Microwave Safety Most Australian homes have a microwave oven. They are very handy for cooking vegetables as they retain more vitamins than almost any other cooking method. But most people use their microwaves more for reheating foods. Fast food containers such as...
Napoleon’s Favourite Aphrodisiac: The French Alternative Poor Josephine! At the end of the day, her thoughts and attentions turned to husband, Napoleon, but alas, with his ideas far from matching her lustful thoughts “not tonight, Josephine” may have...
Oils ain’t Oils? There are a lot of different cooking oils now available including safflower, sunflower, corn or maize, grapeseed, sesame, peanut, macadamia, mustard, canola, lots of different olive oils and even avocado, apricot, hazelnut and other nut oils....
Polenta Polenta is a pure dried corn meal used in countries right around the world from Italy to Mexico. It is useful as it: is beneficial for those people who have to avoid wheat in their diet; has long-lasting carbohydrates, fibre, vitamins and minerals; and is a...
Pot Roast The idea of a pot roast is to extract the flavours of a piece of meat by slow cooking while also including all the ingredients for a complete meal in one pot. The two hours needed to cook the meat will warm the kitchen during winter and provide a hearty...
Salt Salt is made up of sodium and chlorine, both essential minerals in our diet. The average person needs 920-2300mg of sodium a day but most Australians eat about three times more than they need. In Australia two and a half million people take medication for...
Soy for Health Soy beans are a really versatile food. Rosemary Stanton looked at the many different foods which can be made from this bean and the nutritional benefits associated with soy products. Versatile Soy beans (Glycine max) were once a food favoured...
Fresh fruit is the world’s easiest dessert but, with a little extra effort, fresh pears can be turned into a spicy and delicious dessert. Pears are in season in late summer and autumn so choose hard green pears for this recipe as they cook well. Leave the stalks...
Herb Pesto Herbs such as parsley, basil, mint and rosemary are among the most potent sources of antioxidants we can include in our daily diet. Antioxidants offer protection against heart disease and may be valuable to reduce the risk of many types of cancer....
For a delicious and special dessert that can be whipped up quickly to look like something you made yourself, try cheating with ice-cream. Simply add flavour and interest to ice-cream with praline. Alternatively you could add crushed biscuits or chopped up fruit for a...