Cooking with spice

Warming dishes

Karen Martini Like any spice mix or paste, some versions of Garam masala are better than others, and the one you make yourself is always the best.

Bitter sweet dessert

A versatile citrus sauce

Karen Martini The bitter-sweet marmalade tang of this syrup adds a great accent to desserts, sauces and savoury dishes.

Cook: puff pastry

Diamonds in the puff

Karen Martini Rough puff pastry is simple to make and a great recipe to have in your repertoire.

Slow food

Food worth slowing down for

Karen Martini Karen Martini's slow-cooked meats and tender braises are perfect for cool autumn nights.

Pumpkin pie

A stand-up pumpkin pie

Karen Martini Recipes for a pumpkin pie, baked lasagnette and soup. Comfort alert.

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Hazelnut chocolate nests

Karen Martini These pretty little treats from Karen Martini are perfect for Easter.

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Sugar and spice

Karen Martini These spicy, fruit-rich buns are the best way to start Easter morning.

Easter treats

Karen Martini Easter recipes

Karen Martini It's almost Easter and time to get into the swing of things with some chocolate-laced recipes.

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An exotic take on a pie

Karen Martini These are really elegant and flavourful little pies: sticky, rich and layered with spice.

Gluten free recipes

This cake is gluten and dairy free

Karen Martini Can you believe it? There's a pizza recipe too. Glory!

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A cracklin' Roman classic

Karen Martini Karen Martini's take on porchetta, served with jap pumpkin and silverbeet gratin.

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Three things to do with eggplants

Karen Martini Grilled eggplant with tahini dressing; melanzane sotto aceto, and yellow miso eggplant.

Chinese New Year

A nod to the noodle

Karen Martini These three Karen Martini recipes might not be traditional, but they're a tasty way to usher in the year of the snake.

Karen Martini recipes

Last days of summer

Karen Martini Try this delicious spatchcock with spicy escabeche dressing recipe by Karen Martini.

Easy desserts

Ice-creams for grownups

Karen Martini Karen Martini's vanilla and blackberry caramel ripple ice-cream.

Summer snack

Karen Martini's whitebait fritter

Karen Martini Warm weather and beachy days calls out for fresh fish and happiness.

Christmas recipes

Christmas cheer

Karen Martini Karen Martini offers a festive ginger-spiced drink, and a sophisticated spider for dessert.

Tasty eats

A taste of Spain

Karen Martini These three dishes are not so much Spanish dishes as dishes inspired by Spain.

Christmas feasts

'Tis time to start planning your Christmas feast

Karen Martini Karen Martini has some excellent ideas to get your started.

Party food

Perfect party food

Karen Martini Canapes that will suit any occasion - from posh nibbling to drunken gobbling.