Herb Pesto Herbs such as parsley, basil, mint and rosemary are among the most potent sources of antioxidants we can include in our daily diet. Antioxidants offer protection against heart disease and may be valuable to reduce the risk of many types of cancer....
Food, Health & Nutrition
Healthy nutrition advice plus hundreds of recipes
Ice-cream Praline
For a delicious and special dessert that can be whipped up quickly to look like something you made yourself, try cheating with ice-cream. Simply add flavour and interest to ice-cream with praline. Alternatively you could add crushed biscuits or chopped up fruit for a...
Instant Food
Instant Food There are many occasions when people want meals in a hurry. The food industry has catered for this need with instant foods such as two minute noodles, two minute couscous, quick cook polenta, instant spaghetti and lasagna, three and four minute pasta...
Bombe Alaska
Bombe Alaska is a spectacular dessert that is a real show-stopper. It requires perfect timing but the results are well worth it. Geoff Jansz shares his easy tips and own special ‘flare’ in creating this truly impressive ice-cream dessert that is cold on...
Eggs
For many years, animal welfare experts have been opposed to the battery hen concept. These chickens spend their lives in small cages of about four birds to a cage with a floor area equal to the size of a briefcase (45cm x 45cm or 18″ square). It is the cheapest...
Broccoli with pine nuts
Broccoli is one of the many wonderful things that Italians brought to Australia. Most people steam it, microwave it or boil it but Geoff Jansz cooks up a rustic Italian recipe for broccoli. Italian broccoli with pine nuts Ingredients 60mL extra virgin olive oil 1 head...
Queen Victoria’s Eglantine Sauce: The French Alternative
Queen Victoria’s Eglantine Sauce: The French Alternative In flower, roses are much admired but there is more to roses than flowers. When they have finished showing their blooms in autumn we are left with the wonderful fruits or rose hips, which are simply...
Bread and Butter Pudding
Here’s a recipe that will use up your leftover bread but tastes delicious and will warm up the family on a cold winter’s night. Ingredients 1/2 cup sultanas 1/4 cup rum 6 large eggs 1 cup caster sugar 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 litre fresh cream 2...
Food Combining
Food Combining Popular nutritional myths exist about food combining – the theory that certain foods should not be eaten together, especially carbohydrates such as bread, potato and grains with proteins such as meat or fish. The theory also suggests that fruit...
Breakfast Bars
Breakfast cereal with milk and fruit is a healthy way to start the day. Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and yet there are more and more people who are skipping breakfast. The manufacturers of breakfast cereals have tried to come to...
