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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

    • almond bread.
      Almond Bread
    • classic trifle recipe
      Traditional Trifle Recipe
    • impossible pie slice on plate.
      Impossible Pie
    • Fruit Punch in a punch bowl.
      Fruit Punch
    • jelly slice sitting on timber board
      Jelly Slice Recipe
    • potato bake recipe.
      Classic Aussie Potato Bake Recipe
    • tomato sauce and handwritten recipe for tomato sauce.
      Tomato Sauce Recipe
    • cob loaf recipe with bread dipping into cob loaf.
      Cob Loaf Recipe

    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

    • Baileys Truffles
    • Baileys Mars Bar Slice stacked on plate.
      Baileys Mars Bar Slice
    • Pecan Biscuits dusted with icing sugar.
      Pecan Biscuits Recipe
    • Golden star-shaped Christmas cookies decorated as a festive tree, perfect for holiday baking and dessert tables.
      Gingerbread Christmas Trees

    Recently Updated

    • Ants on a log.
      Ants on a Log
    • Apricot Slice stacked on a plate.
      Apricot Slice
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      Mulberry Recipes: 10 of the best
    • Mulberry Muffins on wooden board.
      Mulberry Muffins

    Desserts

    • Pavlova Roll decorated with cream and fruit on serving board.
      Pavlova Roll
    • Lemon No Bake Cheesecake.
      Lemon No Bake Cheesecake
    • Australian Christmas desserts.
      25 of the very best Australian Christmas desserts
    • Stewed Apples in bowl with apples in background.
      Stewed Apples

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    Family Meals

    • Tuna and Potato Pie.
      Marion's Tuna and Potato Pie
    • Tuna Patties piled on plate.
      Tuna Patties
    • Savoury Mince served with toast.
      Savoury Mince
    • Cabbage Mince Chow Mein in frypan.
      Cabbage Mince Chow Mein

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    Condiments, Jams & Preserves

    • Mulberry Syrup being poured over ice cream.
      Mulberry Syrup
    • Pineapple Jam on toast and in jar in background.
      Pineapple Jam
    • Apricot Jam.
      Apricot Jam
    • Passionfruit Jam on toast with jam jar in background.
      Passionfruit 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

    • Bailey's Cheesecake Slice with Bailey's bottle in background.
      Baileys Cheesecake
    • boiled fruit cake on plate.
      Boiled Fruit Cake
    • Bailey's Fudge squares piled on plate.
      Bailey's Fudge
    • Meringue kisses piled high in glass dish.
      Meringue Kisses
    • Taylor Swift's Chai Cookies on plate with friendship bracelet saying "chai cookies".
      Taylor Swift Chai Cookies (the Aussie version)
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      Cherry Ripe Balls

    Most Popular

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      Tomato Relish Recipe
    • 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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