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Classic Recipes Served With a Side of Nostalgia

Here you'll find recipes worth keeping. Expect traditional recipes we've loved for generations with simple ingredients and clear instructions – and a few sweet memories and fun facts from the archives thrown in for good measure.

Trending Recipes

  • anzac biscuits
    Anzac Biscuits
  • honey jumbles on cooling tray.
    Honey Jumbles
  • impossible pie slice on plate.
    Impossible Pie
  • Pavlova decorated with cream and fruit.
    Best Aussie Pavlova Recipe
  • Savoury Mince served with toast.
    Savoury Mince
  • potato bake recipe.
    Classic Aussie Potato Bake Recipe
  • tomato sauce and handwritten recipe for tomato sauce.
    Tomato Sauce Recipe
  • Tomato Relish in dish with jars in abckground.
    Tomato Relish

Hi! I'm Libby

Welcome to the Cooking with Nana Ling kitchen. I've been an enthusiastic home cook since I was a kid. Here, I share the type of recipes that might bring back sweet memories. Oh, and I'm not Nana Ling – she's my great grandmother and the person who inspired me to start this collection.

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Recent Recipes

  • Pumpkin Jam on toast with jar in background.
    Pumpkin Jam
  • Pumpkin Salad with roast pumpkin, fetta, rocket and pomegranare.
    Pumpkin Salad
  • Chocolate Macadamia Brownies in squares on wooden serving board.
    Chocolate Macadamia Brownies
  • Mango Crunch.
    Mango Crunch

Recently Updated

  • brandy butter in jars.
    Brandy Butter Recipe (Traditional Christmas Pudding Sauce)
  • chocolate biscuit cake
    Chocolate Biscuit Cake | The Royal Family Favourite
  • Banana Slice.
    Banana Slice
  • coronation chicken.
    Coronation Chicken Recipe (The Classic Royal Chicken Salad)

Desserts

  • 2 egg pavlova on cake stand.
    Easy 2-egg Pavlova
  • Fruit Salad Slice square.
    Fruit Salad Slice
  • Peach Melba in glass bowl.
    Peach Melba
  • Passionfruit Impossible Pie slice.
    Passionfruit Impossible Pie

See more desserts →

Family Meals

  • Curried Mince in pan.
    Curried Mince
  • Beef Casserole in casserole dish.
    Beef Casserole
  • Salmon Potato Bake.
    Salmon Potato Bake
  • Bubble and Squeak in frypan.
    Bubble and Squeak

See more family meals →

Condiments, Jams & Preserves

  • Mulberry Syrup being poured over ice cream.
    Mulberry Syrup
  • Pineapple Jam on toast and in jar in background.
    Pineapple Jam
  • Stewed Apples in bowl with apples in background.
    Old-Fashioned Stewed Apples
  • Apricot Jam.
    Apricot Jam

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Hi, I'm Libby, a recipe collector and writer. I love everything about home cooking and share modern classics and recipes that have been passed down for generations – I hope you find a few that bring back treasured memories.

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Christmas Collection

  • Christmas Biscotti on plate.
    Christmas Biscotti
  • Pea and Ham Soup in bowl.
    Pea and Ham Soup
  • Christmas Jelly Slice on plate.
    Christmas Jelly Slice
  • Baileys Truffles
  • Baileys Mars Bar Slice stacked on plate.
    Baileys Mars Bar Slice
  • Pecan Biscuits dusted with icing sugar.
    Pecan Biscuits Recipe

Most Popular

  • Tomato Relish in dish with jars in abckground.
    Tomato Relish
  • Apricot Chicken on plate with rice.
    Apricot Chicken
  • cob loaf recipe with bread dipping into cob loaf.
    Cob Loaf Recipe
  • classic trifle recipe
    Traditional Trifle Recipe
  • choko pickles
    Choko Pickles
  • Cabbage Mince Chow Mein in frypan.
    Cabbage Mince Chow Mein

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