Good basic recipes can be rejigged to suit different occasions and ingredients, writes Roberta Muir I originally made a mango, lime and crème fraîche sorbet (more accurately called a sherbet); when I needed something to accompany a friend’s chocolate tart, I used the base recipe to...
Kids aged five to 14 read less in their spare time than they did four years ago*, writes researcher Kate Douglas– but a healthy 72.4% still like to read. How can we encourage children to keep reading? Supporting kids to choose what they read is crucial to...
Nicolas Hamilton has cerebral palsy, writes Dr Sam John. The Mercedes F1 team modified the seat, steering wheel and pedals to make it happen for him. When Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton shared a beautiful story of his brother Nicolas experiencing a professional F1 simulator, he...
This wonderful idea from the Donna Hay kitchen will look beautiful as a decoration as well as yummy to eat! [caption id="attachment_69107" align="aligncenter" width="816"] Photograph: William Meppem[/caption] Ingredients Plain Gingerbread Dough 125g unsalted butter, softened ½ Cup (90g) light brown sugar ⅔ cup (230g) golden syrup 2½ Cups (375g) plain (all-purpose) flour,...
Do you have family who love the same food every Christmas? Why not surprise them with these little Christmas Ice-cream sandwiches from Donna Hay! Ingredients 125g unsalted butter, chopped and softened 1/2 cup (110g) caster (superfine) sugar 1 egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1½ cups (225g) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted Pudding ice-cream 4...
Linda Wyrill wonders how and when to broach a tender topic with her son. Offered chicken for dinner at age three, my son exclaimed, “We can’t eat chickens! Chickens are friends!” Indeed. We’d been watching friendly animated chickens on TV that very afternoon. And we were...
This week's Butterscotch Cookies is something homemade to give as little gifts over the festive season when you are usually short on time. That's when Roberta whips up a batch of these cookies in less time than it takes to dash out to the shop...
Clare Wishart experiences a sea change in her attitude to holidays. Before I had kids, I belonged to that rare breed of adults who didn’t like holidays. Don’t get me wrong; I liked the idea of going away, I really did. It’s just that once I...
When it’s hot in the city, let green spaces do the sweating for you Seeking the shade of a tree to relax or cool off is something many of us take for granted, writes researcher Dr Carolina Mayen Huerta. But as Australia heads towards an El Niño...
It’s important to play with your kids but let them make the rules, writes Victoria Whitington Young children love to play with their mums and dads. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing. Running a home and family, doing paid work...
