Legendary chef and TV presenter Peter Kuruvita joins Jane de Graaff to talk about the joy of food and memories and to share a luscious recipe for the ultimate fried vegetable fritters, pakora. Easy, delicious and perfect for any time of day, they’re a snack, main meal or the perfect bring-a-plate. And the chef’s travel stories are enough to make you want to pack a bag and head out to try all the tastes of the world right now.

Warm flaky, tasty, pastry pies are  an easy and delicious meal to bake up through the week, so Jane de Graaff has journeyed into the kitchens of Sydney's Shangri-La Hotel to talk to the punk princess of pastry, Anna Polyviou. Spinach Pie, also known as Spanakopita is always a family favourite and Anna shares her tips and tricks to ensure yours will be exquisite. For full details on the recipe head to: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2017/09/12/21/07/anna-polyvious-spanakopita-greek-spinach-pie

Cheesy, warm, comforting lasagne is one of those dishes that everyone loves. So, exactly how do you make it the perfect meat-free-Monday dish, without upsetting its perfect balance? Vegan pin-up and chef, Shannon Martinez of Smith & Daughters, joins Food Editor Jane de Graaff to share the lushest vegan lasagne recipe you can imagine… and to explain why not being a vegan is what makes her the best kind of vegan chef. · Find our standard vegetarian lasagne recipe here:...

Sticky date pudding is one of those desserts that is filled with nostalgic memories, and in this episode, chef Nelly Robinson pf Sydney’s Nel. shares his own granny’s decadent recipe with Jane de Graaff. It’s the perfect, easy dessert to practice for the season of celebration, and with Nelly’s tips, it’ll be so easy to make that you’ll never wonder what the F is for dessert again.   Find the full recipe for Nelly’s nan’s classic and comforting sticky date pudding right...

Chef and restaurateur Curtis Stone drops in to officially kick off the Christmas season, sharing his ice cream gingerbread cake recipe with Jane to make ahead of all the festivities. The internationally acclaimed surfing chef also spills all his tricks and tips for how to make the big day go smoothly in the kitchen, including things that you can do now to take pressure off on the day.   Find the full recipe for Curtis Stone's get-ahead gingerbread ice cream cake...

Matt Moran is joining Jane de Graaff to give the best tips for cooking ultimate spring lamb. He's not just an acclaimed restaurateur, iconic chef and judge of Channel Nine's Family Food Fight, he's also a lamb farmer and he's got the secrets that will change your roast from epic, to epically easy, with the cheekiest secret to keeping it moist. It's so simple you'll gasp and it's the best way to celebrate spring. Perfect lamb is simpler than you'd ever think. Find the full recipe for...

It’s meatball time and acclaimed cookbook author, restaurateur and founder of the Kitchen Garden Foundation, Stephanie Alexander, is sitting down with Jane de Graaff to give us all the secrets to the best meatball recipe. These are the balls that work for every meal, all it takes is a great base recipe and the rest is a choose-your-own-adventure of the flavours that you love. Fifteen minutes and you’ve got anything from spaghetti and meatballs to burgers on the grill. Find the full recipe...

nternationally acclaimed food writer and judge of Family Food Fight Tom Parker-Bowles joins Jane de Graaff to discuss the easiest chilli prawn linguini for your dinner tonight. He’s got the best pasta tips, and he’s a chilli aficionado, so he’s here to explain what we’ve been doing wrong with hot peppers.

I Quit Sugar’s Sarah Wilson joins Jane de Graaff to talk about the easiest and most satisfying burrito you are ever likely to make. It’ll save you time and money, and will sort you out for any meal (not just dinner). Even better, you’ll have all the ingredients in your fridge to make this dish tonight, and you’ll come away with Sarah’s cheeky tricks to make your kitchen really work for you. For full details on the recipes and all the tips head to 9Honey Kitchen: Sarah’s ‘If you’re going to...

This is it, all the secrets you’ll ever need to make the best burger of your life. This episode Jane de Graaff catches up with 8bit. burger genius, chef Shayne McCallum, to find out what makes his burgers a cult hit and how to get a bite of that at home. Your home burgers will become the stuff of legends. From perfect patties to the ultimate sauce pattern.

Macaroni cheese is a dish that perfectly embodies comfort food for so many of us. Today, its reputation as a guilty pleasure is about to be challenged when Jane de Graaff sits down with cookbook author and food community builder, Hetty McKinnon, to get the ultimate secrets to healthier, easier and just one-pot mac’n’cheese. Get ready to have your mind blown, because this is a cheat’s secret recipe that will shake things up.     For full details on the recipes and all the tips head to...

Picnic season is officially here, so this episode looks at the perfect picnic sandwich… the muffaletta by chef Clayton Wells at Sydney’s A1 Canteen – starring on Instagram accounts everywhere. This is a sandwich on steroids, and it will change how you feel about a meal between bread, forever. You’ll swoon over the layers of cheese, cold meats, olives and more, while Jane de Graaff gets all the chef’s secrets on making this ultimate sandwich so that your next meal is the stuff of sandwich...

