Food, Health & Nutrition

Homemade Mustard – The French Alternative Homemade mustard is delicious, especially if you’ve grown the seeds yourself. Mustard plants are hardy and tolerant of heat and drought, and the very young leaves of many varieties make a good, spicy addition to a...

Ocean Trout Geoff Jansz visited the fish markets and purchased a large Ocean Trout. This is a similar tasting fish to Atlantic Salmon, but it is usually a few dollars cheaper per kilo. Geoff then pan fried the Ocean Trout and served it with a warm vinaigrette...

If you’ve only ever eaten canned beetroot, Rosemary Stanton recommends that you try it fresh. Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) tastes good and it is really good for your health. It contains valuable antioxidants and is a rich source of the B group vitamin folate. Folate...

Food Safety Each day more than 11,000 Australians suffer from food poisoning. Their symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea and pains in the stomach. Rosemary Stanton looked at some of the foods that might cause problems, and also discussed basic hygiene when handling...

There is a common perception that healthy eating is expensive. It’s true that lean meat costs more than fattier cuts and low-fat milk costs more than full-cream milk, but not all healthy foods cost more and healthy eating cuts down on expensive junk foods. It is...

Jackie’s candied citrus peel is a delicious alternative to boring old after dinner mints. It’s made by stewing long rounds of orange peel in sugar syrup and (if you want to be really decadent) dipping the ends in chocolate. Ingredients peel of 2 oranges 1...

Cheese is a great source of calcium, but it’s also high in saturated fat. The amount of fat varies, and you can’t always guess which cheeses have the most. For example many people think brie is a fatty cheese, but with 28% fat on average it actually has...

Scientists still haven’t come up with a cure for the common cold or influenza but there is a traditional remedy, and generations of grandmothers can’t be wrong. Chicken soup is said to be good not only for colds, but also for just about everything else...

Rosemary Stanton is in favour of ditching the traditional rich Christmas pudding, and replacing it with a healthy Aussie dessert. Rosemary’s berry pudding can be made the day before, it is rich in vitamin C, and because it has virtually no fat it is suitable for...

Couscous Geoff Jansz has devised a wonderful recipe based on couscous, a wheat product made from flour and semolina. This meal is quick, delicious, nutritious and will easily feed a family of four for under $5. Ingredients 2 cups couscous 2 1/4 cups water 1 pinch...