Cooking with the Australian Womens Weekly

The Australian Women’s Weekly FOOD magazine is all about food; how to create, make, bake and cook it. With masses of tips, hints, and useful ‘how-to’ pictures and videos, FOOD helps readers to cook with confidence.

Welcome

in the kitchen GREAT Cooking STARTS HERE

All about eggs • For more, turn to p 92 for great recipes and how to poach like a professional.

In season peas

from the Test Kitchen

Cooking class

from the test kitchen

4 ways with • DRUMSTICKS These super-simple rubs will spice up your weeknight chicken dinners with flavours from all over the world.

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Cakes to make you swoon • These cakes are so good, it’s hard to believe they’re gluten free.

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Test Kitchen notes

Spinach & three-cheese cannelloni

Test kitchen notes

The great outdoors • Enjoy this wonderful menu for a spring outdoor feast courtesy of Ed Halmagyi’s new cookbook, Seasonal Kitchen.

Ed's note

Spread the love CONDIMENTS • These delicious condiments are packed with flavour and they’re good for your gut. Plus, they can be made ahead and stored for whenever you need them.

Cooking class Beginner’s guide to smoking fish • Smoking a side or fillet of ocean trout adds a rich layer of flavour and is surprisingly easy to achieve at home.

Eat the rainbow • Simple, nutritious and super-customisable, bowls are the perfect all-in-one meal.

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Cook to feel great! • Spring is always a good time to reset and rethink our eating habits. With plenty of the new season’s produce to enjoy, why not give your body (and mind!) a boost with a nutritional spring clean!

Why do I need to detox? • To detox your life is to cleanse and energise your body and mind, and build a healthy lifestyle – and that includes some self-pampering.

Do you need to detox? • HOW MANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS APPLY TO YOU?

Dairy free • All dairy products contain the sugar lactose, which, for some, can cause bloating, gas, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Try these dairy-free recipes that are big on flavour.

Staying hydrated • Drink like a fish during your detox, but make sure it’s nothing but fruit or vegetable juice, water and herbal teas.

Drink to health! • Supplement the nutrients in your diet with these delicious and healthy drinks, whether you’re detoxing or not!

Healthy inside and out • ‘We are what we eat’ may seem like a cliché, but it’s all too true.

How to be what you eat • A guide to which foods are best for healthier...

A good night in • End the day with a nutritious meal based around grains, good-quality proteins, healthy fats and plenty of vegetables.

Go-to seeds • There’s now an abundance of seeds and grains available at health food stores and supermarkets. Many are gluten free, high in protein and contain all the essential amino acids, which is why they’re so important as part of a vegetarian and vegan diet.

FAST & EASY MEAL PREP • No more caving to the convenience of takeaway! Save yourself from the nightly ‘what to cook’ conundrum with these easy and nutritious prep-ahead ideas.

JARS FOR on THE RUN • Make these colourful combos of fresh, wholesome ingredients for easily portable meals anywhere.

That’s how we roll • Healthy and delicious, these sangers are hard to beat for lunch on the run.

eggs Everything they’re cracked up to be! • Where would we be without soothing custards, melt-in-the-mouth quiches, sublime hollandaise, dreamy soufflés and meringues, perfectly rich cakes and creamy sauces made silky by the inclusion of an egg?

how to poach an egg • The chefs’ method...