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Eat chocolate and cakes (and muffins) - in moderation.

The most searched recipes of 2024 prove we don’t really give a Google about good food

From the viral cucumber salad to a suggestive-sounding cocktail, this year’s top-10 recipes show that when it comes to setting recipe trends, TikTok rules.

  • Andrea McGinniss

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Thin crisps contain roughly 5 per cent more fat than regular crisps.

Crinkle-cut to oven-baked: A dietitian rates seven types of popular crisps

What’s the difference between traditional crinkle-cut chips, thin potato crisps and corn chips from a nutrition perspective?

  • Susie Burrell
HER Rooftop’s version of the Paloma, made with blood orange.

Raise a glass to the new feel-good cocktail of summer (starring the fastest-growing spirit in Australia)

Move over, margarita. Sayonara, limoncello spritz. This season, it’s all about the citrusy, tequila-based Paloma.

  • Katie Spain
Tetsuya Wakuda, pictured recently at his Waku Ghin restaurant at in Singapore.

The Australian restaurants legendary chef Tetsuya can’t stop returning to (and what he loves to order)

After 37 years as chef and restaurateur behind iconic Japanese-French restaurant Tetsuya’s, he says it’s simple classic pasta dishes that really hit the spot.

  • Jane Rocca
Australian tiger prawn nicoise salad by Hayden Quinn.

‘Feel free to go crazy’: Nine summery foods a dietitian always has on stand-by

Indulgent foods can be healthy too, especially when it comes to Australian summer produce. Here are some of the best seasonal ingredients to enjoy over the warmer months.

  • Susie Burrell

Do wine preservatives cause headaches (or did you just drink too much)?

Plus the easy and inexpensive fix to nullify sulphites in your glass of wine.

  • Huon Hooke
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What’s the go with all the froyo?

Frozen yoghurt has grown into much more than a swirly, soft-serve, yoghurt-based, icy-cold treat, writes Terry Durack.

  • Terry Durack
Dishwashing liquid can be a multitasking cleaning product.

10 things in your kitchen you’re probably forgetting to clean (but should)

Even the most meticulous among us can forget to target these key kitchen areas while cleaning.

  • Debora Robertson
Acrylamide occurs in scorched food, and is not naturally present in what we eat.

Why eating burnt toast could be bad for you

Scorched food, particularly bread, contains acrylamide, and there’s evidence to show that this chemical can cause cancer in humans.

  • Emily Craig

Cap or cork: Which sealing method is better when ageing a wine

Putting a cap on the age-old conversation about a wine cork or screw cap.

  • Huon Hooke

A dietitian’s guide to six protein-rich foods (and her top picks in each category)

From bread to ice-cream, the range of protein-rich supermarket products is ever growing. The question is, are they any healthier?

  • Susie Burrell

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