Cooking

Cooking tips to make healthy eating easy and delicious.

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Make over your meals: Vege dishes and salads

To Make Every Meal Healthier! this month's small change to make (and to...

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Make over your meals: Meat dishes

To Make Every Meal Healthier! this month's small change to make (and to...

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Make over your meals: Cheesy sauces and bakes

To Make Every Meal Healthier! this month's small change to make (and to...

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Make over your meals: Pudding and dessert treats

To Make Every Meal Healthier! this month's small change to make (and to...

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Ask the experts: Freezing yoghurt for use in baking

Q: Can yoghurt be frozen to use in baking or sauces just for...

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How to make lower sugar preserves

Q: “I like to preserve my home-grown produce — making jams, bottling fruit,...

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Healthy butter alternatives

Q: “I want to use less butter as I know it’s not good...

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Ask the experts: Salad dressings

Q: “I make a salad dressing with NZ cold-pressed olive oil, cider vinegar,...

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What is salt-reduced stock?

Q: “I’m trying to cut down on my sodium to lower my blood...

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Are sausages healthy?

Q: “Do healthy sausages exist? Does pricking and pre-cooking sausages do anything to...

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Fromage frais substitute

Q: I often can’t find fromage frais in my supermarket. What can I...

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Does cutting up root vegetables cause nutrient loss?

Q: To save time I like to prepare all my vegetables for dinner...

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Can you cook dried beans in a crockpot?

Q: "I’m keen to cook with my crockpot and I would like to...

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How to make healthier pesto

Q: How can I make basil pesto healthier, with less fat? The bought...

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Which cheeses are the healthiest?

Q: I am on cholesterol-lowering medication and for years I’ve used edam cheese...

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What does browning meat do?

Q: "Is there an advantage to browning the cubes of meat in a...

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What to use instead of capsicum, blue cheese or feta

Q: My husband can’t tolerate capsicums, and they seem to show up in...

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What’s the difference between hot and cold smoked fish?

Q: Apparently there is ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ smoked fish – what is the...

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