Elise Strachan: How to make Banoffee Cream Pies

Here's how to make Banoffee Cream Pies the really easy way. INGREDIENTS 12 pre made pastry shells (mini) 1 375g tin of caramel 1 cup thickened (whipping) cream 1 Banana METHOD 1 Thinly slice your banana and lay one slice on the base of each tart shell 2 Whisk your canned caramel until it’s smooth…

ByElise Strachan02/02/2025

Food & Drink Quick & Easy

Aussie Mangoes: How To Freeze It Before The End Of The Season

Just because we’re nearing the end of mango season, it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the King of Fruit throughout the year. Simply buy Aussie Mangoes while they’re in season from September to March and freeze them at home. Here’s how: 1. Quality Choose ripe, good quality Aussie mangoes so you can preserve the best possible flavours…

ByRobyn Foyster01/02/2025

Food & Drink

The CSIRO’s Peppered Tofu And Eggplant Stir-Fry Recipe

The CSIRO Healthy Gut Diet provides 85 delicious easy-to-cook recipes, plus fibre-boosted daily meal plans - with authors Dr Tony Bird and Penny Taylor providing another variation of a high in fibre and resistant in starch diet designed to benefit the gut and overall bodily health. This is a crucial understanding lending to the prevention of…

ByPennie McCoy01/02/2025

Baking Recipes

MyCupCakeAddiction’s Choc Chip S’Mores Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS Chocolate Chip cookies Marshmallows Chocolate (any type!) METHOD 1 Place chocolate chip cookies on a baking tray and evenly cover the flat side with chocolate melts / pieces 2 Place one marshmallow on top of the chocolate and bake in a low oven for 2-3 minutes 3 Remove when the marshmallow has just started…

ByElise Strachan01/02/2025

Baking Food & Drink

CSIRO Low Carb Baked Fish With Thyme And Fennel-Seed Crust

This baked fish is cooked with thyme and fennel-seed crust. This recipe containing only 8g carb per serve is perfect for a low carb diet. Serves 4 – Preparation: 20 minutes – Cooking: 20 minutes – 8g carb per serve Units per serve Lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, tofu 1.5 Low-carb vegetables 2 Mod-carb vegetables 1 Healthy fats 3 INGREDIENTS 4 × 150…

ByPennie McCoy31/01/2025

Beauty & Fashion News & Trends

Seven Ssseriously Gorgeous Lunar New Year Beauty Buys To Celebrate The Year of The Snake

As the Year of the Snake slithers in, it’s the perfect time to shed the old and embrace the new - especially when it comes to your beauty routine! Chinese New Year isn’t just about new beginnings; it’s also a chance to treat yourself to some luxurious, feel-good finds that nourish your skin, hair, and…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa31/01/2025

Lifestyle & Homes Parenting

Why You Should Enrol Your Kids in a Team Sport in 2025

We all know that sport is good for kids. It keeps them active, builds discipline, and teaches them the importance of teamwork. But did you know that playing team sports also helps children develop confidence and lifelong friendships? Despite these benefits, new research commissioned by ASICS has revealed that kids are quitting sports at an…

ByMarie-Antoinette Issa31/01/2025

Wellness & Health

Madeleine Shaw Tells How To Beat The Bloat

Former Bondi dweller, Nutritionist, Heath Coach and Yoga Teacher Madeleine Shaw Talks About Her Self-Confessed ‘Obsession’ With Australia And Her New Book, Get the Glow. At 18, Madeleine Shaw abandoned plans to study at the Newcastle University in chilly Northern England to come and live in Australia. She now credits living in vibrant, sunny Sydney…

ByStephanie Cornish31/01/2025

Food & Drink

The CSIRO Healthy Gut Diet – Zucchini Frying-pan Frittata

Following the hugely successful The CSIRO Low-Carb Diet and CSIRO Low-Carb Every Day, Pan Macmillan released The CSIRO Healthy Gut Diet. There's no doubt the CSIRO leads the way in nutritional research, and has won our trust when it comes to health advice as well as interest from health professionals and bodies in Australia and around the world. SERVES 4…

ByPennie McCoy31/01/2025

Entertaining & Wine Healthy Quick & Easy Your Recipes

Grilled Sardines With Coarsely Chopped Green Herbs

Serves 4 as a first course INGREDIENTS 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest 1⁄2 tbsp finely chopped rosemary 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley 1 garlic clove, very finely chopped 1⁄2 tbsp finely chopped pitted green olives 1⁄2 tbsp chopped capers 1⁄2 tsp sea salt flakes 1⁄4 tsp freshly ground black pepper 8 sardines, cleaned and…

ByMillie Constable30/01/2025