Rhubarb

Rhubarb and pear dartois recipe - For frangipane, beat sugar, butter and vanilla seeds in a bowl with a wooden spoon until creamy, then beat in egg.

Baked rhubarb with orange and citrus mascarpone recipe - Preheat oven to 200C. Toss rhubarb with sugar, orange juice, sliced orange and coriander seeds in a baking dish to coat.

This recipe for buttermilk waffles with rhubarb and rose compote is from Cornersmith's in Marrickville, Sydney.

"One bite of these crisp, buttery waffles and you'll never go back to regular waffles again," says Curtis Stone.

"The Kitchener buns at Hentley Farm in the Barossa are the best. Could you get the recipe?" - Joanna Hutton, Evandale, SA

This sweet and hot rhubarb achacharu, a Sri Lankan pickled vegetable mix made with mustard seeds and ginger, perfectly complements O Tama Carey’s black beef brisket recipe, or any other rich meat dish.

Vincent’s brioche bread and butter pudding is perfectly cut through by a rhubarb compote. Winter baking starts here.