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Question How is chocolate best stored? Answer Chocolate should be stored in cool, dry conditions. If it becomes too warm, the cocoa butter rises to the surface and a whiteish-grey film or “bloom” develops. The chocolate will still taste the same and, once melted, will usually return to its original colour. If chocolate has been […]

I’d been engaged to Owen for three long depressing years. Polite people called him ‘frugal’ but I just called him ‘stingy’. At first I thought it was funny how he pinched pennies and always took me out to the cheapest restaurants in town and when I say restaurants I mean the local Chinese or if […]

Forgot your PIN? Entered a room, only to realise you have no idea what you went in there for? The scariest thing about lapses like these is that they start happening long before you’re due for senior-citizen discounts. The good news is that even if your memory is dodgy, you can strengthen it in the […]

Amid the horror of the Sumatra earthquake, Anastacia Howe and Matt Hannon’s reunion is a rare tale of hope – but, as they tell Jonica Bray, they are determined theirs won’t be the last. Separated for two torturous days in the wake of the Sumatra earthquake, it is little wonder Anastacia Howe and Matt Hannon […]

Up until around six months of age, your baby will thrive solely on your breast milk, or an appropriate infant formula. At this time, solids are now needed to supplement your baby’s diet to provide iron and other nutrients and to encourage chewing. Some signs that your baby is ready for solid foods include: Your […]

Relieved their pigeon pair have arrived safely, the swim star and his wife are over the moon to introduce them to Jackie Brygel. His triumphs in the water won him the heart of a nation and saw him hailed our king of distance swimming. But as Grant Hackett now knows, nothing could possibly outshine the […]

If you loved MasterChef, then get ready for the new, exciting Celebrity MasterChef. Gary Mehigan spoke to us about what to expect from the new series plus who his early favourites are. Do you remember the first time you cooked something and thought, “This is what I want to do”? My grandad was a chef; […]

“Grow herbs,” said the girl at the nursery helpfully to the customer standing next to me. “Herbs don’t need watering. They just look after themselves.” Like heck, they do! Okay, most of the herbs we use in cooking survive nicely on Mediterranean hillsides with no water other than what falls from the sky. But they […]

If you loved MasterChef, then get ready for the new, exciting Celebrity MasterChef. We chatted to George Calombaris about all things food. Do you remember the first time you cooked something and thought, “This is what I want to do”? I have always been attached to my mother’s apron strings. I have been around food […]

Rice is the staple food for roughly half the world’s population and it is eaten daily by more than 300 billion people. Like wheat and other grains, rice is a good source of carbohydrate, which supplies the body with energy. It is low in fat (less than 3g of fat per 100g uncooked rice) and […]