Project brief:

Create cooking content suited to the Aussie Family Cook. The ideas were to be simple, delicious and expand the cooking repertoire of the Home Cook, while still being basic enough to fit into the weekly dinner routine.

Client: Ardmona
Date: July 2015 – September 2017
Category: Recipes | Photography | Animation

Photos & Recipe Ideas

Creamy Tomato, Spinach & Pine Nut Bake

Chicken, Tomato & Chorizo Spanish-Style Rice

Chicken, Chorizo & Tomato Casserole

Hearty Veggie & Bacon Soup

Beef, Tomato & Mushroom Cottage Pie

Chipolata Sausages in Tomato, Onion & Spinach Sauce

Slow Baked Veal Shanks in Tomato Sauce

Smokey Butter Beans with Tomato & Chorizo

Huevos Rancheros

Roast Pancetta Chicken with Tomato & Olive Relish

Lamb, Tomato & Sweet Potato Pot Pies

Rich Aussie Beef & Vegetable Casserole

Tomato & Capsicum Pan Eggs

Basic Tomato Sauce

Tuna, Rocket & Olive Penne with Basic Tomato Sauce

Pizza Margherita with Basic Tomato Sauce

Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Meatball Dipper Bowl

Meatball Pizza

Mexican Tomato Salsa

Cheat’s Chilli Con Carne with Tomato Salsa

Easy Beef Nachos with Tomato Salsa

BBQ Lamb & Spinach Salad

Vegetable Curry

Butter Chicken Made Easy

Slow Cooked Pulled Chicken

Pulled Chicken Sliders

Mexican Pulled Chicken Bake

Beef & Mushroom Spaghetti Bolognese

Beef & Mushroom Bolognese Baked Capsicums

Mini Beef & Mushroom Bolognese Pies

Our approach to the projects:

We collaborated with the team from Slingshot media to assess data & insights from the Ardmona team that Australians weren’t using tinned tomatoes to create recipes outside the regular and known staples such as Bolognese.

We gathered further insights from the myfoodbook.com.au, along with member surveys and found the opportunity to expand the cooking repertoire of Aussie families in two ways:

More ways with one idea: create base recipes that are simple enough, and versatile enough to be batch cooked, and used for various meal occasions.

Cuisine trends: capitalise on trend opportunities as consumers started experimenting with different international cuisines, finding a role for Ardmona to be present and/or lead the trend locally.

The content was optimised into recipe cards and stop-motion animation, which produced a dynamic element of shareability. The content was also amplified via Ardmona’s social channels and on the myfoodbook.com.au publishing platform generating millions of engagement opportunities and positioning Ardmona suitable for all types of cooking.