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Geoff Jansz visited Debbie, Danielle, Jack and Jamie. He offered to cook them a meal, but they told him the fridge was bare! However, Geoff managed to find one potato and some eggs and whipped up a Spanish omelette. He served the omelette with a special sauce...
The rich flavour of rainbow trout lends itself well to tea smoking, an ancient Chinese method of cooking. You can either catch the trout yourself or buy a farmed trout. This cooking method generates a lot of smoke, so it is best done outdoors! Geoff smoked his...
You’ll find many pumpkin varieties at your local fruit shop, including the large ‘Queensland Blue’, ‘Japanese’, ‘Butternut’ and ‘Hubbard’ (really a winter squash). Geoff Jansz loves cooking with butternut...
Geoff Jansz demonstrated how to make Tom Kha Gai (pronounced ‘tom car guy’). This authentic Thai chicken soup for two is simple, fresh and very fast to prepare. Ingredients 100g chicken breast 400ml chicken stock 400ml coconut milk (use light coconut milk...
About 98% of people who go on a fast weight loss diet regain all the weight they lost (often with a few bonus kilos) within 12 months. According to nutritionist, Dr Rosemary Stanton, the more diets you try, the worse the situation becomes. Fad diets cause problems...
Have you ever wondered why English beer is always warm and flat? We asked Burke’s Backyard resident scientist, Graeme Quirk, who does a lot of his research in the pub. Graeme said that it’s just not possible to have warm, fizzy beer. He explained that...
Geoff Jansz demonstrated a foolproof cooking method for Calrose rice. Ingredients 3 cups water1 tsp salt2 cups Calrose rice Method Put the salt and water into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the Calrose rice. Stir, and bring back to the boil. *(Tip:...
Potato salad is a great accompaniment to cold meat, schnitzels and summer barbecues. There are lots of complicated recipes, but Peter Valder has a very simple one. Ingredients 2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed 100ml spring onions, chopped 125ml mayonnaise 50ml white...
Prunes have always been valued as a laxative, because as well as being a great source of fibre they also contain sorbitol and some organic acids that stimulate the large bowel. Even prune juice, which has virtually no fibre, has a laxative effect. However, Dr Rosemary...
Health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, looked at the link between obesity and pain in the knees, hips and ankles. Garry says it’s no coincidence that as Australians get fatter, complaints about arthritis increase. There are genuine cases of arthritis that...