It was a year of mastering the basics, with GT readers keeping our how-to recipes on high rotation: you made crumpets, ricotta, pasta and béchamel from scratch, and conquered the perfect meat pie, courtesy of Bourke Street Bakery.
The dips that wouldn’t quit included that popular tonnato recipe, and our spring-ready pea and mint dip; and if there was a shortcut to making a spinach and ricotta ravioli, you took it.
Winter was a time for warmth and comfort, like those nostalgia-inducing golden syrup dumplings, curries and beef rendang. Plus, those classic soups can never be beaten, with the pea and ham soup taking home the most-clicked crown. It’s time to give these popular recipes an encore.