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What a rush has been. Almost as big a rush as a family trying to put dinner on the table every night.
Thanks to Adam and his entertaining guests, things are now much calmer in kitchens across Australia. What's for dinner tonight? A quick skim through The Cook Up recipes and that question is finally solved. Not just what to serve for the main meal, but how to win favours by dishing up dessert, too.
Here are 101 meals that are sure to please your gang. Night after night after night.
Nail the main
Stop it: it's vegan. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
A simple, tasty dish of chicken with olives, cherry tomatoes and lemon. Source: Adam Liaw
There's something about snow peas that are irresistible. Kids who run a mile from any other vegetable will happily dive into a bowlful of .
The day feels much better just looking at this dish. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
This vegan stew is delicately spiced with everything nice. Source: Adam Liaw
Do pumpkin differently with a roasted version dressed with spices and served with a homemade buttermilk curd. Source: Adam Liaw
'Fish and green veg are a bit of a staple in my house,' says Hayden Quinn. Source: Adam Liaw
Basically an extra-super-fancy corn fritter. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Keep your potato size generous and your topping selections even bigger. Source: Adam Liaw
Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Particularly welcome if you have kids obsessed with sushi. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
More is more when it comes to veggies. Source: Adam Liaw
Everything that's good is in this bowl. Source: Adam Liaw
There's little more comforting, or satisfying, than sinking into a fresh, hot chicken pie. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Even the TV won't distract you from the gloriousness of this dish. Source: Adam Liaw
Another zippy favourite, zhushed by Adam to be . Is it the brioche burger bun? The Japanese mayo? Or the carefully placed dill pickle? All of the above.
Jessica Rowe does not muck around when it comes to easy dinners. Source: Adam Liaw
Healthy food and delicious meals should be mutually exclusive things. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
With a slow-cooked vegetable confit and tender arborio rice cooked in stock and white wine, this is a deluxe vegetarian risotto. Source: Adam Liaw
Creamy baked eggplant stuffed with lamb and pine nuts, topped with herbs and served with Greek yoghurt. Source: Adam Liaw
How can just five ingredients taste so good? Source: Adam Liaw
This is one of the easiest and fastest dinners you could imagine. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
With deep, rich flavours you know and love, it's time to bring back this classic. Source: Adam Liaw
PS - this dish is worth making for the crunchy roast potatoes alone. Source: SBS
Sukiyaki is traditionally cooked at the table, making it both meal and entertainment in one. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Emphatically thanks to an 'enchanting' Chinese-inspired gravy.
Roast lamb travels well. Source: Adam Liaw
This is a great base recipe that isn’t confronting for kids at all. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Tuck into tofu for an easy, satisfying dinner option. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Another sterling dish that politely cooks itself in the oven. Source: Adam Liaw
Adam's version of the Chinese takeaway classic includes a rice wine and ginger sauce instead of the usual gluey marinade associated with the dish. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
The green goddess dressing is a must in any fridge. Drizzled over this salad, slathered on jacket potatoes, or dipped onto vegetables, it's good. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Take a trip to Southern France one evening soon. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
The Ligurian city of Genova is the home of true pesto Genovese made with basil, salt, oil, garlic and pine nuts. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Drawing on the 'holy trinity' of Chinese cooking, Adam shares his simple steak stir-fry with ginger, onions and garlic. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
71. Peanut butter curry
Fava beans and chickpeas seasoned with tahini, lemon and garlic make for a light and fresh vegan meal. Source: Adam Liaw
This Syrian kabab is made from lamb mince and served on roasted tomatoes. Source: Adam Liaw
Think of a gratin of béchamel over rice. Source: Adam Liaw
Dipping wings into sauce is such a fun way to eat. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Dish these desserts
Deep-fry your sweet tofu batter then dust with cinnamon, icing sugar or sweetened kinako powder. Done. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Adam nails a . Five minutes of prep for an evening of 'you're the best cook ever's.
As if a banana split wasn't already amazing, now there's a deep-fried version. Source: Adam Liaw
A shortcut way to a knockout tart using everyone’s favourite ingredients. Source: Adam Liaw
This extremely simple dish from southern France is no more difficult than cherries set in a sweet base. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
This ice-cream is a labour of love, and very much worth the wait. Source: Adam Liaw
The rich butterscotch sauce is a giveaway that this is a take on the perennially popular sticky toffee pudding. Source: Adam Liaw
This dish is beyond easy to make and super-easy to cook. Store the leftover raw crumble in the freezer for later pressing pudding emergencies. Source: Adam Liaw
Sweet peaches, creamy ricotta and tangy pickled shallot come together for a beautiful (and different) dessert. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
If you've never tried a homemade marshmallow, you've never tried a marshmallow. Source: Adam Liaw
All you need is a blender. Source: Adam Liaw
This recipe is the healthy version of a Snickers bar, without the lack of flavour that comes with some 'tastes like' desserts. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Make your own pastry to really send this dessert into the taste stratosphere. It's a texture thing, too. Source: Danielle Abou Karam
Loukoumades are equal-parts savoury and sweet. Much like many yiayias. Source: Adam Liaw
Biscotti or lady fingers are wildly popular in Italy and pretty much the entire world. Source: Adam Liaw
Can never get enough
Eggplant omelette (tortang talong)
