Meet Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Jasmin Durham

She considers it important “for a dancer to experience as much as possible in life, to fuel your movement” and it seems Jasmin has done just that. She moved to Melbourne in 2009 to study at The Australian Ballet School, then performed on The Dancers Company tour in 2010 and 2011. While Jasmin joined…

ByThe Carousel31/07/2015

Lentils with Chard, Dill and Feta

Serves 4 Preparation time 5 minutes Cooking time 3¼ hours (slow cooker) 35 minutes (stovetop) INGREDIENTS 400 g (14 oz/2 cups) puy-style lentils, rinsed 1 litre (35 fl oz/4 cups) vegetable stock 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 750 g (1 lb 10 oz) rainbow chard, leaves finely shredded, stems cut into 2 cm (¾ in) dice handful coarsely chopped dill 2 spring onions (scallions),…

ByThe Carousel28/07/2015

Baking Entertaining & Wine Healthy Quick & Easy Your Recipes

Spring Lamb with Beetroot & Walnuts

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 beetroots, peeled and cubed 4 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 8 lamb loin chops 2 tbsp. garlic infused oil 3 sprigs rosemary, destemmed 100g walnut, roughly chopped 160g spinach 160g rocket METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C. Place the beetroot on a baking tray, drizzle with half the oil, the balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cook in the oven for…

ByThe Carousel28/07/2015

Relationships

Other People’s Sex Lives: 4 Things Those Couples Are Doing

Have your ears pricked yet? Sexologists hear it all – the most intimate details of other couples’ sex lives. From those forbidden fantasies and sex toy favourites, to naughty leather and chains tales and turn-ons we’ve probably never dreamed of. Oh, and of course, they hear their fair share of sexual issues, bedroom boredom, lack…

ByThe Carousel27/07/2015

Entertaining & Wine Healthy Quick & Easy Your Recipes

Mushroom & Chicken Green Curry

Serves 4 Cooking time 25 minutes INGREDIENTS 400g chicken breast fillets, trimmed, thinly sliced 2 tbs vegetable oil 400g button mushrooms, sliced 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges 2-3 tbs green curry paste 400ml can coconut milk 200g snow peas, trimmed, shredded 2tbs lime juice 3 tsp fish sauce 1 tbs grated palm sugar 150g baby spinach leaves 50g bean sprouts, trimmed Coriander leaves, thinly sliced red chilli &…

ByThe Carousel27/07/2015

Wellness & Health

5 Easy Ways To Stay On Top Of Hydration

Staying hydrated improves our health and wellbeing, mental clarity and levels of stress and fatigue. With all this knowledge, you'd think we'd be fine to drink the recommended 6-8 glasses a day, no worries. But sometimes life gets in the way, or we completely forget. Maybe it's just as simple as not having easy access to…

ByThe Carousel27/07/2015

Entertaining & Wine Quick & Easy Your Recipes

Saigon Red Cocktail

Saigon Red Cocktail INGREDIENTS 1/4 red dragonfruit (sml-med size) fresh fruit 1 barspoon chopped ginger 1 barspoon chopped lemongrass 1 sprig of Vietnamese mint 20ml Lime juice 30ml Vodka 15 ml Ginger piquer 10ml simple sugar syrup METHOD 1 Muddle ginger, mint and lemongrass in a shaker. Add chopped dragon fruit, lime juice, vodka, ginger liqueur and simple sugar and shake hard. 2 Double strain into…

ByThe Carousel25/07/2015

Baking

Devilishly Delicious Mocha Brownies For Your Sweet Tooth

Serves 10-20 Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 45 minutes INGREDIENTS 200g dark chocolate 250g butter 4 eggs 125g brown sugar 125g castor sugar 1 short black (30 ml) 1 tsp salt 100g plain flour 150g hazelnuts or pecans, roughly chopped METHOD 1 Pre-heat oven to 170C. Melt chocolate and butter in a bowl over gently simmering water. Stir to combine heat until just melted. 2 Beat eggs and sugars together,…

ByThe Carousel25/07/2015

Entertaining & Wine

Lamb Mini-Roast With Potatoes, Peas & Mint

Preparation Time 10 Cooking Time 20 plus 10 minutes resting Serves 2 INGREIDENTS 1 mini lamb roast, at room temperature 1 tbsp Dijon mustard Finely grated rind and juice of 1⁄2 lemon 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 8 chat potatoes, thinly sliced 2 tsp thyme sprigs 2/3 cup frozen peas, defrosted Mint dressing 1⁄2 cup mint, coarsely chopped 1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped 1 tbsp red wine vinegar,…

ByThe Carousel24/07/2015

Entertaining & Wine

Salmon Poached In Olive Oil

Serves 4-6 INGREDIENTS 4–6 pieces of salmon 13⁄4 pint/1 L olive oil Salt, to taste Freshly ground black pepper, to taste Fresh parsley, chopped roughly METHOD 1 Place salmon in a large deep frying pan and pour over the olive oil until it covers the salmon. 2 Poach on a low heat for approximately 20–30 minutes or until salmon is cooked. Carefully remove…

ByThe Carousel22/07/2015