7 steps to kitchen organisation
If you want to cook healthy meals, then the secret is to be organised. Here's how I manage to come up with healthy dinners most of the time. If you arrive home tired and hungry with nothing in the...
View ArticleMy 12 ways to cook for health
Healthy cooking doesn't mean that you have to become a gourmet chef or invest in expensive cookware. Here I've categorised the 12 basic cooking methods for preparing foods in healthy ways without...
View Article10 healthy cooking tips and tricks
Here are my 10 best food preparation tips and tricks to make your cooking lighter, less stodgy, less oily with less salt, sugar and processed foods. Follow them and you'll find your cooking will be...
View ArticleCut your food waste – save your wallet, save the environment
Wilted vegetables, milk past its use-by date, stale bread, last weekend's leftovers - who isn't guilty of throwing uneaten food into the garbage bin? While it might not feel like much at the time, as...
View ArticleHealthy cooking for one – as simple as 1, 2, 3, 4
Do you live on your own or cook solo? It can often seem like a lot of unnecessary effort. All that shopping, chopping and cooking … and then there’s the washing up! And then there are those times when...
View ArticleImproving on the pizza - for health
Pizza has come a long way since it was first baked in Naples, Italy where it was simply made with tomato, mozzarella cheese, oregano and a little anchovy on a yeast dough cooked in a wood burning...
View ArticleDesserts - how to stay in control
Do you have a sweet tooth? Love to check out the desserts on the menu before anything else? Rather than denying yourself (and binging later on), here's how you can indulge a little yet still eat light...
View ArticleIndian recipes – healthy cooking tips
Do you start salivating at the thought of spicy Indian fare? Indian food is a colourful blend of different regional cuisines, each influenced by climate, geography and historical events. In Australia,...
View ArticleMy top 10 kitchen gadgets
What gadgets do I find best for cooking quick, healthy meals at home? Here's my list of the best. Some items are at the expensive end of the gadget spectrum and some are just little gadgets that just...
View ArticleThe trouble with celebrity chefs
The rise of the celebrity chefs like Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Gordon Ramsay as well as the amazing success of Masterchef has turned cooking at home into a gourmet experience. It's suddenly...
View ArticleKeeping your food safe 1, 2 and 3
Here's tried-and-tested advice on how to handle food safely and avoid food poisoning in the kitchen. The risk of food poisoning is eliminated almost entirely if food is correctly handled and cooked -...
View ArticleHealthier dinners: 3 tips to makeover your recipes
We all have meals we love, the ones we look forward to, crave even, but so often these favourite dinners are not the healthiest. They might be packed full of cream, fat, cheese, carbs and stodge,...
View ArticleQ. Which is correct? To put hot food in the fridge or to leave it cooling on...
Q. It used to be a no-no to put hot food into the fridge because it raises the temperature inside the fridge. But we're also told not to leave food cooling on the bench as this allows bacteria to...
View ArticleA healthy, high-fibre, low GI, high-protein and quick lunch from two cans
I don’t know about you but I need SOMETHING in the middle of the day, to get me from breakfast to dinner. I find it hard to make it through the whole day without a mini-meal but when you’re busy...
View ArticleThis salad is a real BBQ super star!
We all love a BBQ in summer but they're often meat-heavy and that's not good; what's more the salads on offer are usually those starch laden potato and pasta jobs - also not that healthy. Try this...
View Article‘Spoon salad’
(chopped tomato, walnut and sumac salad) I love this salad at the end of summer when tomatoes are ripe and plentiful and fresh pomegranates are in season. It’s reproduced here, with permission, from a...
View Article5 ways to cook fast, healthy dinners
These days everyone is busy and the phrase ‘time-poor’ seems to be on everyone’s lips. However, there are 5 easy tips and hacks you can use that will enable you to cook healthy dinners without taking...
View Article8 great reasons to love lemons
I always have a couple of lemons in my kitchen and on every shopping list. Whether for juice, zest or slices, I love lemons and find them useful in so many ways. You can really taste how lemon juice...
View ArticleHow to make your own soup stock and bone broth
There’s nothing’s more comforting than a bowl of hot, hearty, home-made soup on a cold winter’s day. I’m a huge fan of soup and I’d love to share what I reckon is the secret of a really good soup....
View ArticleCrazy for cauliflower
Cauliflower is the darling of the moment, the trendy, vegetable-du-jour! This versatile and nutritious vegetable has many ardent followers who not only adore its flavour and texture, but also love it...
View Article3 ways to cope with a vegetarian in a meat-eating house
Cooking two dinners each night? I’ll show you how to simplify your dinner preparations and prepare meals that will please both the vegetarians and the meat-eaters in your family! What’s more, it will...
View Article8 quick, easy and tasty dinner recipes for one
Let’s face it - cooking for one is no fun! Even the keenest cooks can feel uninspired. When the only one you have to impress is yourself, it can be so tempting to reach for the two-minute noodles,...
View ArticleDo you need a spiralizer? And if so, which one?
Every time I post a tweet about my new spiralizer or upload an image of some zucchini noodles I’ve just made to Instagram, I get asked: “What brand of spiralizer did you buy?” and “Do you recommend a...
View ArticleFreezer-friendly meals for busy families
Is your freezer used for little more than storing ice cream and frozen peas? It can be so much more! The humble freezer can actually be our biggest ally when it comes to getting healthy meals on the...
