The Weekend Australian Recipes

I have a recipe column in The Weekend Australian alongside my friends, chef Lennox Hastie and photographer, Nikki To. Our featured recipes alternate every week, with Lennox showcasing his culinary expertise while I bring the perspective of a passionate home cook. Nikki works her magic, capturing our recipes each week. Read more about Lennox and I. You can find these recipes in the paper or subscribe to The Australian.
Ham, cherry tomato and rocket pasta
Ham, cherry tomato and rocket pasta
A simple bowl that makes the most of sweet summer tomatoes and that beautiful leftover ham. I shred the ham into bite-sized pieces so they can tangle through the tagliatelle... Read more...
Italian penicillin
Italian penicillin
Affectionately known in Italy as Italian penicillin — a golden, creamy broth of veg, chicken stock and time, stirred through with pastina (tiny pasta). Read more...
Pasta with ’nduja and mascarpone
Pasta with ’nduja and mascarpone
My pasta with ’nduja and mascarpone, a sauce that’s thick, silky, and coats the pasta in creamy, spicy warmth. It’s a throw-together dish, ready in the time it takes to... Read more...
Baked gnocchi
Baked gnocchi
This baked gnocchi is a mid-week play on a classic Italian pasta. When romance gives way to necessity, skip making the gnocchi from scratch and add a good quality jarred... Read more...
Summer puttanesca
Summer puttanesca
This is the ultimate summer time pasta. ⁠It's punchy, vibrant and quick – the perfect dish for hot days when the tomatoes are ripe, the basil fragrant, and anything beyond... Read more...
Creamy mushrooms pasta
Creamy mushrooms pasta
This velvety pasta recipe celebrates the bounty of mushroom season. You don't have to look very far to find mixed mushrooms - oyster, shiitake, king brown, enoki, and pine, to... Read more...
Prawn and garlic butter pasta
Prawn and garlic butter pasta
Here is a very festive prawn and garlic butter pasta recipe for the holidays. With red and green confetti speckled through, it looks like someone has opened a Christmas cracker... Read more...
Creamy, golden orzo
Creamy, golden orzo
A lazy man’s version of saffron risotto but just as delicious. Read more...
Broccoli, lemon, pepita wintertime pesto
Broccoli, lemon, pepita wintertime pesto
This is my broccoli, lemon, pepita wintertime pesto (starring Trottoloni pasta) that cooks in the time it takes to prepare your dried pasta.  Read more...
Saturday Sauce
Saturday Sauce
The aroma of a rich, tomato ragu simmering all day on the stove makes me feel like everything is right in the world. So, I was delighted to hear about... Read more...
Vongole and guanciale fregola
Vongole and guanciale fregola
Embrace the onset of summer with this Italian-inspired easy, breezy vongole dish . If you close your eyes you could easily be at the seaside. Read more...
Roasted tomato sauce with crunchy Italian topping
Roasted tomato sauce with crunchy Italian topping
Fresh pasta and this jammy roast tomato sauce is the perfect combo Tossing pasta through this sauce is a celeb­ration of simplicity, but these roast tomatoes are also perfect served... Read more...
Roast pumpkin pasta bake with burnt butter and sage
Roast pumpkin pasta bake with burnt butter and sage
Topped with mozzarella and drizzled with burnt butter, sage and capers, this dish promises to give you all the feels this autumn. Read more...
Frutti di mare pasta, your way
Frutti di mare pasta, your way
Steer clear of the supermarket marinara mix for this dish. Choose your own and the world is your oyster. Read more...
This is not a pasta salad
This is not a pasta salad
Pasta salads have a bad name and I have a lot of prejudice against them. But this one has a lot going for it. Read more...
Tomato and olive risoni bake
Tomato and olive risoni bake
A bubbling, bronzed, cheesy pasta bake needs no introduction. It’s a bestseller in our house. The addition of olives and their brine gives a further dimension to the dish. I... Read more...
Brothy pea and ham pasta
Brothy pea and ham pasta
This one-pan dish sits between a warming bowl of soup and a comforting bowl of pasta. I love frozen peas, especially in the depths of winter. Their very existence makes... Read more...
Sausage and broccoli pasta
Sausage and broccoli pasta
Broccoli and sausages are a match made in heaven. The milk in this dish ties it together, resulting in a creamy pasta that won’t leave you needing a lie down... Read more...
Butter and anchovy pasta
Butter and anchovy pasta
This would have to be the pasta dish I cook most often for myself. It’s quick to prepare, comes together with a few ingredients that I always have on hand,... Read more...
Broadbean and mascarpone pasta
Broadbean and mascarpone pasta
This is a recipe that has a freshness and lightness to it – a spring in its step, one could say. Read more...
Green broccoli pasta
Green broccoli pasta
This dish is simple but flavour packed, featuring everyday ingredients for a light and healthy mid-week meal. Read more...