Super Easy Treat – Pistachio & Cranberry Chocolate Bark

Serves 2 INGREDIENTS 250g dark chocolate melts 50 g pistachio nuts 50g dried cranberries Edible glitter (optional) METHOD 1 Fill a small saucepan with enough water so that it is 1/3 filled. 2 Place the saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer, not a boil. 3 Take a glass bowl and rest it over the saucepan, ensuring that the bowl does not touch the water. You…

ByThe Carousel16/05/2014

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Emerging Homewares Designers: Australia’s Thirteen Best Talents

If you have a passion for interiors and beautiful homewares and supporting emerging Australian designers then Temple & Webster is the destination for you. Temple & Webster celebrates the design, work and careers of 10 of the country's most exciting emerging furniture and interiors product designers with the return of the Temple & Webster Emerging…

ByThe Carousel16/05/2014

Entertaining & Wine Food & Drink Healthy Quick & Easy

Chicken With Lemon Brussel Sprouts & Hazelnut Stir Fry – A Perfect Mid-Week Meal

Serves 4 Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 15 minutes INGREDIENTS 1 tblsp olive oil 8 Lilydale chicken thighs 750g brussels sprouts 2 tblsp lemon oil 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced 2/3 cup roughly chopped toasted hazelnuts 1/2 cup chopped parsley METHOD 1 Heat a lightly greased frying pan over medium high heat and cook the chicken in batches for about 3-4 minutes each side or until…

ByThe Carousel16/05/2014

Celeb Style Fashion News & Trends

Nicole Kidman On Her Role As Grace Kelly And How She Too Married a ‘Prince’

Cutting a regal figure on the red carpet at the opening night of the 67th Cannes Film Festival, Nicole Kidman conjures the cool beauty, venerable style and acclaimed talent of the iconic woman she plays in Grace of Monaco. The award-winning Australian actress draws parallels between her own life and that of Grace Kelly - the…

ByThe Carousel15/05/2014

Entertaining & Wine Food & Drink

Beef Involtini with Radicchio and Caramelised Onion

Serves 10 INGREDIENTS 10 x 175g slices of beef round or rump 200ml extra virgin olive oil 8 brown onions, thinly sliced 10 cloves of garlic, peeled and thinly sliced 2 tbsp rosemary leaves 5 raddichio, washed and coarsely chopped 5 tbsp balsamic vinegar 5 tsp brown sugar Green salad, to serve Polenta 1.6 L milk 600g yellow polenta 320g (4 cups) finely grated parmesan 120g unsalted butter METHOD 1 For polenta,…

ByThe Carousel14/05/2014

Beauty & Fashion Hair Skin & Body News & Trends

‘Time Can’t Touch Us”: Christy Turlington Burns & Husband Ed for Eternity, Calvin Klein

Ageless beauty and the original face of ETERNITY Calvin Klein, Christy Turlington Burns and her husband, writer, director and actor Ed Burns front this stunning new fragrance campaign. 25 years after Turlington Burns fronted the original ETERNITY campaign, the maternal health advocate and super model shows she can still sell a scent like no other…

ByThe Carousel10/05/2014

Entertaining & Wine Quick & Easy

Flatbread With Fig, Caramelised Onion, Goats’ Curd & Lemon Thyme

For this recipe it is an advantage to have an electric mixer with a dough hook attachment to start the kneading process. You can of course do it all by hand but it can get tiresome, as you will need to hand-knead it for a good 12-15 minutes. Makes about 5-6 medium-sized flatbreads INGREDIENTS 2 cups (300g)…

ByThe Carousel09/05/2014

BBQ Chicken With Fresh Garden Salad

Preparation time 45 mins Serves 3 INGREDIENTS Chicken and salad 1/2 kg chicken breast 1 cup greek style yoghurt 2 tbsp apricot jam 2 tbsp mango chutney 2 tsp Worcester sauce 4 tbsp seeded mustard 2 tbsp lemon juice Cos lettuce 1 tomato 1 cucumber 1/2 Spanish onion 1/2 avocado Handful of pistachio nuts Dressing 4 tbsp greek style yoghurt drizzle of olive oil 2 tbsp lemon juice pinch sea salt cracked pepper leaves of one sprig of…

ByThe Carousel06/05/2014

Quick-mix Chocolate Cupcakes

Serving size: Serves 10 or more Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes INGREDIENTS 11/2 tablespoons white vinegar 11/2 cups (375ml) milk 250g butter, softened 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 13/4 cups (385g) caster sugar 21/4 cups (335g) plain flour 3/4 cup (75g) cocoa powder 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda 4 eggs MILK CHOCOLATE GANACHE 400g milk chocolate, chopped finely 2/3 cup (160ml) thickened cream METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C…

ByThe Carousel06/04/2014

Caramel, White Chocolate and Macadamia Nut Slice

INGREDIENTS 250g butter, softened 2/3 cup caster sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 cups plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tin sweetened condensed milk 1 tin condensed milk caramel 60g butter, softened 1 tbsp golden syrup 1 cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped 180g white chocolate, roughly chopped METHOD 1 Preheat oven to 180˚C (350˚F). 2 Line the base and sides of a 28 x 21cm slice tin with…

ByThe Carousel01/04/2014