Quick Pappadums Pappadums are thin, lentil crackers normally served as an appetizer with chutney, pickles, dips and salads, or as a bread to accompany an Indian curry. Peter Valder demonstrated the traditional way to deep-fry pappadums, as well as two less fatty...
Roast Beef Low Fat Remember the mouth-watering roasts your mother used to cook? Those baked dinners of yesteryear were delicious, but they were swimming in lakes of fat. Then, when the meat and vegetables were ready, a very fatty gravy was made with the pan juices....
Red Colouring Red food colouring is commonly added to iceblocks, lollies, jellies and cordials, and also to some jams, yoghurts and breakfast cereals designed to appeal to children. As many children drink a lot of cordials, red cordials are a big source of red food...
Reddest Cordial Ever – The French Alternative Red cordial is a rich, red, homemade raspberry drink. You can mix it with water at the normal dilution rate for cordials (1:10), although Jackie prefers hers half strength while Bryan likes his twice as strong! Other...
RSPCA Easter Eggs This year the RSPCA, Myer/Grace Bros and Chocolatier Australia have joined forces to bring both animal and chocolate lovers six premium chocolate Easter Eggs in an ‘RSPCA Barn Laid’ presentation pack. $1 from the sale of each carton will...
When Don and the Burke’s Backyard team visited celebrity gardener Jelena Dokic and her family, they were invited to stay for dinner! Jelena’s father Damir cooked up a pot of Paprikash a delicious Serbian goulash or stew which the family described as the...
Singapore Noodles Have you ever been to an Asian noodle bar and wondered how they make such great noodles in just two minutes? You can throw together Geoff’s recipe for Singapore Noodles in about the same time, as long as you follow his example and do all...
Smart Drinks Tea, coffee and cola drinks all contain caffeine, which is the most widely used drug in the world. Caffeine is also found in the so-called ‘smart drinks’ or energy drinks that have now come onto the market. In most of these drinks the caffeine...
Soup Booster Some people like spicy soups, but others, especially children, often prefer them bland. Rather than trying to cater for all tastes, Geoff Jansz uses a booster for those who like soup with a bit of a kick. Geoff’s soup booster also adds life to...
Strawberries Geoff Jansz has two simple ideas to help you make the most of the strawberry season. The dip takes seconds to prepare and is great as an outdoor dessert, and the couli can be served with ice-cream or your favourite cake, or used to make strawberry...