Karen Martini

Food editor

Karen Martini is a Melbourne-based chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter. She has a regular column in Good Weekend.Connect via Twitter.

Baking

Seed, date, walnut and maple breakfast loaf

This healthy, nutty bread makes a delicious grab-and-go breakfast.

1-2 hrs
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Sunday roast

Pollo agrodolce (aka sweet-and-sour meets peri-peri roast chicken)

This whole roast chicken is smothered in a lip-smacking peri-peri sauce mixed with a sweet-and-sour Sicilian agrodolce.

1-2 hrs
Karen Martini

Karen Martini’s ricotta cannelloni with primavera sauce.

Recipe collection
Family meals

14 midweek marvels from Karen Martini to cook this week

Fresh takes on family favourites featuring seasonal ingredients and a few special flourishes to take them from familiar to gold-standard.

Vegetarian

Herb, spinach, halloumi, walnut and barberry fritters

These nourishing fritters packed with fresh herbs, walnuts and halloumi are perfect for breakfast and brunch.

30 mins - 1 hr
Karen Martini

Family meals

Karen Martini’s simple crumbed fillets beats the flake out of takeaway fish and chips

Tomato aren’t their best in the cooler months. Roasting them intensifies the flavour which pairs with this barley and herb salad served alongside crumbed fish.

1-2 hrs
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Quick & easy

Beef stir-fry with fried egg and peanuts

This stir-fry has hardly any marination time so it’s super quick to prepare and cook.

< 30 mins
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Fakeaway

Friday night fakeaway: Karen Martini’s pad see ew (Thai rice noodle stir-fry)

This noodle dish has become a staple in Thai restaurants around the world, much like pad Thai, and it’s also a very popular street food.

< 30 mins
Karen Martini

Family meals

Karen Martini’s Spanish winter stew with chickpeas, beans and sausages

A Spanish-inspired winter stew with a good hit of spice, a little heat and a subtle tang from the sherry vinegar, this is a substantial and sustaining dish but also simple and relatively quick.