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Persimmon Recipes The persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is a native of China, and is widely cultivated throughout Asia. In Japan it’s called the Fuyu or kaki, and is an important fruit crop. As well as being very tasty, persimmons are also highly nutritious....
Wattle Piklets: The French Alternative Whether you’re into bush tucker or not, Jackie’s delicious wattle piklets are really worth a try. They have a slightly sweet flavour along with a delicate wattle fragrance, but best of all they’re truly...
Peter’s Christmas Pudding For Peter Valder, Christmas just isn’t Christmas without a traditional, homemade pudding, and the same recipe has been used in the Valder family for generations. The good news is that Peter has decided to share his recipe with...
Weight Loss In Australia 64% of men and 47% of women are overweight. Many of those overweight people are all too familiar with the yoyo syndrome. They go on low-carbohydrate diets, lose weight quickly but put it all back on again soon afterwards. Nutritionist Rosemary...
Preserving Lemons Lemons are a great source of vitamin C and they also contain important bioflavonoids. However at this time of year they are so plentiful that many people are at a loss to know what to do with the excess. Rosemary Stanton suggests making lemon...
Herbal Tea: The French Alternative Have you given up on herbal teas because they taste more like the paper of the tea bags than the herbs? Well Jackie French may have the answer to your problem. Herbs lose their freshness much faster than ordinary tea leaves. So if...
Iron A lack of iron is one of the most common dietary deficiencies in Australia. If you’re feeling tired all the time even though you get plenty of sleep and lead an otherwise normal, happy life, it is possible that you have an iron deficiency. Iron is essential...
Keeping Cookies Crisp If you have trouble with biscuits going soggy, try this kitchen tip from Geoff Jansz. Place some rice in a microwave-safe glass bowl and microwave for two minutes, stirring every now and then. Allow the rice to cool, and then spread it over the...
Kids’ Snacks Rosemary looked at snack foods promoted for kids, and found that most of them are of concern from a nutritional point of view. The information provided on the labels of some of these products is also a problem. Rosemary thinks it would be a good...
Lactose is the sugar found in the milk of all mammals. It is normally broken down in the small intestine by an enzyme called lactase. Most mammals stop producing lactase after weaning, but many humans continue to produce the enzyme and can digest milk throughout life....