Cooking

Question: My partner has a tendency to overcook everything so that it’s dry on the inside or black on the outside and raw in the centre. Are there any rules on cooking meat on the BBQ? Answer: When cooking chicken on the barbecue, it only needs a moderately-high heat, so don’t place it over a […]

Question: What are the best cuts of meat to use when slow cooking? Slow cooking is not only flavoursome, it’s budget-friendly; tougher (and therefore cheaper) cuts of meat are ideal for slow cooking, becoming juicy and tender over the long cooking time. And, while the actual cooking time is long, preparation tends to be short […]

While they might be going head to head in the kitchen, it looks like a close bond is brewing between Emilie and Rob “Thor” Hemsworth.

TV chef Rachel Khoo claims the Duchess of Cambridge attended a cooking class at Leith's cookery school.

Remember the most popular girl in school? Not the too-cool one who teased all the boys, but the one who was smart, funny, always humble, and floated from group to group because she was everyone’s best friend. You know those people, the super-lovely ones you almost want to hate but couldn’t possibly. Amina El Shafei […]

Celebrity chef Matt Moran discusses Masterchef, ambition and Gordon Ramsay with The Australian Women’s Weekly editor-in-chief Helen McCabe. Helen: MasterChef — how have you gone fitting in with the other three guys? Matt: They’re very, very tight. I thought I might be intruding on what they have, but in actual fact, I felt as though […]

Glenn McGrath’s new wife Sara Leonardi has discussed the challenges of parenting step-kids in her new food blog. Sara — who married former cricketer Glenn last year — started ‘The McGrath’s Kitchen’ blog yesterday. Related: Glenn McGrath marries Sara Leonardi again In her first post, she talked about the difficulties of parenting and how cooking […]

Rick Stein might be one of the world’s most famous chefs, but when his children were younger, they far preferred fast food to his cooking. Rick has three sons, Edward, 30, Jack, 28, and Charles, 23, with his first wife Jill, and says he was incredibly “hurt” when his boys asked for a trip to […]

Question: I’ve planted a small herb garden, using basil, oregano, marjoram, sage and thyme, and it is now flourishing. Can any of these herbs be frozen or dried for future use? Answer: Herbs may be used fresh or dried. Many are better fresh, but some, including oregano, marjoram, thyme and bay leaves, flavour food best […]

Question: I have tried numerous different ways to boil eggs, but each time the yolk is either too hard or the white is undercooked, and it is not until you cut open the egg that you know! Please can you tell me how I should boil eggs to achieve a nice runny yolk to dip […]