilli is so filling and tasty that nobody will guess it costs almost nothing to make.

Take all the childhood favourite flavours of a classic cheeseburger but make it under $4.50 per serve. Even better, you don’t need to leave the house to get it and it cooks itself! Slow fast food, anyone?

You’ve had a long day. You’re dead on your feet and forgot to eat lunch. All you want is a nourishing, nurturing dinner that’s ready in under 20 minutes — is that too much to ask? Nope. Using frozen dumplings and ready-made stock, this delicious and comforting bowl of goodness can be in your hand in under half an hour.

Grab a handful of frozen ingredients and you can have lunches for a week or an easy dinner. Flaky and crispy pastry is wrapped around a filling of cheesy vegetables in a moreish dish that is straight outta the freezer.

Stir-fry is a huge favourite in our house, but I loathe the hour of prep time it takes to cut up all of those vegetables for a “quick meal”, not to mention remembering to buy them all! Using a bag of stir-fry vegetables and frozen pineapple means you can have this delicious sweet and spicy stir-fry on the table in a fraction of the time – without a four-page shopping list!

Combining gluten-free biscuit bases and luscious dairy-free caramel and chocolate ganache, these tarts are the ultimate in decadent, healthy treats.

Earthy dark-rye bread is spread with low-fat cream cheese that is full of delicate herb flavour. Fresh and crispy cucumber and sprigs of dill are the finishing touches on these delightful little finger sandwiches.