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Tv chef Karen Martini provides her best recipes and how to videos from the Better Homes and Gardens TV show and magazine. Melbourne chef, restaurateur and food writer Karen Martini has been cooking professionally for more than 20 years. She trained at top restaurant Tansy’s in the early 1990s and has headed restaurant kitchens including the iconic Melbourne Wine Room, white-hot Icebergs Dining Room in Sydney and her current artisan pizza restaurant Mr Wolf (which she runs with husband Michael Sapountsis), winning countless chefs hats and other plaudits along the way. Karen Martini's recipes show her love of relaxed cooking with fresh, healthy, seasonal ingredients.

recipeMade a day in advance, this rich, delicious terrine is ideal for lunch with friends or a fancy picnic. To make it extra special, serve with slices of Gruyère.
recipeTake a trip down Mexico way with fast, fresh, flavoursome food. This lip-smacking salsa is addictive – you could also serve it on a platter topped with barbecued chicken skewers. Yum!
recipeThe perfect combo of light and fresh flavours, this healthy dish is ready in under 20 minutes.
recipeSucculent, intensely flavoured pork is perfectly balanced by the cool-as cucumber salad. For a zesty lift, add a squeeze of lime to the pork as you serve.
recipeThe exotic aroma and subtle flavour of rosewater is magic when combined with chocolate. Use good-quality ingredients for best results.
recipeYou can make this delectable dessert with almost any fruit – try banana or pineapple for sensational tropical flavours.
recipeIt takes no time to make this delicious chilled soup from scratch. Serve as a light summer lunch, a lovely entree, or hand around in little bowls at your next party.
recipeRich in colour and flavour, these noodles are ready in a flash! You can use duck, chicken, beef or tofu instead of the pork.
recipeThis chicken stir fry is not only good for you but can be ready in 10 minutes.
videoKaren Martini shows you how to whip up a new version of an old classic.
recipeRaspberries are in season during summer with flavour and price at its best, these desserts will win over all.
recipeSzechuan pepper is the secret ingredient to making salt and pepper squid truly authentic.
videoKaren Martini helps you understand the difference between soy sauce varieties.

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