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Most people use the aromatic leaves of the bay tree (Laurus nobilis) and kaffir lime tree (Citrus hystrix) to flavour foods. Jackie French takes the idea of ‘eating your greens’ much further. She flavours her recipes with lemon leaves (Citrus...
At this time of year citrus trees are in full production and many people are wondering what on earth to do with the harvest! Geoff Jansz has a ‘delicious’ solution to the problem. He makes a light and fluffy, self-saucing pudding using new season lemons....
About 80% of people will suffer back pain at some stage in their lives. In our segment health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, looked at some of the ways of preventing lower back pain. What causes back pain? Garry said that one common cause of back pain is leg...
According to Jackie French, until about 100 years ago cordials were very alcoholic and were mostly used for medicinal purposes. Nowadays they are non-alcoholic, refreshing drinks which taste particularly good when made from home-grown fruit, such as lilly pillies....
Cakes and healthy diets don’t often go together, but Rosemary Stanton’s low-fat chocolate cake, from her new book ‘Great Food for Men’ is an exception to the rule. Unlike most chocolate mud cakes, which have around 80g of fat per slice, each...
Meat loaf is an affordable meal that is simple to prepare and tastes great. Geoff Jansz showed how to make two meat loaves, one for a family dinner and the other for sandwiches later on. Ingredients Loaf 3 kilos lean, beef mince 1 kilo sausage mince 1 large onion,...
Researchers are still debating the effects of monosodium glutamate (MSG), but Dr Rosemary Stanton says there’s no doubt that some people are sensitive to high doses of MSG and to foods containing large quantities of natural glutamates. What is glutamate?...
The Federal Government has recently released some National Physical Activity Guidelines, which refer to the minimum levels of physical activity required for good health. The first guideline encourages us to ‘think of movement as an opportunity, not an...
Geoff Jansz’s no-cook tomato sauce is ready in the time it takes to boil up the pasta! Ingredients 400g dry spaghetti, cooked al dente 2 tsp Dijon mustard 2 tbs white wine vinegar 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 red onion, finely diced 6 vine-ripened...
Jackie French showed how to jazz up boring meat dishes with a spicy orange chutney. The bad news is that once you’ve made the chutney you’ll have to wait about three weeks for the flavours to mature. However, Jackie says this delicious chutney is...