How To Confuse Business With Pillow Pleasure

Tick-tock, two years on and a recent business collaboration has seen my partner Dustin and I back and forth on the Ballina to Sydney Jetstar route so much that we (almost) see the plump ‘sprint-service’ guy from the Ballina airport café more than our own families. Being a travel journalist by trade, I have a habit…

ByThe Carousel28/11/20150Comments

Janella Purcell’s Super Natural Food Bars

You don’t have to use this exact recipe, it’s more of a guide. Never again do you need to buy a muesli bar, not now you know how to make these little bars of goodness. Plus the added benefit of no packaging. Soaking the nuts and seeds not only soften them to make them easier…

ByThe Carousel08/11/20150Comments

Entertaining & Wine Quick & Easy

Family Favourite ‘Fast Food’: Lyndey Milan’s Stir Fry Tricks

It's tempting to simply toss some delicious ingredients into a wok, stir them, toss the pan occasionally and hope for the best. But, while a stir fry is a really simple dish to prepare there are a few basic tips which will help you get it exactly right - every time. Here, Food Expert Lyndey…

ByLyndey Milan08/11/20150Comments

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What To Serve For Melbourne Cup Carnival

Fancy yourself a bit of a foodie filly? Win the trifecta for culinary skills, canapés and creativity with these top notch catering tips from Ed Dixon, of Melbourne catering company Ed Dixon Food Design, who will be catering at the track this year. You'll neigh be stuck for ideas again... 1. It's all about finger…

ByFranki Hobson02/11/20150Comments

Entertaining & Wine Quick & Easy

Roast Chicken With Sage & Lemon

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 10 sage leaves 1 lemon, zest ﬁnely grated, then halved 1 tablespoon sea salt 1 × 1.4 kg chicken 1 apple, quartered and cored 4 cloves garlic, squashed olive oil, for drizzling 2 onions, sliced 2 carrots, thickly sliced 2 stalks celery, trimmed and thickly sliced 1 cup (250 ml) white wine METHOD 1 Preheat the oven to 180°C. 2 Put the sage, lemon zest and salt…

ByThe Carousel01/11/20150Comments

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Ham Hock Scotch Egg & Black Baked Beans

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS Ham Hocks Scotch Eggs 2 smoked ham hocks 2 bottles of beer 2 1⁄2 pt / 1.5 L of chicken stock 2 celery stalks 2 onions, chopped 2 carrots, roughly chopped 1 star anise 4 whole cloves 1 bunch of coriander root 1 bunch of spring onion root 2 tbs of gelatine 31⁄2 fl oz/100 ml of warm water 4 eggs 2 1⁄2–4 oz / 60–110 g of panko…

ByThe Carousel22/10/20150Comments

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5 Ways Climate Change Is Changing Your Food

But climate change is affecting you in many hidden ways. Heatwaves are longer, hotter and more intense and climate change is driving worsening drought and more frequent extreme weather events. In turn, this is affecting your food. Today, the Climate Council released a report that shows the price, quality and seasonality of Australia’s food is already…

ByProfessor Tim Flannery08/10/20150Comments

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Deborah Hutton’s Book: My Love Affair With Food

My Love Affair with Food is a beautiful collaboration between Australia's number on magazine, The Australian Women's Weekly, and one of Australia's best-loved celebrities, Deborah Hutton. Featuring Maggie Tabberer's signature chicken curry, sensational seared scallop risotto and the easiest banana soufflé you'll ever come across, My Love Affair with Food reveals Deborah's passion for entertaining, as…

ByThe Carousel08/10/20150Comments

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Balinese Style Roast Pork

Serves 6 Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 2 hours (plus 15 minutes resting time) INGREDIENTS 2 kg (4lb 6½ oz) free-range pork belly, skin on ½ tablespoon sea salt 2 tablespoon coconut oil, duck fat, tallow or other good quality fat, melted 3 kaffir lime leaves, in chiffonnade (finely shredded) 3 curry leaves, in chiffonnade (finely shredded) Spice Mix 1 teaspoon sea salt 4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 cm…

ByLuke Hines28/09/20150Comments

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Sugar-Free Lime & Coconut Ice-Cream

Serves: 4–6 Cooking time: 20 minutes, plus up to 5 hours freezing INGREDIENTS 2 bananas 450ml coconut cream 450ml double cream grated zest of 4 limes a generous pinch of fine sea salt 4 tablespoons desiccated coconut, lightly toasted METHOD 1 Blitz the bananas in a food processor until smooth and creamy. 2 Transfer to a mixing bowl and add the coconut cream, cream, zest and…

ByThe Carousel28/09/20150Comments