This fabulous Thai dish is quick and easy to prepare, and it tastes delicious. For our television segment, Geoff Jansz prepared Pad Thai using ingredients which are readily available. Another version of his recipe in the August edition of the Burke’s Backyard...
Spring rolls are popular as a takeaway, but as Geoff Jansz demonstrated, they’re also very easy to make in your own kitchen. In our segment Geoff admitted that he doesn’t know why they’re called spring rolls, although he knows how to cook them....
Parsnips Several weeks ago on Burke’s Backyard Don made some disparaging comments about parsnips. He said that he wouldn’t feed parsnips to pigs, and that any parent who feeds them to their children should be shot. These remarks prompted a huge...
Spring Salad These tips from Geoff Jansz will help you to make the perfect salad! Geoff’s tips Salad leaves: be gentle with them. Wash well, shake and gently towel dry, then tear into bite-sized pieces Salad bowl: use a large bowl to toss the salad, so...
Passionfruit Sauce – The French Alternative Throughout history people have regarded different kinds of fruit as aphrodisiacs. The most obvious example is the apple, and the part it played in Adam and Eve’s hasty departure from the Garden of Eden!...
Geoff Jansz demonstrated how to make a delicious, strawberry shortbread dessert. Shortbread 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3/4 cup plain flour Strawberry coulis 2 punnets fresh strawberries 4 tablespoons caster sugar Cream...
Pears Geoff Jansz stewed some pears using an old family recipe, then used the stewed fruit to make a classic French dessert called Pear galette. Grandma’s stewed pears 750g sugar, white or caster750ml watersqueeze of lemon juice1 vanilla bean or 2 tsp vanilla...
As we get older, the muscles that enable us to bend over and stand up again tend to shorten and tighten, and we feel stiff and sore. Health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, demonstrated a simple flexibility test, as well as some stretching exercises to help keep...
Geoff Jansz prepared a capsicum dish from the south of Italy, called peperonata. It is delicious served as an accompaniment to grilled fish or chicken. This quantity serves two people as a main course or four Ingredients 1 large onion, finely diced 2-3 cloves garlic,...
Jackie’s fruit salad When making fruit salad, Jackie French saved the leftover pineapple peel and passionfruit skins and used them to make a refreshing, fruity cordial. pineapplepassionfruitbananarockmelonstrawberriesmintlemon juice1 dash bitters (optional)...