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Welcome to It’s Not Complicated Recipes!

Browse hundreds of delicious recipes, from comfort food to healthy treats, homemade pickles and preserves, and so much more. When it comes to cooking, it’s not complicated!

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Latest Recipes

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  • Date and Lemon Buttermilk Scones on a baking paper lined baking tray.
    Date and Lemon Scones
  • Photo collage of four dip recipes - green goddess, cannellini bean, tuna and whipped ricotta.
    The Best Dip Recipes
  • Open glass jar of Nectarine Chutney, sitting on a small white plate, with a spoon scooping up some chutney.
    Nectarine Chutney
  • Round bowl of Chocolate Raspberry Porridge topped with yoghurt, flaked almonds and raspberries, with a spoon on the edge.
    Chocolate Raspberry Porridge (Stovetop Oatmeal)
  • Round grey plate with a herb crusted salmon fillet, a drizzle of spicy mayo and a tomato salad on the side.
    Herb and Panko Crusted Salmon
  • Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies on a baking paper lined tray, with some chocolate chips sprinkled around.
    Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Sautéed Peppers and Onions in a large ceramic dish with a wooden spoon, and some basil leaves and chilli around the edge.
    Sautéed Peppers and Onions
  • Open jar of Cherry Jam on a round pink plate, with a spoon scooping up some jam.
    Cherry Jam

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Comfort Food

Our favourite delicious and easy-to-prepare dishes that are truly comforting and for the whole family to enjoy.

  • Dutch oven beef stew, with a silver serving spoon in dish which is garnished with parsley.
    Dutch Oven Mediterranean Beef Stew
  • Bowl of mac and cheese.
    Bacon Mac and Cheese
  • Overhead shot of cooked casserole, sitting on a brown cloth, with some parsley, feta and olives around the edge.
    Mediterranean Chicken Casserole
  • Skillet with a tomato sauce and the ricotta gnocchi sitting on top, with a wooden spoon about to combine them.
    Gnocchi di Ricotta (Ricotta Gnocchi)
  • Spinach and Ricotta Pasta Shells
  • Dish of pasta, with a spoon scooping out a serve.
    Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake
  • The finished ragu, garnished with some cheese and parsley.
    Pork Sausage Ragu
  • Up close shot of dish of chicken in cream sauce sprinkled with parsley.
    Creamy Lemon Chicken

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I’m Alex.

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Alex’s Favourite Recipes

From family recipes that have been passed down through generations to new creations in my kitchen – you’ll find all of my favourite recipes here!

  • Bowl of Mediterranean Orzo Soup, garnished with Parmesan and Basil, with some toasted bread on the edge.
    Mediterranean Orzo Soup
  • Open jar of Tomato Chutney, on a round white plate, with a spoon scooping up some chutney.
    Tomato Chutney
  • Cooling rack topped with freshly baked Gluten-Free Pistachio Cookies, one broken in half to show the interior.
    Gluten-Free Pistachio Cookies
  • Frying pan with Creamy Tomato Chicken, garnished with some fresh basil.
    Creamy Tomato Chicken
  • Jug of Cherry Sauce, on a cream cloth with some fresh cherries around the edge.
    Easy Cherry Sauce
  • Gluten-Free Fig Cake, with two slices cut on small white plates, with some fig slices around the edge.
    Gluten-Free Fig Cake
  • Sheet pan with side of Mediterranean Salmon and vegetables around the edge, with serving utensils.
    Mediterranean Side of Salmon
  • Mediterranean Lamb Stew, in a large grey saucepan sitting on a white cloth, with a wooden spoon resting in the pan.
    Mediterranean Lamb Stew
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Dinner Inspiration

Looking for a delicious meal to prepare for yourself, friends or family? You’ll find all of our favourite dinner recipes here.

