Shepherds pie
Shepherds pie or cottage pie as it is sometimes called, is a great budget recipe. It is simple, easy, comfort food at it's best. You can have this on the table for under $10.
Rainbow fried rice
The kids are sure to devour this rainbow fried rice. The peas, corn and carrot make it a lovely colourful dish. Serving this up for dinner will be a raging success with all the family.
Mighty patties
A super simple barbecue recipe that's made for hiding hidden veggies! Make this meal quick sticks when you're on the go but want something filling yet healthy.
Sausage and beef casserole
Having a no-fail casserole recipe in your arsenal is must-have for busy mums. And this is a recipe you can always rely on. With just a handful of simple ingredients, you've got a dinner everyone will love.
Easy baked worms
This is a quick and easy spaghetti bolognaise meal for the entire family we call it worms as my boys love to suck them up and try to see who can eat the most spaghetti worms.
Vegetable and fish cakes
These vegetable and fish cakes are a tasty way to sneak some veggies into your child's dinner. Lightly pan-fried they make for a quick mid-week meal.
Pork medallions with hot fruit salad
Try these juicy pork medallions topped with hot fruit salad - they're fast, tasty and can be on the table in 20 minutes. Team them with your favourite steamed vegetables for a low-fat
Tomato glazed meatloaf
This meatloaf has a tasty top that makes the loaf look good AND taste good too. Eat it with mashed potato or slice it up for sandwiches.
Veal piccata
So fast to cook and is tasty comfort food with a hint of lemon.
2 ingredient pancakes
Did you know you could make pancakes with just two ingredients? Well you can and we are going to show you how so they're the best 2 ingredient pancakes ever!
Creamy spinach soup
This soup is fun because its bright green. I enticed the kids to eat it by issuing them with a challenge: I bet youre not game to try this! They were shocked to find they liked it and backed up for seconds.
Homemade gnocchi
Homemade gnocchi is much easier to make than you might think and a great one to involve the kids with. Serve with a simple tomato sauce or a garlicky-pesto sauce instead - just don't forget the parmesan on top!
Porcupine balls
Beef mince mixed with rice makes these yummy porcupine meatballs. Bake them in the oven with a simple tomato sauce for a hearty family meal.
Polenta chips with tomato sauce
I love chips in all forms; fried, baked, potato, beetroot, you name it. But Ive only recently discovered the joy of the polenta chip golden, cheesy, crunchy and not at all dripping in fat. Ive been making regular batches of this recipe for my family and we are all hooked.
Tuna and broccoli stir-fry
This easy stir fry uses tinned tuna for a convenient meal that uses pantry staples. If you haven't got fresh broccoli, frozen florets will do. Serve with rice for a healthy, filling meal.
Banana and apple bread
This recipe combines spicy banana bread with lush cinnamon flavoured apples that makes a delicious and moist loaf. More fruit and less cake, perfect lunchboxes or morning tea.
Banana fritters
These banana fritters are gorgeous with a drizzle of maple syrup and a scoop of ice-cream. They are a great dessert for when you are on a budget and you can whip them up from pantry ingredients. Try and stop at one!
Egg men with crispy bacon toasts
Enjoy a perfectly cooked boiled egg served with fingers of bacon and toast with this delicious - and very easy - breakfast recipe.
Fettucine bosciola
This is a truly flavoursome pasta and always popular it is easy to whip up and is a restaurant style meal with ease
Cannellini, tomato and rosemary gratin
This cannellini, tomato and rosemary gratin is topped with crispy sourdough cubes and packed with flavour. It is the perfect side dish for any Italian-style meal.
Sausage rolls
This great sausage roll recipe can also be made into great pinwheels all the family will come back for seconds
Split pea and ham soup
This is a great budget-friendly soup that's nutritious and filling on a cold day. Use a smoked ham hock but ask your butcher to chop it up for you so you get maximum flavour.
Bacon leek pasta
The salty-sweet flavour of bacon goes beautifully with the mild onion taste of leeks and are the perfect partners for this creamy pasta dinner recipe. Enjoy!
Curried sausages
A favourite with many families, this curried sausages recipe has a mild curry flavour combined with spicy chutney and sweet jam so are suitable for even the youngest kids in the family.
Fish cakes with sweet chilli mayo
We all need to eat more fish, don't we? So here is the best and fastest way to get fish on a plate - fish cakes! And they're so tasty (and non-fish smelling) that they'll be gobbled down in minutes.
Lemon butter/ lemon passionfruit butter
Bored of the usual toppings on toast at breakfast time? Try this simple lemon and passionfruit butter that is easy to make but full of bright tangy flavours.
Slow cooker vegetarian dahl
A set and forget recipe that can just be thrown all in together and enjoyed a few hours later. This is a vegetarian dahl but the base spices can be used for any slow cooker curry you like. Change the vegetables to suit what you have in the crisper right now.
Leftover soup recipe
This is a great quick soup recipe for when you have left over vegetables from a roast or the nights dinner before serve it with crusty bread, delicious
Bubble and squeak
Use fresh veggies to make these lovely veggie patties that go down a treat with a cooked brunch or with cold cuts of meat. They're also a wonderful way to use up leftover roast veggies.
Crispy asian coleslaw
This coleslaw has a delicate Asian flavour as it is a spiced orange dressing and is packed with coriander and other lovely Asian herbs