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"Adapted from a recipe in 'The Australian Women's Weekly's TAPAS antipasto mezze'. Chorizo sausage - surprisingly NOT in the Zaar Kitchen Dictionary - is a sausage of Spanish origin made from ground pork, garlic and chillies, so if you cannot get chorizo sausages that gives you the general idea: just substitute with a sausage you really..."

Ingredients: chorizo sausages, olive oil...

"I got this recipe for a school mum, Sue Stibbard. She always liked to make things go further on her tight budget so she came up with this recipe for chicken liver pate with a twist; hard boiled eggs are added to the recipe. This gives the pate a lighter texture. People are surprised when I tell them that there are hard boiled eggs in the pate. This..."

Ingredients: ground mace, garlic...

"From Australian Woman's Day magazine. Suggested you serve with baguette toasts and or cornichons (small gherkins). Servings are a guess but makes 1 1/2 cups. I have also made this using Philadelphia ultra low fat cream cheese and it went over very well."

Ingredients: fresh dill, green onions...

"I love octopus and thought this recipe sounded amazing. Have not tried this yet but wanted keep a copy so decided to store it here on Zaar. Prep and cooking time does not include time to marinate."

Ingredients: fresh lemon rind, baby octopus...

"Since I love devilled eggs, I thought I would try making my scrambled eggs as tasty. You could also use prepared mustard instead of dry mustard."

Ingredients: pickles, eggs, mayonnaise...

"This is from SFI, so simple but yummy, gotta love pesto!!"

Ingredients: olive oil, chicken breast fillets...

"In these politically correct times, this recipe should, I suppose, come with a warning to the mothers of little boys: that it may cause offence. In Australia, cocktail frankfurts have - from time immemorial - been called "little boys". In this simple, super-quick recipe, the little boys are wrapped in bacon, and then microwaved. Then do..."

Ingredients: cocktail franks, parsley sprigs...

"Carpaccio refers to a dish that has been very thinly sliced for presentation. This could we served as an entree for a elegant dinner. This comes from a book called ‘The Australian Heritage Cookbook’ by R & R Publications Marketing Pty Ltd"

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice...

"I found this on the Foster's Lager website - sounds tasty and easy to make. You can use any beer, I'm sure, but Australian beer would add a special touch of authenticity to this recipe. Posted for Zaar World Tour 2007."

Ingredients: jalapeno jack cheese, lager beer...

"This is from Taste.com.au, I love chorizo so this is one for a BBQ soon!"

Ingredients: ground oregano, lemon juice...

"I went to a restaurant in Adelaide and had a dip platter. I tried to reproduce all of the things I could taste. It turned out delicious!"

Ingredients: cream cheese, cucumbers, eggs...

"I found this in a magazine in a camp ground kitchen. I'm saving it here to make when I get home to the land of food processors!"

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, green olives...

"I came up with this as a quick and easy lunch today. It was tasty, and used no added fats or oils. I used my wok as it is the best non-stick surface I have. Feel free to use any good non-stick pan you have. You could use this on it's own, in a salad, tossed through pasta, or as a topping for grilled steak."

Ingredients: dry white wine, garlic cloves...

"A flavoursome and visually stunning recipe which will serve you equally well as an appetiser, as a light lunch or as part of a nearly vegetarian meal from Australian chef Iain Hewitson. This is a recipe which allows the key ingredients to be the stars: make sure you use the best quality ingredients you can find."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, garlic cloves...