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Easy homemade recipes from an Australian home cook

Welcome to the Aussie home cook for easy home-cooked meals and treats with a distinctly Australian flavour. Family-friendly recipes with clear step-by-step instructions. Check back regularly (or subscribe to our email newsletters) as I'll be continuing to add classic Australian dishes along with my favourite international meals.

Popular Recipes

Don't know where to start? These are some of the most popular recipes on the Aussie home cook.

  • Close up stack of banana pikelets on a plate, with a vintage spoon on the side, surrounded by fresh whole bananas and bottle of maple syrup in the background.
    Banana pikelets
  • Plate of slow cooker lamb ragu, garnished with parsley, surrounded by serving cutlery, glass of red wine, bowl of parmesan cheese and chopping board with parsley on it.
    Slow cooker lamb ragu
  • Serving bowl of salad with serving spoon, knife, fork and plate on the and pie and rocket and pear salad in the background.
    Four Bean Salad
  • Close up slices of lolly cake on a plate.
    Lolly Cake
  • Close up jelly cups on a plate.
    Frog In The Pond
  • Multi compartment container filled with various charcuterie food, on a picnic blanket with a plate and drinks.
    Picnic Charcuterie Board
  • Close up tall glass of feijoa fizz on a board, with bottle of feijoa fizz, fresh feijoas and feijoa leaves.
    Feijoa fizz
  • Close up slow cooker lamb roast on a serving plate, garnished with fresh rosemary.
    Slow cooker lamb shoulder

Breakfast

Fun, family-friendly breakfast ideas. Who can resist a pile of pikelets (somewhat like little, sweet pancakes) or a delicious muffin with coffee?

  • Close up pear muffin with fresh pears and tray of muffins in the background.
    Pear muffins
  • Close up stack of pikelets on a plate, with a fresh strawberry and fork, and whipped cream and jar of strawberry jam in the background,
    Pikelets

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Lunch

Something light for a picnic? or feeding a crowd after a hard morning? These lunch ideas have something for everyone.

  • Top down view of mummy pizzas on a plate.
    Mummy Pizzas
  • Close up veggie tray on a board with Halloween skuls and spiders.
    Skeleton Veggie Tray
  • Charcuterie board on a picnic blanket with kids toys.
    Kids Charcuterie Board
  • Close up pie in a plate with salads, with salads in background.
    Bacon and Egg Pie

See more lunch recipes →

Dinner

Delicious, Filling, Quick and easy to get on the table and feed a hungry family. Try adding some crunch and zest to a summer meal with a four-bean salad or make it a classic Aussie dinner with my bacon and egg pie.

  • Close up salad with serving spoons, pie and four bean salad.
    Rocket and Pear Salad
  • Close up soup with pumpkin seeds and parsley garnish.
    Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup
  • Close up chicken.
    Chilli Chicken Gravy
  • Close up of stack of air fryer garlic bread on a plate, with air fryer basket and fresh garlic cloves to the sides.
    Air Fryer Garlic Bread

See more dinner recipes →

Drinks

Cordials, Smoothies, and more, including how to make your own feijoa-based drinks from scratch!

  • Peach infused water with strawberry and basil, with lime mint mixins and orange ginger mixins in background.
    Peach Water
  • Feijoa smoothie with straw.
    Feijoa Smoothie
  • Close up glass of made up feijoa syrup with ice and fresh feijoa garnish, with bottle of feijoa syrup and fresh feijoas and leaves.
    Feijoa syrup

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Quick and easy snacks

Quick bites and treats to pack for kids' lunchboxes, kids' parties, and more. These snack ideas range from heathy to decadent!

  • Sour cream dip garnished with fresh chives, with a bowl of chips, plate of crackers and carrot sticks, and chopping board with freshly chopped chives.
    Sour Cream Dip
  • Close up apple monsters on a plate with toy spiders.
    Apple Monsters
  • Close up scroll with stack of scrolls and jar of vegemite behind it.
    Cheesymite Scrolls

See more snack recipes →

Classic desserts and treats from down under

Famous and infamous recipes from Australia and New Zealand. A great place to find childhood favourites for locals and to discover new treats for everyone else.

  • Close up apple monsters on a plate with toy spiders.
    Apple Monsters
  • Close up slices of lolly cake on a plate.
    Lolly Cake
  • Close up jelly cups on a plate.
    Frog In The Pond
  • Close up honey joy on a plate.
    Honey Joys

See more sweets and desserts →

Pickles and Preserves

A collection of my favorite pickles, preserves, jams, and chutneys from Australia, my husband's home country of New Zealand, and beyond. Great for making the most of a bountiful garden harvest and enjoying things beyond the growing season.

  • Close up jar of homemade feijoa chutney on a board, with vintage spoon and fresh feijoas, stacked jars of chutney in the background.
    Feijoa chutney
  • Close up bowl refrigerator pickled beets in a small glass bowl.
    Refrigerator pickled beets

See more pickles and preserves →

Search for Recipes

Search for a specific recipe or browse all of my recipes using the categories below. From easy family dinners to delicious preserves and picnic ideas, there is something for everyone!

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Drinks
  • Snacks
  • Desserts
  • Roundups
  • Pickles and Preserves

Recent Recipes

The latest and greatest, check out these recipes if you are looking for something brand new!

  • Sour cream dip garnished with fresh chives, with a bowl of chips, plate of crackers and carrot sticks, and chopping board with freshly chopped chives.
    Sour Cream Dip
  • Top down view of mummy pizzas on a plate.
    Mummy Pizzas
  • Close up veggie tray on a board with Halloween skuls and spiders.
    Skeleton Veggie Tray
  • Close up apple monsters on a plate with toy spiders.
    Apple Monsters

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Sarah Brooks

I'm Sarah the Aussie home cook, I love making delicious, family-friendly meals and treats, using fresh produce from my home veggie garden whenever possible.

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Sarah's Recipe Picks

  • Close up stack of banana pikelets on a plate, with a vintage spoon on the side, surrounded by fresh whole bananas and bottle of maple syrup in the background.
    Banana pikelets
  • Plate of slow cooker lamb ragu, garnished with parsley, surrounded by serving cutlery, glass of red wine, bowl of parmesan cheese and chopping board with parsley on it.
    Slow cooker lamb ragu
  • Serving bowl of salad with serving spoon, knife, fork and plate on the and pie and rocket and pear salad in the background.
    Four Bean Salad
  • Close up slices of lolly cake on a plate.
    Lolly Cake
  • Close up jelly cups on a plate.
    Frog In The Pond
  • Multi compartment container filled with various charcuterie food, on a picnic blanket with a plate and drinks.
    Picnic Charcuterie Board
  • Close up tall glass of feijoa fizz on a board, with bottle of feijoa fizz, fresh feijoas and feijoa leaves.
    Feijoa fizz
  • Close up slow cooker lamb roast on a serving plate, garnished with fresh rosemary.
    Slow cooker lamb shoulder

Seasonal Favourites

  • Close up soup with pumpkin seeds and parsley garnish.
    Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup
  • Peach infused water with strawberry and basil, with lime mint mixins and orange ginger mixins in background.
    Peach Water
  • Roasted mini potatoes in a serving dish garnished with fresh herbs, silver serving spoon to the side, fresh damper, pat of butter, beetroot salad and slow cooker roast lamb on the side.
    Roasted mini potatoes
  • Close up beetroot salad on a plate, with damper and roasted mini potatoes on the side.
    Beetroot salad

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