Food, Health & Nutrition

Almost all kids like junk foods – how could they help it when advertisers spend millions of dollars selling it to them? But kids don’t only like junk food. After all, the biggest selling breakfast cereal – by far – is Weetbix, and it’s...

Lazy Stew Peter Valder has a simple approach to cooking. Preparation should be easy, the food should be high in fibre and low in fat, and it should taste good! This “lazy person’s” stew is a perfect example of one of Peter’s quick, healthy...

Some old wives’ tales hold more than a grain of truth, and probably developed from long observation that certain eating habits led to healthier lives. However, others are just pure myth. Rosemary Stanton looks at some of the more popular myths about food, to see...

Magic Pills These days there are pills that claim to get rid of your cellulite, reduce your appetite, metabolise your fat, cleanse your liver and build muscle. Another popular product, JuicePlus+, is supposed to be the next best thing to fruits and vegetables. But do...

Geoff Jansz shows us how to make perfect pizza dough, a fresh tomato base and one of his favourite toppings. He also lets us in on a bit of a trade secret – how to make a professional looking, crusty base. You soak an unglazed terracotta tile in cold water for a...

Crumbles are delicious, warming puddings that fill the kitchen with great aromas and rich flavours, and they don’t have to be stodgy. Geoff’s recipe for rhubarb crumble serves between six and eight people. It’s an excellent dessert to give the family...

Geoff’s Trifle One of the things that Geoff Jansz loves to do is take his grandmother’s old recipes, and drag them kicking and screaming into the 90s! Geoff’s modern version of the trifle is made from sponge cake (either bought or homemade) smothered...

Gremolata Gremolata is a garnish made of parsley, garlic and lemon zest, traditionally sprinkled over the Italian dish Osso Bucco. However, it will also add zing to grilled, braised, broiled and roasted veal, pork and lamb. 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 2 cloves...

Grilled Asparagus Salad This delicious asparagus salad from Geoff Jansz has a nut, tomato and herb dressing, and is served with toasted Italian bread. Bellissima! Ingredients (Serves 2) 1 bunch fresh asparagus 1/2 roma (egg) tomato, flesh chopped 1/2 tbs chives,...

Healthy Bones Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become spongy and lose some of their density. It’s becoming very common in Australia, mainly because we’re living so much longer. Half the women and almost a third of the men in this country...