Medieval times were filled with wine, women and song, and spiced apple juice was a popular beverage at midwinter feasts held at the very best medieval banqueting halls. The original recipe for this warming drink called for a basket of slightly mouldy medieval apples,...
Stuffed Vine Leaves: The French Alternative Stuffed vine leaves (grape vine) are a delicious snack or entree dish. Used fresh from your own grapevine, the leaves can be a little difficult to manage. On ‘Burke’s Backyard’ Jackie French demonstrated...
Ice-cream is a popular dessert and nothing can compete with the taste of real ice-cream. But real ice-cream can present a problem for people who have to avoid dairy fat, who have an intolerance to lactose (the sugar in milk), or those trying to watch their weight. On...
Geoff Jansz enjoys visiting quality produce stores that have a wide range of foods from Australia and imported specialities from all around the world. He is keen to encourage other shoppers to feel confident enough to explore their local suppliers of fine ingredients....
Geoff Jansz makes a contemporary and healthy version of the Chinese restaurant favourite, Sweet and Sour Pork. Geoff’s recipe combines fresh vegetables and lean meat for a great tasting and healthy, low fat dish with a 1990s look. Ingredients: 1 tin unsweetened...
Green China Tea: The French Alternative For a quick-pick-me-up, most people would reach for a traditional cup of tea, with milk and sugar. But what if you could enjoy a great tasting tea that was good for you, and have the pleasure of growing the tea yourself?...
The world’s most popular dessert flavour is vanilla but most people only know the flavour of vanilla essence or even imitation vanilla. For the flavour of pure vanilla use the vanilla bean or its extract in place of vanilla essence. Recently on...
Ever wondered what to do with limp lettuce leaves that have been left out of the fridge? Geoff Jansz has a simple solution: they can be revived by soaking them in cold water then refrigerating the leaves. Method Geoff recommends the following steps: Plunge limp...
Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls are a healthy, tasty and portable snack alternative to begin any party. Geoff Jansz has an easy-to-follow recipe for the rolls and a special dipping sauce. Vietnamese Rice Paper Roll Recipe Ingredients: 10 sheets rice paper, available round...
There is an increasing number of food products labelled ‘lite’ (or light). The word is often taken to mean low in fat, but it can have many other meanings including light in taste, light in colour (for example of meat), light in caffeine, light in salt,...