It’s prawn on the barbecue time. The weather is warming and we’re heading for the days of sunshine and seafood, so Jane de Graaff sits down with chef of Sydney’s acclaimed Nomad restaurant, Jacqui Challinor, to get the secrets to the perfect prawn dish. The chef has all the ultimate tips for choosing, storing, prepping and cooking your prawns, and we kick things off with an easy and crowd-pleasing garlic butter recipe, followed up with Jacqui’s simple saffron butter twist. Get ready to become...

This episode is all about ultimate pantry dinners, the kind you can pull together on a whim.Jane de Graaff sits down with TV host and food writer Melissa Leong (aka Fooderati) to find the ultimate pantry hack to make your next last minute meal one to remember - and it will have you swapping out the chicken salt for a different miracle pantry staple. It goes in everything is so simple it will blow your mind. For full details on the recipes in this episode head to: Melissa Leong’s Chinese hot...

Chocolate drives us wild, and today we’ve got an ultimate chocolate kitchen hack. New Ruby pink chocolate is set to change the look of desserts everywhere, so Jane de Graaff sits down with chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs, to find out how to use it and why it’ll give you the best bang for buck with no extra effort in your next dessert. You’ll look like a pro just by swapping out one simple ingredient. Game on for your next dessert.   For full details on the recipe head to: ...

Jane de Graaff and Alice Zaslavsky (aka Alice in Frames) share the ultimate secret that’ll have kids everywhere eating all their vegetables and begging for more. It’s a dinnertime battle that rages every night, so the creative genius behind Phenomenom! talks what we’re doing wrong, how we can fix it, and what delicious vegetable frittata can actually change it.

Jane de Graaff unlocks the secret to guilt-free chicken nuggets with personal trainer and nutritional therapist Luke Hines, because you can have your nuggets and eat them too, with all the flavour that you love. They also talk Smart Carbs (Luke’s new cookbook) and all the ways you can improve what’s on your dinner plate. Guaranteed you’ll be frying up some nugs by the end of the week. Recipe: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/18/10/31/homemade-chicken-nuggets Luke’s recipe: ...

As Millennials everywhere opt to eat smashed avocado rather than ‘save for a house’ (cough cough), Jane de Graaff checks in with the god-father of smashed avo in Sydney, Bill Granger. Celebrating 25 years of an iconic dish, Bill spills the secrets to make this poached-egg topped favourite a meal that transcends breakfast and becomes an ultimate feed for any time of the day. Perfect poached egg tips and cheeky flavour updates included. For full details on the classic smashed avocado and...

Jane de Graaff has a hankering for pumpkin soup and everyone seems to have their own way of making this winter favourite. So, Jane has tracked down cookbook author and Instagram home cooking sensation, Leah Itsines, to learn about her version of this family staple, with a cheeky, sweet twist. Even better, there’s a sneaky chicken nugget recipe into the deal that will change how you do fast food. For full details on the recipe head to:...

Joe Beddia of Philadelphia's Pizzeria Beddia is in Sydney and if you're a pizza lover this is big news. Joe is known for making America's best pizza, and has shared all of his secrets with Jane de Graaff. She has extracted all the information needed to make the perfect crispy base and how to treat your pizza to ensure it's a tasty delight. Oh and if you are too lazy to cook, Joe will be serving up some of his finest at Bondi Public Bar from July 22-28. Here's a link to the original recipe:...

As winter has settled in, Food Editor Jane de Graaff has cozied up with The Bridge Room's Chef Ross Lusted to find a way to fall in love with winter vegetables. The chef’s unique approach to veggies is so inspiring you’ll be making them the star of your dinner tonight, and he’s even got some tips to convince the kids to eat them. For full details on the recipe head to: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/13/12/34/warm-roast-vegetable-haloumi-and-pine-nut-salad

As we hit flu season, one of Australia's cooking legends Maggie Beer has helped Jane de Graaff in creating the ultimate chicken soup. This therapeutic and delicious dish is easy to make, and can be easily altered to suit the season. Maggie shares some details that will ensure your soup is the tastiest it's ever been. For full details on the original recipe head to: https://kitchen.nine.com.au/2016/05/16/15/44/spring-chicken-soup You can find a recipe for Maggie Beer's chicken soup here:...

Everyone loves a good home made spaghetti bolognese, even vegetarians are trying to get in on the action.  Food editor Jane de Graaff has taken this classic dish to nutritionist, author and yoga teacher, Lola Berry to discuss how she might make this meal healthier, without having to inconvenience the kids. It's not the same old hide the carrots in the mince discussion, because Lola is bringing some soul to the dish with her Ayurvedic knowledge. Namaste! For full details on the bolognese...

In the cold winter months it's nice to sit by a fire, but Jane de Graaff has gone one step further and found an expert to teach us how to cook over one. Firedoor's Chef, Lennox Hastie brings his expertise to the podcast and explains the intricacies of cooking like the people of ancient times, which wood to use and how to make the best tasting lemon and oregano, lamb kebabs you've ever had. For full details on the recipe head to:...