Food and Recipes


Italian Stuffed Chicken Breast

  This chicken dish from Geoff Jansz has wonderful Italian colour, flavour and aroma. Ingredients 4 large single chicken breasts 4 slices prosciutto Stuffing 200g marinated Italian vegetables (sun-dried tomatoes, capsicum, artichoke and eggplant) Sauce 1/4 large...

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Last Minute Chicken

When unexpected guests drop in, Peter Valder serves this quick and easy chicken dish. It goes well with rice or mashed potato and a green vegetable, or it can be used to fill vol-au-vent cases. Prepared ahead it can be frozen, then thawed out and reheated as required....

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Family Meat Pie

  Geoff Jansz gave a famous Aussie icon a much-needed facelift! This mouth-watering, chunky meat pie will feed a family of 4. Ingredients 750g chuck steak, diced 2 tablespoons flour oil for frying 1 cup onion, diced 1 cup carrot, diced 1 cup potato, diced 1/2 cup...

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Flake with Vegetable Sauce

Geoff Jansz visited the Sydney Fish Markets to buy some fish for an Easter family meal. George Costi, proprietor De Costi Seafoods, recommended fillets of ling, blue eye cod and shark, which are both popular and affordable at this time of year. Geoff chose shark...

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Flavoured Butter

Geoff Jansz whipped up some flavoured butter for grilled breads, and also showed us how to turn one loaf of bread into four! Ingredients 500g butter, softened 1 large, unsliced loaf fresh bread Topping Chilli red chilli, finely diced (to taste) 2 tablespoons sugar...

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Flavour Without Fat

Excess weight or obesity is a problem for two-thirds of men in Australia, almost half the women, and one child in five. Nutritionist, Dr Rosemary Stanton, says that’s partly because most people eat too much fat. While some ‘good’ unsaturated fat...

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Florida Key Lime Pie

  Geoff Jansz demonstrated how to make a sweet dessert with a zesty, tropical tang. Ingredients 5 egg yolks 395ml can sweetened condensed milk 70ml lime juice, or more to taste 20-25cm prepared pie shell 200ml chilled pouring cream (whipping cream) 3 tablespoons...

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Genetically Modified Foods

Food labelling laws set in place in December 2001 require manufacturers to list ingredients that are genetically modified with a few exceptions. However, there is concern that some companies are not complying with the new regulations. GM crops Soy is one of the two...

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Giant Russian Garlic – The French Alternative

According to Jackie French, garlic is said to be an excellent vampire repellent. However, Jackie warns that ordinary garlic may not always be enough to do the job. She suggests that you tackle severe vampire problems with giant Russian garlic. Growing Russian garlic...

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Glycaemic Index

Over the next few months shoppers will notice that many food labels are carrying a new symbol. The symbol is for glycaemic index, usually called the GI. Rosemary Stanton explained how the new ‘G’ logo on food labels works. New symbol To be eligible to use...

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