Date night

This pasta is the ultimate fall comfort food. It’s a creamy mix of pumpkin bechamel, topped with roast pumpkin and pine nuts.

Inspired by the classic flavours of a traditional creamy pasta – mushroom, thyme, marjoram, parmesan and crème fraiche – we’ve reimagined the dish as a summer-time mushroom galette, served with citrus crème fraiche.

Azure seas, glimmering white heat, an outdoor trattoria, clam pasta or ‘spaghetti alle vongole’ is summer on a plate. Enjoy with a glass of chilled white wine, and make a whole afternoon of it.

Pea and zucchini fritters make an easy weeknight dinner. The addition of crispy salmon fillets cooked in pink peppercorn and horseradish butter elevates this simple dish.

This dairy-free prawn and lobster pasta rings in Summer. It uses a sweet cherry tomato passata, farmed in high summer on the coastal plains near Siracusa in Southern Sicily.

Caramelised onion, fennel and ricotta pies re-create the magic of a trip to Athens. The recipe works as a main, but can also be halved and served as canapés, warm or cold.

This recipe is an excellent addition to summer dinner parties or as an easy mid-week meal for the whole family – it’s simple to prepare, but impressive on the flavour.

Inspired by Melbourne’s City Wine Shop – a bustling Italian bistro (and bottle shop) serving masterful dishes with a balanced selection of European and Australian wines – this pasta will have you feeling like you are dining in an alfresco trattoria in 10 minutes.

Vegan kimchi fritters are easy to pull together on a weeknight, using cupboard ingredients. They make a satisfying meal with your favourite hot sauce and sliced avocado.

This is a very forgiving recipe that encourages you to use your intuition and senses as you go – in true Italian style. Cooking squid low and slow will leave you with melt in the mouth perfection. Serve with some crusty bread – or store overnight to allow the flavour to really develop!