Want to know the the secret to making perfect brown rice, every time? Bake it! Toss in veggies, herbs and cheese for a comforting one-pot meal.

Beetroot and liquorice soup with quinoa flat bread. Gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan.

Button mushrooms stir fried with shallots and rosemary

Winter Salad Woes Begone: Radicchio, Endive and Kale make a killer insalata tricolore.

Coconut waffles topped with an easy cranberry cinnamon sauce. You'll be amazed at how crispy and light whole grain waffles can be!

Curried Turkey Stew with Mushrooms and Carrots and Green Bean Salad

This amazing Zuppa Toscano soup tastes like the one at Olive Garden - only better I daresay! With a mild kick!

Eggnog Cupcakes with Spiced Rum ~ Find your holiday cheer between the pleats with this cupcake!

Nanaimo Bars: A sweet, layered dessert bar, popular in Canada for Christmas has a chewy, chocolate base, a sweet creamy filling and topped with bittersweet chocolate. Yum!

Delectable chinese peanut cookies. Melt in the mouth and easy to make.

This is how you can make Pizza like an Italian chef, with some tips and "rules" of classic Italian Pizza!

Turkish Street Food: Simit (Turkish Pretzel)

Chewy, crinkly molasses cookies, sparkling with sugar. Perfect for holiday parties and hostess gifts.

Start a batch of sauerkraut now and get ready to celebrate the new year in DIY style.

Pineapple Coconut Crescent - festive and delicious cookies.

Baked Eggnog Vanilla Donuts with Eggnog Rum Glaze (Mini & Full Sized Donuts) Enjoy your holiday eggnog in dessert form.

A lovely Lime Linzer cookie for your Christmas cookie exchange.

Chicken Broccoli Olive and Goat Cheese Pizza

Pulled Pork Pizza - also with many other goodies.

Mushroom and Caramelised Onion Polenta Bites - a delicious way to start your Christmas feast. Can easily be adapted to be vegan and gluten free too!

Cranberry Curd :: If you love lemon curd, this festive holiday version is for you.

A delicately spiced, curried butternut squash soup. Gently warming for a lovely winter meal.

These Lemony Rolled Sugar Cookies are guaranteed to brighten your day...and they happen to be gluten free as well!

This recipe for Orange Chutney makes the perfect handmade Christmas gift and goes beautifully with soft cheese and a glass of wine.

A winter warming Sweet Potato and Chorizo Soup

Carrot Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting.

Red potatoes and red onion for deliciously different gluten free mini latkes. Bite sized treats everyone will enjoy.

Seriously tempting chocolate caramel slice.

Sweet and Spicy Almonds - Vary the spices as per your taste. These make great holiday gift.

Pork and green beans stir fried with a fragrant Thai chili paste (pad prik king moo)

Rice Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake - Yes, this delicious and moist cake was cooked in a rice cooker!

Homemade Pan-Fried Asian Dumplings. These things are amazing!

flattened chicken with parsley sauce

Stay warm (and healthy) by brewing a cup of Asian tea made from ingredients that have been shown to strengthen the immune system, aid digestion, and detoxify the body

Delicious prosciutto and corn cakes for the new Donna Hay Challenge!

Design*Sponge goes in the kitchen with Jen Altman's Black-Spiced Rum Eggnog in mason jars!

This is a spiced mushroom tourtiere with date chutney. Indian spices, herbs and the sweet and tangy chutney add an exotic touch to this French classic.

It may sound strange but this peach, black pepper and basil cake is a must try. {vegan}

Formal Collared Apron

Chicken Mayonnaise - Sandwich filling made out of chicken and mayonnaise flavoured with herbs and spices

This is what happens when you soak Haribo Gummi Bears in Vodka for 5 days... apparently less like vodka infused gummi, more like gummi flavored super strong jello shot?

Applesauce cookies with chai spice browned butter frosting.

So you think you can streusel? Cinnamon Streusel crumb cake...you know you want to get wild with some crumbs.

A cookie or a nutty nutritious protein filled snack with 3.5 gms of protein! Pistachio Almond Thumbprint cookies for the Cookielove blog hop.