Tips & Tricks
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Food Tips For Blokes: Better Burgers
The Obvious: Choose the right meat: When it comes to hamburgers, ground round or chuck is the only way to go, and if you’ve ever heard the saying “fat is where the flavour is,” then you understand why. Ground round is a good choice for pan-seared burgers because it has enough fat (10% to 15%)
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Food Tips For Blokes: Cooking Frozen Steak
This goes against what most people believe about cooking, but America’s Test Kitchen is saying that it’s better to cook a steak that’s frozen than to cook a steak after it’s been thawed out. In side-by-side tests, the frozen steak was “hands down” better tasting than the thawed steak. Weird, right? All that time spent
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Food Tips For Blokes: Smoked Ice
Yes, smoked ice cubes are a thing. Stay with me. First, freeze a football-sized chunk of ice in a Tupperware container. Slide that frozen slab into a perforated, disposable aluminium grill pan and place that pan over a second, unslotted pan. Stick ’em both in your smoker, or use a shut grill with a foil
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Interesting Events Around Australia
Looking for something to keep you busy this weekend? Here’s a collection of various events, exhibitions & shows happening all over Australia. Find one near your city! Melbourne AZTECS (exhibition) Melbourne Museum; 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton; open daily 10am-5pm; 8341
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Take Advantage Of The Season
Make the most of the winter by taking advantage of some seasonal food ingredients. Here’s a few recipes that you might enjoy on cold winter days. Mustard Chicken & Winter Veggies 1 chicken, about 1.8kg/4lb in weight 2 onions 6 celery sticks 6 carrots 2 bay leaves 2 thyme sprigs 1 tsp black peppercorn 50g
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Brazilian Inspired Food for a World Cup Weekend
With Australia out of the World Cup, hopefully you’ve chosen another team to pull for. The weekend has finally arrived and there are a lot of good matches scheduled, so I thought I would bring you some interesting Brazil-related food ideas to eat while watching. It’s getting cold in Aussie but it’s warm as usual
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream…
I scream, you scream we all scream for Ice Cream! With autumn here & winter approaching, sometimes it is easy to forget about those sweat treats we usually reserve for the warmer months of summer. Balderdash! It’s always the season for ice cream. And an Electronic Ice Cream Maker is a wonderful way to keep
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Set the Juice Loose
Feeling run down lately? Always suffer an energy letdown come lunch time? Want to find a way to put some pep in your pep first thing in the morning without a crippling caffeine addiction? Well get yourself juiced up for a boost!It’s time to shelve the sugar-filled fruit juices you’re buying at the grocery &
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Perfect Christmas Giveaway: Christmas Cookie Recipe
Why not give your friends a gift with your personal touch, something that you work hard at the same time enjoyed working on? Cookies will always a good choice when it comes to a Christmas gift.You will save money and enjoy doing it at the same time and you’re friends will appreciate a gift made
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Christmas Muffin Recipe
Surprise you family with home made muffin specially made with love for them. This is good to eat during breakfast with hot chocolate or milk. This is also very easy to make. Don’t just make it an ordinary muffin make it special, you can use Christmas Muffin tray with a very awesome design. The taste
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Christmas designed food that’s yummy!
This jelly recipe that is very easy, festive, refreshing to look at and eat. This is just perfect for Christmas gathering or party. Christmas Jelly Recipe Ingredients:3 tablespoons (3 envelopes) unflavoured gelatine powder2 cups cold water1 cup sugar1 1/2 cups cold champagne (you can omit this if this is for kids)1 1/2 cups cold ginger ale1 cup sliced fresh
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Beautiful Edible Centrepiece for Christmas
Your Christmas centrepiece should be unique and impressive. A fun and creative way to make a lasting impression with this years centrepiece is to make one that’s edible. Your guests will enjoy sharing (and eating) your artwork that that was made with love. This is a Chocolate with cream cheese frosting recipe that you can do at home but you have
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Junior Masterchef Cake & Baking Tips
Junior Masterchef’s are amazing in the kitchen cooking up culinary delights making it seem as easy as boiling an egg. If you enjoy cookies, cakes, cupcakes, muffins, and brownies then you will love these simple tips to help you bake the perfect sweet treat. It’s not only fun to bake but the best part is
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