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...
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...
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...
Just about everyone loves eating chocolate and it’s particularly hard to resist the temptation at Easter time. Rosemary Stanton says that nothing is forbidden in a balanced diet and there’s no need to feel guilty if you indulge occasionally. However, when...
If you love coffee, Dr Rosemary Stanton has some good news. Studies now show that there are many benefits from drinking coffee. Coffee can perk you up, make you more alert, improve your reaction times, help with some types of memory tests and increase your ability on...
You might think that the fastest way to cook steak or sausages is to throw them onto the hottest part of the barbecue. That’s bad physics, according to Burke’s Backyard resident scientist, Graeme Quirk. When you place the meat on the hottest part of...
Yellow spreads like butter and margarine aren’t really very healthy, so many people are opting to use straight oil on their bread. In fact, some restaurants now offer bread with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt. In our segment Dr Rosemary Stanton discussed...
Health and fitness expert, Dr Garry Egger, says that weight resistance training will help you to win the battle of the bulge. We’re moving less Modern lifestyles, with all their automated comforts, are making many of us fatter. The biggest change is in just how...
Geoff Jansz is determined to out-do his mum with this apple crumble recipe. This classic dessert treat is the perfect dish for crisp, autumn evenings. Ingredients Apple base: 8 medium size Golden Delicious apples 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup sultanas juice of 1/2...
The whole family will love this kebab recipe from Geoff Jansz. Geoff said that the secret to good kebabs is in the marinade. The ingredients must be crushed to release all the flavours. He used spicy, Spanish-style chorizo sausage for extra zing, and colourful...