View Article3 meals in under 30 minutes
In a perfect world, we would all come home to a nutritionally-balanced, delicious, home-cooked meal. Unfortunately, this is a reality for an extremely small (and very lucky) few. As our lives get...
View ArticleNew foods from the 2016 Healthy Food Guide Awards
This is the fourth year I’ve been a judge in these comprehensive Food Awards. I never cease to be amazed and impressed at the innovation and creativity of our food manufacturers. And grateful that a...
View ArticleDiscretionary foods – what the heck are they?
Discretionary foods are often called ‘junk foods’or ‘treat foods’. However, I prefer to call them, ‘sometimes foods’. You know the ones – cakes, biscuits, pies, potato chips, pizza, confectionery,...
View ArticleTake 5! Healthy recipes with only 5 ingredients
Thanks to the abundance and variety of foods available these days, many recipes now consist of intimidatingly long lists of ingredients. Exhausting just to read through, let alone to actually cook...
View ArticleWhat I’m eating now (Summer 2017)
Summer means eating al fresco. All those lovely picnics, barbecues, beaches and time spent in the sunny outdoors. I love the warmer days which means it’s a perfect time to make up a salad and say “No”...
View ArticleIngredient substitution – how to make it work!
When the urge to cook strikes or you need to get dinner on the table, there’s nothing more annoying than realising you don’t have the right ingredients on hand. All is not lost if you know how to...
View Article20 great ways with fresh rosemary
Recently I posted on Instagram how much rosemary I had growing in my garden in the bush. It thrives in that hot dry climate which is not dissimilar to the Mediterranean world. From two tiny plants, I...
View ArticleWomen and alcohol – what’s the problem?
Traditionally men were the big drinkers and they suffered all the social and health consequences associated with regular, over-indulgence. Now, as more women are more economically independent; in high...
View Article5 new products that help you eat right on the run
I was delighted to be a judge again for the 2017 Healthy Food Guide Magazine Awards. Reflecting on that process, I’ve summarised MY favourite 5 useful/handy/convenient yet healthy new products. I’m...
View ArticleShould your kids be taking multi-vitamins?
Do your kids need a multi-vitamin? Or perhaps a single specific vitamin like Vitamin D or a mineral like iron? As a general rule, I don’t think it’s a good idea to give children vitamin pills. If...
View ArticleA ‘plant-based’ diet isn’t a ‘PLANT-ONLY’ DIET!
I’m a little tired of people using the term ‘plant-based’ to mean ‘plant-only’. It’s not correct. We don’t have to abandon meat and dairy completely. I eat a plant-based diet - lots of vegetables and...
View Article7 reasons your body will love a bowl of soup!
I love soup, whether in a bowl, a mug or on-the-go. It’s easy to make in bulk and freeze in portions for later so you don’t have to do as much cooking or spend that precious time in the kitchen. So,...
View ArticleHow much red meat should you eat?
A review released in October may have people wondering if they should be ignoring earlier guidelines on how much red meat or processed meats it's healthy to eat. The series of reviews, published in...
View ArticleKitchen make-over for the New Year
“This year, I'm going to lose weight!”, or “This year I’m opting for a healthier lifestyle!” Is your 2020 New Year's resolution something like one of these? If so, how is it going to happen?...
View ArticleHealthy modifications to meal kit dinners
Researchers at Sydney University have taken a look at just how healthy meal kit services REALLY are. You know the ones - they deliver you the ingredients and you cook the meal at home. They analysed...
View ArticleChange your eating, change your life!
Like most writers, I’m an avid reader. I especially read lots of nutrition books. I do like a classic, well-written overview on a specific topic and the odd faddish diet book (just to see what others...
View ArticleHow much sodium is in Asian salty sauces?
Salty sauces like soy, fish or hoisin sauce are a key feature of Asian cuisine and are used in countless ways as marinades, splashed into stir fries and soups, as a basting sauce on roasts and...
View Article7 books to make healthy eating easier
People tell me how confused they are about what they should eat. That’s why I’ve put together a list of 7 books that will help make healthy eating easier. AuthorCatherine Saxelby
View ArticleFake News! “Microwaving destroys a food’s goodness.”
Ever since microwave ovens first started to appear in the late 1960s, there has been fear-mongering and myth making to the effect that “You shouldn’t heat food in the microwave”. Here I explain why...
View ArticleCans and tins – can they be good?
Canned food is convenient, mostly nutritious, inexpensive and your nearest supermarket has a huge selection. It has a long shelf life, needing no preservatives because the canning process itself...
View ArticleBack-up meals when time is tight
Arriving home late and hungry? No time to shop or cook? Here are four tricks to whip out quick-and-easy meal solutions that aren’t going to drown you in saturated fat, sugar, salt and processed fare....
View Article6 tips to preserve the goodness in your vegetables
We all know vegetables are important in a healthy diet. From cabbage to fennel, I love vegetables and try to eat big portions of them at lunch, dinner and in-betweens. But all too often, I find...
View ArticleCan frozen vegetables take the place of fresh?
The motto for healthy eating used to be ‘Eat fresh’. However, many of us have little time, so frozen ingredients are a handy replacement for most fresh ones. Plus, the price of fresh vegetables has...
View ArticleGet back to basics
“Get back to basics”. I hear this all the time so it’s a good topic to spell out more! Here’s what I regard as the ‘basics’. AuthorCatherine Saxelby
View ArticleMeal kits for busy women
Are these really a time saver for busy women? Should you start using them? Who are they best for – singles? Couples? Or families? Having used a few of these now, I set out to investigate …...
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