Autumn 26 Week 8

Want the comfort of homestyle meals without the guesswork? This pack includes 5 petite (≈300 g) meals chosen to suit your preferences and dietary needs. We’ll curate from our current menu and freezer range to build a balanced, tasty selection—so you don’t have to sift through every item. Great for: gluten-free, no red meat, onion/garlic-free, dairy-free, low-salt, soft foods, or “chef’s choice” with a few exclusions. How it works At checkout, tell us your dietary needs and any “no-go” ingredients. We’ll select a mix of mains (and sides where relevant) that fit your brief. Each meal is clearly labelled with name, date and key dietary notes. We can accommodate most simple and moderate combinations (e.g., GF + no onion/garlic). We may contact you if your brief is complex or very restricted to confirm options or suggest a different pack size. While we take great care, our kitchen handles allergens; cross-contact risk cannot be completely eliminated.

We will send you a selection from our week's top dishes from a range of our 350g sized fresh and fave meals to keep you full and happy all week long!

We cook this rice with the chicken on top so that the juice ended up flavouring the rice. It is bright enough to feel like a lighter dinner, but still hearty enough to keep you nice and full.

By request from one of our wonderful customers. Spaghetti Carbonara. Traditionally, this classic Italian dish isn't made with cream - it uses fresh eggs to get that wonderful creaminess plus loads of parmesan to help thicken the sauce! However, both my daughter (who is allergic to eggs!) and this customer both like the creamy version - so today we have our non-traditional, Creamy Spaghetti Carbonara!

By request from one of our wonderful customers. Spaghetti Carbonara. Traditionally, this classic Italian dish isn't made with cream - it uses fresh eggs to get that wonderful creaminess plus loads of parmesan to help thicken the sauce! However, both my daughter (who is allergic to eggs!) and this customer both like the creamy version - so today we have our non-traditional, Creamy Spaghetti Carbonara!

Served with sweet potato chips and our tartare sauce. We use whatever fish the fishmonger says is the best at the time (its whiting in the picture but lately Ling has been really great!). We crumb it in a crunchy gluten free crumb then bake it till its crispy. Served with the sweet potato chips as a slightly healthier option than potato chips but it still gives the classic fish and chips feel and a side of peas!

Served with sweet potato chips and our tartare sauce. We use whatever fish the fishmonger says is the best at the time (its whiting in the picture but lately Ling has been really great!). We crumb it in a crunchy panko crumb then bake it till its crispy. Served with the sweet potato chips as a slightly healthier option than potato chips but it still gives the classic fish and chips feel and a side of peas!

A classic comfort food done right! Our homestyle meatloaf is made with Aussie beef, hidden veggies, and a rich tomato glaze, paired with creamy mash and seasonal greens. It’s the kind of hearty dinner that feels like a warm hug after a long day. Just heat and eat!

Featuring the delicious seasonal cherry tomatoes, sweet with the saltiness of the feta, in an egg custard.

Featuring the delicious seasonal cherry tomatoes, sweet with the saltiness of the feta, in an egg custard in a gluten free base.

Juicy lamb yiros strips with onion, chargrilled capsicum, baby spinach, creamy tzatziki and cheese — all wrapped and ready to be toasted for a freezer-friendly take on a Greek classic.

Rich, fudgy and deeply chocolatey, with that classic crackly brownie top. Made in small batches and portioned into generous slices — perfect straight from the fridge or warmed for an extra gooey treat.

We take Chocolate Mousse and up it a little by making it a delicious frozen desert, called Semifreddo which in Italian means 'half-cold' or ‘half-frozen'. Because of the eggs in the recipe, it never really hardens up like ice would when you freeze it, so it stays as a silky creamy decadent dessert! Try it - we think you will love it too!

This one is for my sister Gez - who loves cake but always misses out because they are never gluten free!

This is my all-time favourite dessert. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, but when I am craving something sweet - it is this! Rich, dense date slice, then covered in our butterscotch sauce. Oh My! Serve with custard, whipped cream or my favourite - vanilla bean ice-cream!

Did you know that this is an Aussie Classic! Its a great freezer friendly meal, which can be eaten hot or cold. It is versatile and can be served for breakfast, morning tea or even a light lunch or dinner. I keep slices of this in the freezer and pop them in the microwave for a quick and healthy start to the day.

Did you know that this is an Aussie Classic! Its a great freezer friendly meal, which can be eaten hot or cold. It is versatile and can be served for breakfast, morning tea or even a light lunch or dinner. I keep slices of this in the freezer and pop them in the microwave for a quick and healthy start to the day.

Delicate white fish baked until tender, served with a light lemon cream sauce, smooth mash, and garden greens.

This is a British classic known as bangers and mash. :-) Thick pork sausages, and onion gravy. Served with mash, peas.

Classic! With our favourite sliced Central highlands ham and Jarlsberg Cheese, this is delicious fresh, warmed through in the microwave, or oven to make it crispy - or even in the sandwich press!

This is one of our top comfort foods and now we can bake more easily in the larger commercial oven each week, I am very excited to be able to offer more like this classic! The Open Sauce Kitchen Chicken and Leek pie features lovely free-range chicken thighs, poached in our homemade chicken broth, then combined with buttery leek, thyme, creamy gravy and a dash of seeded mustard to give it some zing. These 6-inch pies are filling on their own, but you can make more of a meal of it when you have it with the classic sides of mash and peas. We par bake them, ready for you to finish at home until they are warmed through and crispy.

