Food, Health & Nutrition

Use Geoff’s quick and easy recipe to make up a batch of that marshmallow and chocolate-filled favourite, Rocky Road. Ingredients 500g quality milk chocolate 200g-300g Turkish Delight, roughly chopped 200g quality marshmallows, cut into halves 1/2 cup pistachio...

Fruit for jelly should be fully matured, but not over-ripe. Adjust the quantities to suit the amount of fruit you have. Ingredients lilly pilly fruit water sugar lemon juice Method 1. Put lilly pilly fruit into a preserving pan or heavy saucepan with enough water to...

Geoff showed how to bake tasty muffins using choc chips and nuts. Ingredients (Makes 15) 2 1/2 cups plain flour 1/2 cup skim milk powder 4 teaspoons baking powder pinch salt 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup good quality cocoa powder 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts 1/2 cup...

The trick with this deliciously quick and easy stir-fry is to get everything chopped and ready in bowls before you start cooking – then it’ll be ready in minutes! Ingredients (Serves 1) rice noodles, one ‘biscuit’ (120g, see note)1/4 large...

Gingered Oranges This spicy dessert is perfect served with Asian dishes such as Singapore Noodles. Ingredients 1/2 cup water1 cup caster sugar2-3 tablespoons ginger, thinly sliced1 navel orange per person, pith removed and thinly slicedcream or ice-cream, with mint...

Geoff’s curried cauliflower soup is perfect to serve on a cold winter’s night. Ingredients 1 head cauliflower, leaves removed, washed and cut into small florets 2 large onions, peeled, roughly diced 1 large knob fresh ginger, peeled and grated 3 cloves...

Geoff Jansz showed how to make a pissaladiere, or French pizza, to match our French-style makeover. Ingredients Base: 255g unbleached white bread flour1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/2 teaspoons sugar8g dried yeast130ml lukewarm milk 2 eggs, beaten100g unsalted butter, softened...

Geoff Jansz used chutney to provide the flavour in this quick and easy shepherd’s pie. Ingredients (Serves 4-6) 50ml olive oil1 large brown onion, diced1 kg beef mince200g tomato chutney (or more, to taste)1 large carrot, dicedsalt & pepper to taste200ml...

The famous ‘Tarte Tatin’ is a gorgeous upside-down caramelised apple tart, with the pastry underneath and the apples on top, and it’s as easy as it is delicious. All you’ll need is an oven-proof frypan. Ingredients 2 large Granny Smith apples 250g puff pastry 40g...

Maria and Frederico Vaccaro have a magnificent fruit and vegetable garden. Their produce includes tomatoes, capsicum, eggplant, beetroot, carrots, pumpkin, cucumber, potatoes onions, pears, apples, peaches, nectarines, figs, lemons, olives, walnuts and almonds. The...