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Excess weight or obesity is a problem for two-thirds of men in Australia, almost half the women, and one child in five. Nutritionist, Dr Rosemary Stanton, says that’s partly because most people eat too much fat. While some ‘good’ unsaturated fat...
Geoff Jansz demonstrated how to make a sweet dessert with a zesty, tropical tang. Ingredients 5 egg yolks 395ml can sweetened condensed milk 70ml lime juice, or more to taste 20-25cm prepared pie shell 200ml chilled pouring cream (whipping cream) 3 tablespoons...
Just about everyone loves eating chocolate and it’s particularly hard to resist the temptation at Easter time. Rosemary Stanton says that nothing is forbidden in a balanced diet and there’s no need to feel guilty if you indulge occasionally. However, when...
If you love coffee, Dr Rosemary Stanton has some good news. Studies now show that there are many benefits from drinking coffee. Coffee can perk you up, make you more alert, improve your reaction times, help with some types of memory tests and increase your ability on...
You might think that the fastest way to cook steak or sausages is to throw them onto the hottest part of the barbecue. That’s bad physics, according to Burke’s Backyard resident scientist, Graeme Quirk. When you place the meat on the hottest part of...
Yellow spreads like butter and margarine aren’t really very healthy, so many people are opting to use straight oil on their bread. In fact, some restaurants now offer bread with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt. In our segment Dr Rosemary Stanton discussed...
Health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, says that weight resistance training will help you to win the battle of the bulge. We’re moving less Modern lifestyles, with all their automated comforts, are making many of us fatter. The biggest change is in just how...
According to nutritionist, Dr Rosemary Stanton, most biscuits aren’t very healthy because they contain unhealthy ingredients such as saturated and trans fats, sugar or salt. The good news is that there is a healthy alternative that is quick and easy to make....
Caesar salad was created in the 1920s by chef, Caesar Cardini, at his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico. It was apparently put together on the spur of the moment, using leftover ingredients and assembled at the table. Below is Geoff Jansz’s easy version of...
Geoff Jansz visited Fox Studios Farmers Market, one of the many growers markets now established in capital cities and major regional centres. Geoff selected some succulent spring lamb, tender vegies, salad greens and fresh herbs, then used the Arena Restaurant kitchen...