Antioxidant is an increasingly common term and antioxidant products can be found in chemists, health food stores and even supermarkets. But many people do not know what they are. Rosemary Stanton explains the importance of antioxidants and how we can best get them....
The next time you reach for the phone to order some junk food for a quick meal, think again. All you need is an Asian bamboo steamer to prepare a delicious and healthy meal in about 10 minutes. A bamboo steamer costs around $20 and has a few layers. Geoff prepared a...
Sausages and mashed potato (known more colloquially as bangers ‘n’ mash) is a family favourite that will warm everyone up on a cool autumn evening. Geoff Jansz shares some tips on cooking sausages and gravy as well as his recipe for ‘champ’ or...
The body always needs time to adjust to changes and this is especially true of our tastebuds. The best way to make changes in your diet is to do it gradually, making small changes that will lead to new habits. Salt People who’ve put salt on everything for years,...
Greg Chappell and his wife Judy are both vegan so live on a pure vegetarian diet with no animal product whatsoever, not even milk. Greg has written a book on the subject of healthy living called Greg Chappell’s Health and Fitness Repair Manual – A...
In days gone by if a woman had a perfect complexion she was said to have the rosy red cheeks of a dairymaid. Dairymaids had their own secrets for perfect complexions. Dairymaid’s cream Ingredients 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup rolled oats (adjust if required) 1/2 cup...
Passionfruit don’t ripen after picking, but those passionfruit which fall to the ground and look a bit wrinkled are usually perfectly OK to eat. You can store passionfruit in the fridge for a couple of weeks, and they should keep well. At room temperature they should...
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. Nutritional value...
Martin’s BBQ Teriyaki Chicken in Lebanese Roll This is a simple meal that requires hardly any preparation time, can feed six to eight without very much effort and is a wonderful use for the BBQ. The fantastic aroma will have the neighbours’ mouths...
Tamarillos Native to tropical America, the tamarillo is a member of the Solanaceae family along with potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants. It produces shiny red or yellow egg-shaped fruit which tastes like a cross between a passionfruit and a tomato. Only the pulp is...