Geoff Jansz shows us how to make perfect pizza dough, a fresh tomato base and one of his favourite toppings. He also lets us in on a bit of a trade secret – how to make a professional looking, crusty base. You soak an unglazed terracotta tile in cold water for a...
Crumbles are delicious, warming puddings that fill the kitchen with great aromas and rich flavours, and they don’t have to be stodgy. Geoff’s recipe for rhubarb crumble serves between six and eight people. It’s an excellent dessert to give the family...
Geoff’s Trifle One of the things that Geoff Jansz loves to do is take his grandmother’s old recipes, and drag them kicking and screaming into the 90s! Geoff’s modern version of the trifle is made from sponge cake (either bought or homemade) smothered...
Gremolata Gremolata is a garnish made of parsley, garlic and lemon zest, traditionally sprinkled over the Italian dish Osso Bucco. However, it will also add zing to grilled, braised, broiled and roasted veal, pork and lamb. 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 2 cloves...
Grilled Asparagus Salad This delicious asparagus salad from Geoff Jansz has a nut, tomato and herb dressing, and is served with toasted Italian bread. Bellissima! Ingredients (Serves 2) 1 bunch fresh asparagus 1/2 roma (egg) tomato, flesh chopped 1/2 tbs chives,...
Healthy Bones Osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become spongy and lose some of their density. It’s becoming very common in Australia, mainly because we’re living so much longer. Half the women and almost a third of the men in this country...
Hearth Cakes: The French Alternative Have you ever wondered how people managed in the olden days without an oven? They did live without cake but instead they made hearth cakes which are a cross between a cake and a biscuit. Hearth cakes are also known as Singing...
Hot Cross Buns Makes 16 Ingredients 2 sachets of dried yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 500g breadmaking flour (or 500g plain flour + 2 tablespoons gluten flour) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup milk 50g butter 4 tablespoons brown sugar 1...
How to Get Your Fibre Bowel cancer is the second most common internal cancer in Australia, occurring in one in every 20 people. Research shows that eating enough dietary fibre throughout life is one of the most important ways to help prevent constipation and...
Herbal Tea: The French Alternative Have you given up on herbal teas because they taste more like the paper of the tea bags than the herbs? Well Jackie French may have the answer to your problem. Herbs lose their freshness much faster than ordinary tea leaves. So if...