Recipe of the Year with Adam Liaw, Pia Miranda, and the Country Women’s Association is an upcoming 7-part home-cooking competition series which will premiere at 7.30pm on Sunday, October 11, 2026 on ABC TV and ABC iview. Set on a picturesque country farm, Recipe of the Year sees home cooks compete for the ultimate title: Australia’s Recipe of the Year.
From family recipes shaped by culture and passed down through generations to ingeniously simple weeknight winners that will put a smile on everyone’s face, Recipe of the Year celebrates the stories and flavours that make up Australia today.
At the heart of the competition is the Country Women’s Association (CWA), bringing generations of cooking wisdom. The home cooks face the formidable CWA judges each week, tackling classic CWA recipes from scones to jam rolls in the hope of winning a coveted CWA ribbon.
The home cooks bring a delicious mix of traditions, cultures and cooking styles, including a 19 -year -old cannoli entrepreneur, a Sydney builder whose mother’s food provided comfort during wartime, a teacher reconnecting with her late mum through treasured family recipes, and a Malaysian-born home cook sharing the flavours of home with international students.
But this is no ordinary cooking competition. Recipes are made to be shared, and each week the home cooks, hosts, and the CWA gather around the table where everyone has a say in which recipe comes out on top. There are no fussy, restaurant-style dishes, professional chefs, or cutthroat drama. Just great home cooks, honest food with recipes anyone can follow, and unforgettable stories.
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