The true romantic »
STRAWBERRIES hold the key to a girls’ heart in the kitchen. The perfect time to utilise strawberries is when you’re having dessert, when you are watching a DVD on the couch together or in the bedroom. Relationship experts say strawberries give off a sexual vibe that add spice to a night or any relationship. The [...]
Summer salad time »
SALADS are a delightful summer food that tends to be one of the better fulfilments on a hot summer day. Preparing a nice salad with meat is the perfect idea for your family and the healthy option too. Prepare ingredients such as tomato, cheese, gourmet lettuce, capsicum, egg and even carrots. Of course add a [...]
Healthy summer food ideas »
IF you’re after that delicious drink to quench your thirst after the gym, try an iced green tea. Skip that latte post gym after a study found that people who drank more green stuff, then they would feel slimmer around the belly. You can even toss frozen berries into the glass to add a more [...]
Unattended cooking is lethal »
WHILE the cooking is pivotal to a day or night’s entertainment, just as important is you keeping an eye on that cooking. “Unattended cooking is the main cause of cooking fires, and cooking fires are the leading cause of home fires,” says John Drengenberg, consumer safety director at Northbrook-based Underwriters Laboratories, the product safety testers. [...]
Portarlington mussels in as our best produce place »
WHERE else but Bellarine Peninsula’s Portarlington can you find an abundance of fresh mussels and array of other local produce. On January 9, 2010, the town will showcase its exceptional display of local produce at the Portarlington Mussel Festival. It may not have happened however if mussel farmers didn’t find a solution to the hundreds [...]
Drinks after the summer sun »
HOW good would it be after a hard days work to have a nice cold drink waiting in front of you. Well that summer sun is irresistable but has your family, your friends or workmates in a pickle of dehydration. The traditional banana smoothie is brilliant after a hard days work. In a blender, chop [...]
Chickpea and Chorizo Stew »
THIS is a beautiful spanish dish that is perfect for that summer entree before a BBQ or before any main meal. The taste can be a little spicy but it is similarly entertaining for those food lovers. Spanish food is delightful and adds a bit of spice to your next summer function. Prepare the following [...]
We look at why the Aussie BBQ is so well-loved »
AUSTRALIANS have long been associated with the barbeque. It is the one tradition that the country has kept and will probably keep for further generations to come despite the raft of multi-culturalism touching base in Aussie land. “Another shrimp on the barbie”, yells grandpa. Sausages or ‘snags’, steak or hamburgers, chicken wings and fillets, fish, [...]
Don’t waste hard earned food »
ACCORDING to a new survey, the average Australian household dumps $616 worth of food in the bin every year. That’s a total of about $5.2 billion in wasted food which is bad for not only our food but the environment in general. The survey is called ‘What a Waste’ and found the 1603 Australians during [...]