Potato salad is a great accompaniment to cold meat, schnitzels and summer barbecues. There are lots of complicated recipes, but Peter Valder has a very simple one. Ingredients 2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed 100ml spring onions, chopped 125ml mayonnaise 50ml white...
Prunes have always been valued as a laxative, because as well as being a great source of fibre they also contain sorbitol and some organic acids that stimulate the large bowel. Even prune juice, which has virtually no fibre, has a laxative effect. However, Dr Rosemary...
Health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, looked at the link between obesity and pain in the knees, hips and ankles. Garry says it’s no coincidence that as Australians get fatter, complaints about arthritis increase. There are genuine cases of arthritis that...
According to Jackie French, the quince (Cydonia oblonga) was once sacred to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. In autumn quinces turn yellow, give off a strong, fruity aroma and fall off the tree. That’s when they are fully ripe and ready to eat....
In this recipe Geoff Jansz combines the deliciously tart, fruity flavours of rhubarb with a traditional bread pudding. Ingredients 8 stalks rhubarb, trimmed and chopped 1 cup sugar juice and zest of 1 orange 8 firm pears, cored, peeled and chopped 3 eggs 1 cup milk 1...
In our segment Geoff Jansz demonstrated how to make a traditional risotto with a rich, complex flavour. Geoff said the secret to this recipe was the use of different mushroom varieties, including wood ear, yellow oyster, shiitake, Swiss brown, shimeji, enoki red and...
Geoff Jansz visited the Golden Century Restaurant in Sydney’s China Town, to find out how to make the perfect fried rice. The Managing Director, Eric Wong, told Geoff that it’s easy to tell a good fried rice from a bad one. In a good fried rice, the...
For the past 15 years, Geoff Jansz has been growing his fruit and vegetables without using chemical fertilisers or pesticides. He likes the philosophy of organic farming: caring what goes into the soil, caring what you eat and caring about what is left for future...
Geoff Jansz says that as well as being delicious and healthy, this dish is easy to prepare because as you roast the mushrooms the sauce makes itself! Ingredients 1 peeled onion, core removed and sliced 1/2 clove garlic, chopped fresh herbs (Geoff used rosemary,...
Nutritionist, Dr Rosemary Stanton, says that even though many foods are labelled ‘light’ (or ‘lite’), they may still contain substantial quantities of fat and kilojoules. Confusing labels Product labels are supposed to tell you why a product is...