Food and Recipes

This is a wonderful dessert for summer dinner parties. It

Geoff Jansz prepared a family feast of roasted turkey with a fennel and garlic stuffing. Ingredients 1 x 4kg turkey Stuffing: 3/4 loaf of 3-day-old, stale white bread, crusts removed 150g butter, cubed 1/2 kg fennel bulbs, washed, fronds removed, diced 1/4 cup Italian...

Geoff Jansz marinated fish fillets before battering and frying, for fish and chips with a delicious twist. In our segment Geoff used a Thai marinade, but we’ve also included ingredients for those who prefer Mediterranean flavours. Ingredients 400g ling (or other...

The fabulous aroma of freshly baked bread really makes a house feel like a home. It could also help a prospective buyer fall in love with your place. Try this easy recipe from Geoff Jansz just before your next open home inspection. (Time your baking so that the aroma...

Chilli growing tips If you’re looking for heat in cooking, you’ve come to the right plant. Chillies are a type of capsicum (Capsicum annuum or C. frutescens) and they’re famous for their heat, which is produced by a chemical called capsaicin, which is concentrated...

This delicious meringue dessert is served with fresh fruit and an optional toffee topping. Ingredients 6 eggs, separated 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 punnet strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced extra caster sugar, for sprinkling juice of 2 lemons 1...

Geoff Jansz helped Tracey Lukin make the perfect dessert to serve at a romantic dinner for two. Ingredients 2 eggs 1 tin poached fruit (pear halves) 5 level tablespoons caster sugar 50mL Cointreau 100mL red fruit juice (cranberry or raspberry) 1 tablespoon ice-cream...

Geoff Jansz demonstrated how to make a fabulous dessert using the new Kiwi Gold kiwi fruit. Ingredients 750ml apple juice 6 Kiwi Gold kiwi fruit, peeled, roughly chopped 6 green kiwi fruit, peeled, roughly chopped 3 tablespoon gelatine 1/2 cup cold water 1 cup caster...

You may recall that some weeks ago we had our program where viewers could win Geoff to cook a meal for them. The Collins family of Hamilton, Brisbane were the winners and Geoff went to their home to cook mud crab for them. Ingredients Peanut oil 2 heaped tbsp ginger,...

Helen Bristol wrote to Don saying that she’d recently bought a dozen eggs and about half of them were double yolkers. Helen wants to know how this happens, and if there are any beliefs surrounding eggs with double yolks. Don explained that a double yolk egg is...