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For those who love lasagne and pastas, this is a quick and easy on-the-go meal you can whip up as you get everyone organised for after-school activities, or the night before as it reheats perfectly.

My favourite flavour combinations are mushroom and goat’s cheese, mushroom and thyme, thyme and garlic or mushroom and garlic … so I added all of these amazing flavours to my famous pizza base and created a new family favourite.

Grand Italian is proud and passionate about authenticity and tradition and has been making pasta for Australians for more than 30 years. Grand Italian’s delicious range of gnocchi is carefully crafted by following the most traditional recipes for a gnocchi that tastes just like homemade.

Kombucha is a fermented tea made by adding a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) to a solution of tea and sugar. We put together an organic kombucha recipe made with loose-leaf tea for you to make at home.

To make a healthy iced cacao, you don’t need many ingredients. This is one of the simplest and quickest raw cacao powder recipes.

Burrata is a decadent and divine cheese. This award-winning product has a mozzarella skin in a money bag style filled with strings of stretched curd bathed in cream.

There are many different methods for how to make iced chai. We introduced a classic recipe for making a masala chai latte a while back, but we are always striving for new ways to prepare our loose-leaf blends. This recipe is not only taste-approved but also simple to make at home.

Cauliflower, like other brassica vegetables, contains a group of phytochemicals called glucosinolates. These important compounds have been found to have anti-cancerous properties as they help reduce inflammation and detoxify carcinogenic compounds before they can cause damage to cells in the body.

This flavoursome dish is loaded with lycopene, a phytochemical that gives tomatoes their bright red colour and many important health benefits. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant that has anti-cancerous properties. It has also been found to help lower “bad” LDL cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of heart disease. Tomatoes are also rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, two carotenoids that help protect the eyes from blue light from computers, phones and TVs, and can lower the risk of age- related eye conditions such as macular degeneration and cataracts.

Za’atar is a spice blend used in Middle Eastern cooking. The blend will vary from region to region. Most za’atar blends contain sesame seeds, thyme, marjoram, oregano, salt and sumac. For this recipe I have bought a good-quality store-bought za’atar. Serve with the Tunisian Mashed Carrot Salad.

Ummak huriyya is a traditional Tunisian dish using boiled mashed carrots. I have been inspired by this dish
and added some of my own touches. I have roasted the carrots instead of boiling so the flavour of the carrots is
sweeter and more intense. I’ve also added toasted pine nuts to add some extra crunch and texture.