This is one of our top comfort foods and now we can bake more easily in the larger commercial oven each week, I am very excited to be able to offer more like this classic! The Open Sauce Kitchen Chicken and Leek pie features lovely free-range chicken thighs, poached in our homemade chicken broth, then combined with buttery leek, thyme, creamy gravy and a dash of seeded mustard to give it some zing. These 6-inch pies are filling on their own, but you can make more of a meal of it when you have it with the classic sides of mash and peas.

As I type this it occurs to me how many recipes we have that use mushrooms. As a child I was a devout mushroom hater. It was only later in life that I have slowly (very slowly!) added them into meals that I eat regularly. One way is in a creamy sauce like in a stroganoff, or like this in a rich gravy. This is simple, comfort in a bowl.

This was always my favourite thing to order when we would visit the local Chinese restaurant growing up - warming, but still fresh from the sweet corn. There was always something about this meal that made it feel more than the sum of its actually quite simple parts. We have added poached chicken breast to make it an even more filling meal!

Comfort Food Central! This English classic has a deeply savoury beef mince filling smothered in gravy topped with creamy mashed potato, baked until golden. One of the best cosy foods to make with ground beef!

Tender chicken breast pieces in a light, creamy herb sauce with broccoli, cauliflower and peas. This meal is gluten free, onion and garlic free, and designed to be gentle on the tummy while still being high in protein and packed with vegetables.

We eat this on its own, it is a meal in itself - loaded with veggies and with a savoury sauce, then sprinkled with green onions for bite. A wholesome meal or serve with a stir-fry and use this as the base!

This is our homemade take on the Aussie classic. It's mince flavoured with the help of bacon and a dash of tomato paste to give it a salty and sweet balance. We assemble them, ready for you to pop in an air fryer or oven to get that pastry crispy and fluffy! Great for a snack or with side like mash and veggies as a meal. Classic! Great with Tomato Sauce.

Creamy fluffy Mashed potato! Great to add as a side dish, or I have been known to eat it sprinkled with cheese as a main!

Melinda’s Beef Sausage Rolls are a flavour-packed gluten free treat, made with QLD-sourced beef wrapped in a crispy, golden pastry that’s free from gluten, dairy, soy, corn, eggs, and nuts. These delicious rolls are a popular choice in tuckshops and canteens, where they are a best-seller loved by kids and adults alike.

The brainchild of a hungry Sam! She confessed she always eats the entire Cob Loaf when she makes one at home — so she set out to find a way to make them just as satisfying, but a little less over-indulgent. We prep them for you, and you finish them off in your oven or air fryer. They’re gooey, golden, and seriously satisfying. Perfect as a warm snack — or add a salad and call it dinner.

The brainchild of a hungry Sam! She confessed she always eats the entire Cob Loaf when she makes one at home — so she set out to find a way to make them just as satisfying, but a little less over-indulgent. We prep them for you, and you finish them off in your oven or air fryer. They’re gooey, golden, and seriously satisfying. Perfect as a warm snack — or add a salad and call it dinner.

I have been saving the ham bones from Christmas, waiting ever so patiently for the weather to start to chill so I could make this one that brings back memories of Autumn growing up - and of my poor mum cleaning pea and ham soup off the ceiling after her pressure cooker "released" it all out the top!!! It took me up until last year to finally get a pressure cooker after watching my mum do that so many times. I now understand why she persisted and am very relieved with how the technology has improved and happy to report that I have not had to clean any soups off any ceilings since using it! :-)

Pumpkin is such a wonderful seasonal ingredient and when paired with the sage, this Risotto is a classic and a favourite autumnal dish. LOW FODMAP

This one is another Open Sauce Kitchen Community Favourite! Juicy rissoles made with 100% Aussie beef sourced from trusted Australian farmers who prioritize quality and sustainability and loads of hidden veggies providing quality taste and tenderness. The rissoles are served in gravy, on a bed of creamy mash with a side of peas. Simple food, always a family favourite. Yum!

When I lived in Italy I learned a few things, one was that this is not how Italians make Bolognese! The other was that food slowly and lovingly cooked tastes a million times better. This is our slow cooked Bolognese Sauce. Great on pasta, zoodles, roast potatoes, and even in a toastie!

Teriyaki Chicken as we had it in Japan is amazing, light, not too sweet and not too sticky, and served on a bed of sushi rice! It was great - but this is not it! This is a dish that pays homage to the Teriyaki chicken and rice I used to love getting in the food court under Sydney Westfields/Myers at a place called Hokka Hokka. it was not traditional. It was sticky! It was sweet! The rice came with peas, corn and carrot mixed through - which actually was need with that sweet sauce! And of course, I always asked for extra sauce!!

When I lived in Italy I learned a few things, one was that this is not how Italians make Bolognese! The other was that food slowly and lovingly cooked tastes a million times better. Our 24-hour slow cooked Bolognese Sauce was already gluten free and dairy free, now you can get it served with our favourite Gluten Free and dairy free Spaghetti.

Also known as Tuna Casserole pasta bake, tuna, corn and pasta in a creamy white sauce, topped with crunchy parmesan breadcrumb topping.