Not sure what to serve at your next party? Forget the usual nachos, dips, cheese and crackers – do we have five recipes for you to make a splash at any celebration?
Think outside the box and take your food offering off the planet with these recipes ranging from simple to sweet and Celebrity Chef to food blogger, there is a dish here sure to kick hunger out of the park.
These Southeast Asian-inspired crab cakes with mango chutney from Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone make such a great impression and can be made ahead of time with just a little last-minute cooking, making them ideal for any celebration.
Serve them with a simple salad of avocado, red onion and butter lettuce, tossed with lime juice and olive oil – Curtis guarantees they will be a winner!
When you have created more than 1 million canapes for Flemington’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, there is no one better to ask for the perfect party temptation than Chef Matt Haigh.
His recipe for ocean trout crisp brick pastry cigars combines the luxury of caviar and trout to get the taste buds going, while the crunch of brick pastry adds a nice texture.
Easy to replicate at home with the addition of fresh herbs and mayonnaise, this is sure to be a party winner at your next function or dinner party.
If you haven’t tried slow-cooked sticky chicky wings yet, be prepared to find your new family and friend favourite. These deliciously sticky, sweet and savoury wings are perfect for sharing while watching the footy finals; cook them in a slow cooker, pressure cooker or even a Dutch oven.
Don’t worry about the amount of sweet chilli sauce in this dish; even the kids will love the flavour and the chicken is super tender and falling off the bone.
Not your average éclair! Try these delicious chicken liver parfait éclairs with hazelnuts, cornichons and a Port wine glaze at your next dinner party and watch them disappear before your eyes.
You can always cheat and buy pre-made éclairs if you don’t want to spend the time making your own, but these little morsels are worth the effort.
This one’s for the sweet tooths…mandarin and white chocolate pikelets from Teddy Pickers in Campbell, a friendly local haunt where punchy bold breakfast and lunch flavours await Canberra diners.
These aren’t pikelets that Nanna would make, they are combined with gingerbread, mandarin jelly and white chocolate cheesecake to create a decadent mouthful sure to send guests’ taste buds to party central and back.
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