Savvy Shopaholic Jo Munro: ‘Why TK Maxx Is My New Shopping Crush’

If you have shopped overseas, you may have had the pleasure of shopping TJ Maxx. Well finally this fabulous off-price retailer is expanding in Australia and I am excited! They are called TK Maxx on our fair shores but the fabulous big brands with the small prices store is the same great value world-wide. If you…

ByJo Munro20/12/20170Comments

Food & Drink Your Recipes

Lyndey Milan’s Honey Glazed Ham With Mustard Fruits And Cranberry Relish

There is everything you need to make the perfect Christmas dinner sing. Our favourite cook Lyndey Milan has provided The Carousel with her special recipe for Honey Glazed Ham with Mustard Fruits and Cranberry Relish. Lyndey notes her special cooking tip: pour 2cms of water into the bottom of the oven tray or line with foil…

ByLyndey Milan19/12/20170Comments

Entertaining & Wine Food & Drink

Seafood Platter With Chimichurri Sauce And Chipotle Mayonnaise

Lyndey Milan's Tasty Seafood Platter With Chimichurri Sauce And Chipotle Mayonnaise is perfect for Christmas. Also, you can watch Lyndey’s Cracking Christmas on LifeStyle FOOD on Saturday 16 December, her Classic Christmas at 11.50am and Contemporary Christmas at 12.20pm Serves 6 Preparation 20 minutes plus soaking time Cooking 4 minutes Oysters with wasabi dressing 1 tablespoon (20ml) lime juice 1 tablespoon (20ml)…

ByLyndey Milan11/12/20170Comments

Food & Drink Your Recipes

White Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse With Berries In Sparkling Shiraz Syrup

Lyndey Milan's White Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse With Berries In Sparkling Shiraz Syrup Watch Lyndey’s Cracking Christmas on LifeStyle FOOD on Saturday 16 December, her Classic Christmas at 11.50am and Contemporary Christmas at 12.20pm Serves 8 Preparation 20 minutes (plus 2 hours setting time) Cooking 10 minutes INGREDIENTS 200g white chocolate ½ cup (140g) mascarpone cheese 300ml cream 3 punnets berries, such as strawberries and/or…

ByLyndey Milan11/12/20170Comments

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Stress-Free Christmas – We Have You Covered

With Christmas racing toward us and so much to do, it is always tempting to leave the Christmas shopping until the very last minute. With that frenzied panic, usually your budget is sacrificed due to time pressures. Who needs that stress? Making a list is key to getting organised Remember to list all the people you…

ByJo Munro10/12/20170Comments

Fitness Health Nutrition Wellness & Health

5 Tips To Avoid A Waistline Like Santa

But by following a few simple tips over the Silly Season you won’t need to start 2017 with a weight-loss plan, promises Australian nutritional medicine practitioner Fiona Tuck. Keep her guidelines below handy to help you keep on track without feeling like you are being deprived. 1. Stick to a routine It is important to keep to…

ByThe Carousel20/12/20160Comments

Lifestyle & Homes Pets

How To Take The Paw-Fect Pet Portrait For Christmas

Award-winning Brisbane-based photographer Ken Drake has a gorgeous new book out in time for Christmas, called Pawtraits. It’s a must-have coffee table book for all dog lovers with its wide range of breeds photographed at their cutest, most memorable moments. From dogs wearing sunglasses and feather boas, to playing fetch, or sipping a cuppa, world renowned pet photographer Ken…

ByJames Graham06/12/20160Comments

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Fun & Quirky Kris Kringle Bargains For All Budgets & Tastes

With the upcoming holiday season accelerating toward us we face the dilemma of what gifts to buy for our loved ones. As a self confessed shopaholic, I have some savvy moves to find fun, interesting and thoughtful gifts that will thrill even the most difficult person to buy for. It is also a wonderful time to…

ByJo Munro28/11/20160Comments

Lifestyle & Homes

Christmas Gift List That Gives Back So Everyone Is A Winner

What do you give someone who doesn't want anything this Christmas? You give them a gift that gives back - that way everyone wins. Here is a Christmas gift list for the all the do-gooders out there: This Christmas give the gift of freedom and help ensure the survival of Orangutans, by supporting The Orangutan…

ByBianca Spendlove12/11/20160Comments

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Prince Harry Releases First Official Christmas Card

The 31-year-old has just released his first official Christmas card, with a black and white photo of himself posing with Battle of Britain veteran Tom Neil. The melt-your-heart moment was taken on September 15, 2015, at Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex as they attended 75th anniversary commemorations. It was also Harry’s birthday that day but he gave…

ByThe Carousel23/12/20150Comments