Delicious Spaghetti Puttanesca Recipe

Try this traditional Italian recipe - Spaghetti Puttanesca. It's delicious. Feeds:1 INGREDIENTS 125 g (4½ oz) spaghetti 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 anchovy fillets, chopped 1 small garlic clove, finely chopped 1 red bird’s-eye chilli, finely chopped including the seeds for heat 45 g (12⁄3 oz/¼ cup) Spanish stuffed green olives, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon capers (if using large capers chop them, if using…

ByThe Carousel15/10/20220Comments

Planting The Seed To A Healthy Lifestyle

Planting the seed to a healthy lifestyle with Lou Cordone I remember my New Year’s resolution so clearly. I was edging towards 60-years-old and retiring from my high-stress corporate job that took 70-hours off my life every week. It was at beautiful Byron Bay, specifically Belongil Beach, where I decided I needed to make drastic changes…

ByThe Carousel22/11/20210Comments

Nutrition Wellness & Health

Eat Like A Greek! 8 Reasons To Follow A Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean diet is the most widely promoted and scientifically proven healthy lifestyle in the world. Here’s all you need to know about it. 1. Weight management The Mediterranean diet traditionally includes lots of fruits and vegetables. For example, residents of Greece average six or more servings a day of antioxidant-rich and colourful fruit and vegetables per…

ByThe Carousel04/07/20150Comments

Entertaining & Wine

How To Taste Olive Oil The Authentic Way

Here in Australia, we’re used to tasting olive oil on the end of dunked bread or drizzled all over salad. But with its flavours and aromas as varied as those found in wine, expert producers from Italy say that, similar to vino, we need to follow a sampling process that taps into all senses in…

ByThe Carousel26/06/20150Comments

Entertaining & Wine

Mythbusters: Seven Common Myths About Olive Oil Debunked

Olive oil has been used for thousands of years as part of a healthy diet - particularly in the Mediterranean where populations are said to have the highest life expectancy. Here, we chat to Cobram Estate's Chief Olive Oil Maker, Leandro Ravetti about the truths and myths behind consuming olive oil. Mythbusting with Leandro Ravetti 1. Don't…

ByThe Carousel08/06/20150Comments

Entertaining & Wine

Olive Oil-Poached Ocean Trout With Kipfler Potatoes

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 4 x 100g ocean trout portions 1L Cobram Estate extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic 3 sprigs thyme 10 kipfler potatoes, skins on and washed 2 lemons, juiced 1 tbsp Dijon mustard extra virgin olive oil salt and freshly ground pepper ¼ bunch flat leaf parsley, leaves only METHOD 1 Poach the trout portions in the olive oil flavoured with the thyme and garlic…

ByThe Carousel05/06/20150Comments