Go directly to recipes There’s nothing nicer on a warm day than a cold salad. Not only are salads quick and easy to make, there’s no better way to make a start on your 5 veg a day. Salads are also one dish where recipes aren’t really needed or can …
Go directly to recipes Instant noodles (or ramen as they are known in the US) are a great standby for a quick and easy snack. While they started out as a mainstay of East Asian cooking, instant noodles have been warmly embraced by the western world. The process for making …
Go directly to recipes Macaroni and cheese, also known as mac and cheese, is a classic dish that, of course, originated in Italy. When Italians travelled to other parts of Europe, they brought their pasta-making techniques with them, so that, by the 17th century, pasta, and in particular, macaroni was …
Go directly to recipes Coleslaw (from the Dutch term ‘koolsla’ meaning ‘cabbage salad’), is a salad consisting primarily of finely shredded raw cabbage with a salad dressing or condiment, commonly either vinaigrette or mayonnaise, which originated in the Netherlands in the 18th century. Since then, many variations have been developed …
Go directly to recipes The cultivation of rice can be traced back more than 8,000 years to the Yangtze River basin in China. From there, it was carried through migration, trade and cultural exchange to other parts of Asia, including India, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. With its ability to grow …
Go directly to recipes We all have those days. You’re coming home from a long day at work and you pop into the supermarket for something quick for dinner. You find yourself drawn to the deli where they’ve just brought out a fresh batch of roast chickens and the aroma …
Go directly to recipes My situation is unusual in that I had a total gastrectomy in which my whole stomach, together with its constituent valves, was removed. This meant that I had to avoid certain foods. The first among them was ordinary bread which can act like a sponge, block …
Go directly to recipes Mushrooms have been gathered and eaten since time immemorial. While mushrooms have been cultivated in China since ancient times as both food and medicine, Europeans did not know how to cultivate them until making a chance discovery. In about 1650 French farmers noticed that mushrooms grew …
Go directly to recipes While called zucchini (Italian for ‘small marrows’) in Australia, this vegetable is also known by its French name, courgette, and as baby marrow. It is closely related, but not identical, to the marrow, though its fruit may be called marrow when mature. Zucchini are descended from …
Go directly to recipes I’m sure we’ve all done it. We’ve decided to make an exotic recipe for a special occasion and bought a particular sauce or condiment for it that we would never otherwise use. Since then that bottle has been sitting at the back of the pantry or …
Go directly to recipes Frozen mixed vegetables are always handy to have on hand. They can be steamed, boiled or sautéed, or added to soups, vegetable medleys, stir fries and served with rice or pasta. The following recipes for vegetable medleys will help you get that all important all-vegetable meal …
Go directly to recipes Instant mashed potatoes are potatoes that have been through an industrial process of cooking, mashing and dehydrating to yield a packaged convenience food that can be reconstituted by adding hot water or milk. The practice of drying starchy root vegetables like potatoes most likely began even …
