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🐟🍔🍟 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲?
Take one family favourite — fish and chips — add a generous serve of crunch, cheese and tangy flavours, and turn it into a burger! 🙌
We’ve got a recipe to share with you from Attica’s 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝘄𝗿𝘆, created especially for 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿.
Ben’s 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮 𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 puts everything you love about Friday night fish and chips into one seriously delicious bun — crispy beer-battered Australian barramundi, buttery brioche, zesty finger lime tartare, salt-and-vinegar hot chips, shredded iceberg, cheddar and dill pickles. 🤤
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘆, 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘆, 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘀𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿 — perfect for a relaxed family dinner when you want to put something a little different on the table.
And there’s a great Australian story behind it too. Ben is a longtime sustainable seafood advocate and is backing 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀, with Australian-farmed barramundi rated 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 by the Australian Marine Conservation Society’s GoodFish guide.
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁?
👉 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲 and give Ben Shewry’s Barra n Chips Burger a try at home.
🎃 Looking for a fun Halloween treat the kids will love? These adorable Pumpkin Mini Cupcakes are almost too cute to eat!
Made with pumpkin puree, crunchy peanut butter and warming spices, then topped with creamy orange icing and a little pretzel stalk, they’re perfect for Halloween parties, school treats or a fun afternoon of baking with the kids. 🧁🧡
✨ Easy to make
🎃 24 bite-sized cupcakes
🥜 Packed with delicious peanut butter flavour
👩🍳 A fun recipe to make together
Get the recipe and let the little bakers create their own pumpkin patch! 🎃
🍕 What if teaching your child to cook was about so much more than making dinner?
There may be flour on the bench, sauce on little fingers and a heated debate over who gets the last piece of cheese — but underneath the mess, your child is learning skills they will carry with them for life.
Cooking teaches children how to make choices, follow instructions, solve problems, measure, plan, understand food, manage money, reduce waste, stay safe in the kitchen and gradually become more independent.
It can also help children become more familiar with different foods, give them a sense of agency and achievement, and create those everyday moments of connection where conversations happen naturally.
And you don’t need to start with complicated recipes.
A homemade pizza can be enough.
Let them choose the toppings. Let them get messy. Let them make mistakes. Let them create something that is theirs.
Because the goal isn’t to raise a little chef.
It’s to raise a child who knows how to feed themselves, make informed choices, contribute to family life and confidently find their way around a kitchen.
🍕❤️ The dinner might only last 20 minutes. The skills, confidence and memories can last a lifetime.
Read the article to discover why cooking with your children could be one of the most valuable everyday lessons you give them.
🍪 The cookie jar just got a serious upgrade… 🤎
Crispy, golden edges. A soft, gooey centre. And plenty of chocolate chips in every bite. 🍫
If your family loves a good chocolate chip cookie, this bakery-style recipe from Clinical Nutritionist Malissa Fedele is one to save!
Made with a few clever ingredient swaps, these cookies use Whole Earth Allulose and sugar-free chocolate chips for a more mindful twist that may have a smaller impact on blood sugar levels, without compromising the chewy, chocolatey goodness we all love.
And the secret to those thick, soft, bakery-worthy centres? 🤫
Chill the dough for at least 4 hours—or even better, overnight.
Perfect for lunchboxes, an afternoon treat or enjoying warm from the oven. 😍
👉 Discover the recipe and bake a batch of these irresistible cookies the whole family will love!
🍌✨ Banana bread… but make it taste like a cinnamon scroll!
Got three ripe bananas sitting on the bench? Turn them into something seriously delicious. 🤎
This Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread is soft, beautifully spiced and packed with banana, with a gorgeous cinnamon swirl and creamy cream cheese frosting. It has all the cosy, indulgent flavour of a cinnamon scroll, with a few simple swaps to give this family favourite a more nourishing twist.
Created by Clinical Nutritionist Malissa Fedele, it’s perfect for afternoon tea, lunchboxes, weekend baking or whenever the family is craving something homemade and sweet. 🧁
✨ Three bananas. A swirl of cinnamon. A deliciously creamy topping. What’s not to love?
👉 Discover the recipe and get baking!
Need a healthy winter dinner that feels special — but doesn’t cost you time or a pile of dishes? 🐟🍅✨
Created as an immunity-boosting recipe featuring Australian leading dietitian and Tassal ambassador Susie Burrell, this Salmon Baked Parcel with Roasted Vegetables & Chipotle-Honey Dressing is the ultimate “set and forget” family meal.
It’s fresh, nourishing, and full of flavour — with salmon (or Tassal Barramundi as an alternative) and seasonal vegetables sealed in a parcel to lock in moisture and taste. Finished with a sweet, smoky chipotle-honey dressing, every bite delivers warmth and goodness.
It ticks all the boxes:
✔ Supports winter wellness with omega-3s and Vitamin D
✔ Budget-friendly with simple, wholesome ingredients
✔ Minimal prep for maximum flavour at the end of a busy day
Perfect for weeknights, meal prep, or easy entertaining — this is healthy comfort food made simple. ❤️
This Creamy Butter Salmon Curry is pure comfort in a bowl 🤍🐟
Succulent salmon is gently spiced, then folded into a rich, velvety curry sauce made with warming aromatics, creamy coconut-style indulgence, and just the right touch of sweetness. Every bite is deeply flavourful, fragrant, and feels like a restaurant-quality meal made right at home.
It’s the kind of dinner that brings everyone to the table fast — and has them going back for seconds even faster.
Serve it over fluffy basmati rice with warm naan on the side… and watch it disappear. 🍛✨
Full recipe inside — your new family favourite might just be waiting.
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