Entertaining & Wine Healthy Quick & Easy

Healthy Italian Persimmon Salad

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 2 sweet persimmons 200 grams endive, radicchio or rocket salad 1 cup parmesan shavings 1/2 cup toasted almonds olive oil and balsamic vinegar for serving sea salt and cracked black pepper for serving METHOD 1 Remove the stalk/calyx then peel and slice persimmons into thin pieces. 2 Divide the salad and persimmon between four plates. 3 Top with parmesan shavings, toasted almonds and…

ByThe Carousel04/04/2015

Devices Technology

Think You Know Your Smart Watches? Think Again…

A smartwatch is meant to complement your phone; they allow for quick and easy access to notifications and a means to quickly and easily respond to them. In this respect, most smartwatches perform very well; with Android Wear being an intuitively designed software that is incredibly easy to use, even providing extra functionality such as…

ByThe Carousel01/04/2015

Lifestyle & Homes

Rebecca Gibney On Motherhood, Fame & Her Hit Show, Winter

Gold Logie winner Rebecca Gibney has been gracing our TV screens for more than 30 years. Here, the loved Aussie actress shares personal insights into her family, motherhood. She also talks about her new role in Network 7’s hit TV show Winter and tells why she hates the ‘tall poppy syndrome’. You play Detective Sergeant…

ByThe Carousel01/04/2015

Parenting

Unique & Fun School Holiday Activities In Your State

With everything from crazy science presentations to DIY tutorials, this school holidays we have all parents in every state covered for every budget and interest! MELBOURNE DIY Temporary Tattoos These school holidays take a walk on the wild side, impress your friends and freak your parents out by learning how to make your own realistic temporary…

ByThe Carousel30/03/2015

Hair Skin & Body Make-Up News & Trends

Homegrown Beauty Gurus Killing It Online: Our Edit of Australia’s Top Up & Coming Beauty Vloggers

If you've googled the term 'makeup' in the last couple of years, chances are you've stumbled across the internet phenomenon that is the 'Beauty Guru'. Uploading self produced Youtube videos that cover everything from 'how to get a perfect smokey eye', to recreating celebrity makeup, has become a full time job for some of these…

ByThe Carousel30/03/2015

Entertaining & Wine Healthy

Barbecued Goldband Snapper Fillets in Vine Leaves with Warm Lentil Salad

Serves 6 INGREDIENTS 6-12 preserved vine leaves (depending on size) 6 x 180g Goldband Snapper fillets, skin off, bones removed 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Warm Lentil Salad 500g Puy-style lentils (see notes) 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large red onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 fresh bay leaves 3 sprigs thyme 400ml dry white wine 900ml chicken stock 1⁄2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley 2…

ByThe Carousel28/03/2015

Baking Entertaining & Wine

Fruit & Nut Fingers

INGREDIENTS ½ cup puffed millet 1/3 cup sesame seeds 1/3 cup shredded coconut 1 cup nuts, unsalted and chopped – almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias 1 cup dried fruit chopped – e.g. figs, apricots, apple, peaches, pear, barberries 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla paste ½ cup tahini ½ cup raw honey 185g filo pastry 2 tblsp…

ByThe Carousel28/03/2015

Entertaining & Wine Healthy Quick & Easy

Bob Hart’s Great Aussie Barbecue Tips

Move over barbecue gurus! Bob Hart is here to share his Golden Rules of barbecuing... 1. When grilling, estimate how long you think you need to cook a piece of meat for, and then halve it! The most common problem Australians have when it comes to barbecuing is their tendency to overcook everything. Remember, a barbecue…

ByThe Carousel28/03/2015

Entertaining & Wine Healthy

Steamed Whole Bream With Green Chilli & Coriander

Serves 4 Steaming is a quick and simple way to cook whole plate-sized fish. You’ll need two bamboo steamer baskets to hold four fish; they can be stacked on top of each other over the wok and should be rotated half way through the cooking to ensure the fish cook evenly. While some people may be…

ByThe Carousel25/03/2015

Entertaining & Wine Quick & Easy

Gary Mehigan’s Tomato And Avocado Bruschetta

Try Gary Mehigan's Tasty Tomato And Avocado Bruschetta Recipe. Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 2 avocado, peeled 1 lemon zest and juice Pinch of flaked sea salt Few twists of black pepper 1 punnet cherry tomatoes ¼ cup hazelnuts roasted and skins removed 100ml extra virgin olive oil 4 slices good sour dough toast 1 small clove garlic, peeled 2…

ByThe Carousel25/03/2015