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Healthy Bones

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...

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Hearth Cakes: The French Alternative

Hearth Cakes: The French Alternative Have you ever wondered how people managed in the olden days without an oven? They did live without cake but instead they made hearth cakes which are a cross between a cake and a biscuit. Hearth cakes are also known as Singing...

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Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns Makes 16 Ingredients 2 sachets of dried yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 500g breadmaking flour (or 500g plain flour + 2 tablespoons gluten flour) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup milk 50g butter 4 tablespoons brown sugar 1...

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Deli Dip Pasta

For a quick and easy meal all you need to do is go to the deli. Buy your favourite dip and some other ingredients that would go with it as well as some deli pasta to whip up Geoff Jansz’s Deli Dip Pasta. Ingredients 125g container of favourite dip (Geoff used...

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Devilled Almonds

Peter Valder has always been very fond of devilled almonds, a sort of upmarket equivalent to potato chips or salted peanuts to serve with drinks. There are no fixed quantities for this recipe, but Peter recommends being conservative with the cayenne pepper at first....

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Don’s Leftover Lamb Curry

Don’s Leftover Lamb Curry Don made a rare appearance in the kitchen to pass on his own family recipe for lamb curry. You won’t find this one in a recipe book! It’s made from leftovers – basically just use whatever is lying about in the...

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Easy Meals for Families

In a hurry and have to feed yourself or the whole family? The obvious choice is to pick up a take-away on the way home. If you only do this occasionally there’s no problem, but it’s not a good idea to use fast foods as regular meal substitutes. Take-aways...

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Eggplant

Eggplant If you’ve never eaten an eggplant before, now is a good time to start! They’re in season at the moment, which means they’re fairly cheap and the flavour is at its best. Although used mostly as a vegetable, the eggplant, or aubergine, is...

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Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips Geoff Jansz demonstrates how to make great fish and chips using a simple beer batter. When it comes to choosing your fish, it really is a matter of taste. If you like white fleshed, delicate fish Geoff recommends flathead. Gemfish and shark (also known...

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Pears Recipes

Pears notes Pears are wonderful eaten on their own. Either choose from traditional pear varieties such as Williams, Packham, Beurre Bosc or Corella, all of which you eat when ripe. Or just go out and try the wonderful, crisp, juicy Nashi pear anytime, which is eaten...

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