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Same pavlova, better finish: soft whipped cream, fresh strawberries, and salted caramel and strawberry pearls that burst on the tongue.

Twenty-four oysters, three jars of flavour pearls, no cooking — the Christmas seafood starter that assembles itself while the prawns are being argued over.

A golden, gently spiced turmeric latte made the paste-first way with Simara Blends — winter’s most comforting mug, no café required.

French charcuterie principles, Western Australian produce, fifteen minutes of assembly — the entertaining board that looks like far more effort than it was.

Real cassoulet takes three days in Castelnaudary — ours takes forty minutes, one very good tin and a golden breadcrumb crust.

An after-dinner grazing board built from WA chocolate, rocky road, raw honey and bursting salted caramel pearls — assembly only, twenty minutes.

Oven-crisped wings tossed in Keating & Co buffalo hot sauce and melted butter — no deep fryer, no soggy wings, no leftovers.

One jar of Keating & Co chunky chilli oil, two ten-minute dinners: glossy pantry noodles tonight, crispy-edged fried eggs on rice tomorrow.

Torn burrata, ripe tomatoes and balsamic pearls that burst instead of bleed — the starter on every smart menu this year, assembled at home in ten minutes.

A whole wheel of molten brie under two-minute homemade hot honey and sweet pickled jalapeños — fifteen minutes from fridge to feeding frenzy.