The blue cheese toasts really take this soup to a whole new level. Baked sweet potato soup with blue cheese toast

This quinoa salad is quick and easy, delicious and filling, and the beauty of it is that you can enjoy it just as it is or use it to create several different meals. It lasts for a week in the fridge, and can be the base for a super-speedy tuna or chicken salad. Ideas for the week: Leftover roasted vegetables, feta and toasted seed mix Canned tuna in olive oil and olives Leftover roast chicken, avocado and roasted almonds

It’s worth sourcing fresh lime leaves for this fragrant soup – the flavour and perfume is incredible. If you’re feeling under the weather, a bowl of this is sure to revive you, but it’s equally wonderful any night of the week, says Jamie. Chicken hot and sour soup with pumpkin

Sweet little currants and crunchy pine nuts add pizzazz to this saucy meatball recipe.

These smoked trout fish cakes can be presented as part of a starter platter or served with vegetables as a stand alone meal. Smoked trout fishcakes with pea and watercress salad

“A great way to use up surplus tomatoes,” says chef and recipe author Paul West. Celebrate the end of the working day with this tasty pasta bake. Pork meatball and rigatoni pasta bake

“All the flavours of Spain in a pasta. You could throw in calamari or mussels, too” – Matt Preston. Rigatoni with chorizo polpettini

I love to make this dish a day in advance as the flavour only gets better overnight, says Shannon. Yes Chef! Smoky beef ragout and pumpkin lasagne

No more wasting those random cheese remains at the back of the fridge. This pasta bake puts them to great use. Cheese scraps pasta bake

“This light curry is fresh and fragrant” – Hayden Quinn. Tamarind and coconut fish curry

“Anchovies, tomato paste, port, bacon and parmesan boost umami” – Matt Preston. Speedy spaghetti bolognese

Make this glazed meatloaf ahead, then slice and serve with pickled vegetables in a baguette to make banh mi or with mashed sweet potato. If reheating, fry in a little oil to heat through, says Valli.

Pea and ham soup, but not as you may know it. Green pea and ham hock soup

Peppery rocket gives this pesto a kick. Image and recipe from Matt Moran’s Australian Food (Murdoch Books RRP $45). Rocket pesto with spelt spaghettini

Guaranteed to please the family. Roasted carrot soup with goat’s cheese toast