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Stuffed Vine Leaves: The French AlternativeStuffed vine leaves (grape vine) are a delicious snack or entree dish. Used fresh from your own grapevine, the leaves can be a little difficult to manage. On 'Burke's Backyard'...

Ice-cream is a popular dessert and nothing can compete with the taste of real ice-cream. But real ice-cream can present a problem for people who have to avoid dairy fat, who have an intolerance...

Sugar The sugar industry has been issuing advice that sugar doesn't cause heart disease, diabetes, obesity or tooth decay. But are these claims true? It is certainly true that sugar doesn't cause heart disease or diabetes, and fat...

This is a wonderful dessert for summer dinner parties. It’s also great to serve at Christmas, instead of the traditional, rich steamed pudding. Ingredients...

Sushi rolls are comprised of sheets of dried, roasted seaweed (‘Nori’), wrapped around cooked rice, with an additional filling of vegetable, raw seafood or tofu. These rolls are traditionally made with a bamboo mat, a technique that can...

Geoff Jansz makes a contemporary and healthy version of the Chinese restaurant favourite, Sweet and Sour Pork. Geoff's recipe combines fresh vegetables and lean meat for a great tasting and healthy, low fat dish...

If, like Jackie French, you have fairies at the bottom of your garden, you might be worried that they'll turn the milk sour, pour water into your gumboots and stop the...

TamarillosNative to tropical America, the tamarillo is a member of the Solanaceae family along with potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants. It produces shiny red or yellow egg-shaped fruit which tastes like a cross between a passionfruit...

Tangy homemade lemonade 125g (1/2 cup) caster sugar 250mL (1 cup) water 4-6 lemons, juiced, zested 1 litre soda water ice cubes or crushed ice 1. Combine the water and sugar...

TapasGeoff Jansz prepares delicious Spanish snacks known as tapas. In a way tapas is the Spanish equivalent of the Chinese yum cha, where you can choose individual serves from many different dishes. In Spain people...