Bridgette Hafner's soy-based Chinese master stock works well in tofu and chicken dishes <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/master-stock--chinese-20111019-29uz5.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Marina Oliphant
Karen Martini's pesto - great with lamb, tossed with pasta or gnocchi or slathered straight on bread with goat's cheese or ricotta <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/karen-martinis-pesto-20140128-31jui.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Marcel Aucar
Neil Perry's sweet corn soup with garlic and chipotle butter <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/sweet-corn-soup-with-garlic-and-chipotle-butter-20120410-29u0f.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: William Meppem
Jane and Jeremy Strode's green tomato chutney <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/green-tomato-chutney-20111018-29w9q.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Natalie Boog
Jill Dupleix's chickpea and tumeric curry <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/chickpea-and-turmeric-curry-20131015-2vjjw.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Steven Siewert
Jill Dupleix's DIY almond and puffed quinoa muesli <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/diy-almond-and-puffed-quinoa-muesli-20140415-36oq6.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Peter Rae
Caroline Velik's Thai pumpkin soup <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/thai-pumpkin-soup-20111019-29v31.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a>
Karen Martini's ragu alla bolognese with peas and basil <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/ragu-alla-bolognese-with-peas-and-basil-20131105-2wxzb.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Marcel Aucar
Jill Dupleix's crunchy granola biscuits <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/crunchy-granola-biscuits-20120801-29tuo.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a>
Herb butter is handy for meats, poultry and seafood and freezes very well <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/herb-butter-for-scotch-fillet-20111018-29x0z.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Jennifer Soo
Leftover roast chicken carcasses make great stock <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/chicken-stock-20111019-29w30.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Natalie Boog
Vanilla bean and honeycomb ice cream <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/vanilla-bean-and-honeycomb-ice-cream-20131031-2wj7v.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a>
Thai-style chicken cakes <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/thaistyle-chicken-cakes-20131031-2wihr.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a>
Thai green curry paste <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/thai-green-chicken-curry-20130807-2rfve.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a>
Caroline Velik's Thai pumpkin soup.
Scotch fillet with herb butter. Photo: Jennifer Soo
This one pot wonder lentil curry can be frozen for lunches or dinners in the future. Just omit the spinach and broccoli <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/lentil-and-sweet-potato-curry-20111018-29wfi.html?rand=1398406039928"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Natalie Boog
Karen Martini's roast pumpkin soup with Thai flavours freezes well <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/roast-pumpkin-soup-with-thai-flavours-and-young-coconut-20140428-37dr2.html"><b>(recipe here).</b></a> Photo: Jessica Dale
Simple one-pot dinner: Frank Camorra's chicken and chorizo with chickpeas and cous cous <a href="http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/cook/recipe/chicken-and-chorizo-onepot-with-chickpeas-and-cous-cous-20140310-34ghp.html?rand=1402276714112"><b>(recipe here).</b></a>. Photo: Marina Oliphant