  • Round grey plate with a herb crusted salmon fillet, a drizzle of spicy mayo and a tomato salad on the side.
    Herb and Panko Crusted Salmon
  • Bowl of Mediterranean Orzo Soup, garnished with Parmesan and Basil, with some toasted bread on the edge.
    Mediterranean Orzo Soup
  • Photo collage of four comfort food dishes: eggplant involtini, cottage pie, roast lamb and tuna pasta.
    The Best Comfort Food Recipes
  • White oval platter of Marinated Chicken Breast on a grey cloth, plate garnished with some rosemary.
    Mediterranean Marinated Chicken Breast
  • Platter with Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder being drizzled with gravy, with some rocket leaves and potatoes around the edge.
    Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder
  • Frying pan with Creamy Tomato Chicken, garnished with some fresh basil.
    Creamy Tomato Chicken
  • Round white plate with Crumbed Pork Medallions and a small dish of sweet chilli sauce, sitting on a light blue cloth.
    Crispy Crumbed Pork Medallions
  • Saucepan full of Ham and Cannellini Bean Soup, with a ladle resting in the pot.
    Ham and Cannellini Bean Soup
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Sweet Treats

From cakes to cookies and simple no-bake treats, you’ll find something to satisfy your sweet tooth here.

  • Chocolate Chip Scones sitting on some baking paper.
    Chocolate Chip Scones
  • Small white dish of Blackberry Sauce, with a white spoon dipping into it.
    Easy Blackberry Sauce
  • Fruit Mince Pinwheels on a bench top, with one sitting on a small white dish.
    Fruit Mince Puff Pastry Pinwheels
  • Four scoops of Fruit Mince Ice Cream in a glass bowl, sitting on a small white plate, with a silver spoon on the edge.
    Christmas Fruit Mince Ice Cream (No-Churn)
  • Round white bowl of Champagne Truffles.
    Champagne Truffles
  • Stack of three pieces of Fruit Mince Oatmeal Bars sitting on a marble benchtop.
    Fruit Mince Oatmeal Bars
  • Plastic container of ice cream, with some serves scooped out, with some ice cream cones and a bowl of strawberries on the edge.
    No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream
  • A glass with Affogato - coffee, liqueur and ice cream - sitting on a white fluted saucer, with a bronze spoon.
    Affogato – an Italian classic
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Hi! I’m Alex.

Welcome to It’s Not Complicated Recipes!

My blog reflects my approach to cooking. I like it to be simple, easily prepared and delicious. 

Learn more

Popular Recipes

  • Round dish of cooked patties sitting on some baking paper, garnished with parsley.
    Chickpea Patties (Vegan and Gluten Free)
  • Overhead shot of Lemon Curd Cake, with a slice missing, sitting on a round white dish.
    Lemon Curd Cake (Gluten-Free Option)
  • up close bowl of soup on a grey cloth, another bowl in the background to the right, some sliced bread to the left and two silver spoons on the side.
    Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup
  • Gluten-Free Almond Cookies

Comfort Food

  • Skillet with a tomato sauce and the ricotta gnocchi sitting on top, with a wooden spoon about to combine them.
    Gnocchi di Ricotta (Ricotta Gnocchi)
  • Eggplant Involtini – Italian comfort food
  • Overhead shot of cooked casserole, sitting on a brown cloth, with some parsley, feta and olives around the edge.
    Mediterranean Chicken Casserole
  • Bowl of mac and cheese.
    Bacon Mac and Cheese

Recent Recipes

  • Date and Lemon Buttermilk Scones on a baking paper lined baking tray.
    Date and Lemon Scones
  • Photo collage of four dip recipes - green goddess, cannellini bean, tuna and whipped ricotta.
    The Best Dip Recipes
  • Open glass jar of Nectarine Chutney, sitting on a small white plate, with a spoon scooping up some chutney.
    Nectarine Chutney
  • Round bowl of Chocolate Raspberry Porridge topped with yoghurt, flaked almonds and raspberries, with a spoon on the edge.
    Chocolate Raspberry Porridge (Stovetop Oatmeal)

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