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Homemade Lollipops

These pretty pops will delight youngsters-and they are far more flavorful than the store-bought kind.


Turkish Delight

This appealing candy is easy to make at home. Rosewater can be found at specialty food stores. When the...


Classic Roast Turkey

This simple recipe is guaranteed to produce a juicy, golden-brown bird


Herb-Crusted Leg of Lamb

This year, try lamb the easy way, with this flavorful recipe.


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Ask The Nutritionist

Common Questions about Vitamins and Supplements


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Organic Foods: The debate

Should we spend the extra money for organic foods? Experts from each side of the debate present their arguments


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Metric Conversion

Conversion Factors To change: Into: Multiply by: Imperial System to Metric System Inches Millimeters 25.4 Inches Centimeters 2.54 Feet Meters


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Fast Food Facts

The news is not all bad. Reader’s Digest rates the best and the worst.

Thanksgiving Turkey

Number of servings : 8 Prep time: 6 hours Cooking time: Ready in under 30 minutes Type of meal :


The Antioxidant Myth

Free radicals bad, antioxidants good, right? For the supplements industry, the truth might be a hard pill to swallow


What to do When Ingredients Look Worn Out

Do the products that you need right away have a sad and sorry look? This is how you can give...


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How To Throw a Cocktail Party

A drinks or cocktail party is a great idea for a special occasion, since it's an easy way to entertain...


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Recipe: Chicken Skewers with Peanut Sauce

Prep Time: 20 minutes, plus 30 minutes soaking Cook Time: 5 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients 2 tablespoons mirin 2 teaspoons


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Recipe: Grilled Prawns with Apple and Fennel Dressing

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 4 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients 750g green tiger prawns 3 teaspoons olive oil Salt


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Recipe: BBQ Chicken Baked Potatoes

PREP: 15 MIN. COOK: 6 HOURS YIELD: 10 SERVINGS These baked potatoes are meals in themselves, with a smoky barbecue


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Jerk Turkey with Ginger BBQ Sauce

Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: 1 hr 40 min Serves 6 Store-bought barbecue sauces are a great convenience to


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Recipe: BBQ Bacon Burgers

Total Time 30 min. Serves 4 With a slice of bacon inside and a tasty barbecue-mayo sauce on top, these

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Recipe: Teriyaki Swordfish Skewers

Prep time: 15 minutes, plus 1 hour marinating Cook time: 10 minutes Serve:s 4 (makes 8) If you’ve grown tired


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Beef and Potato Kebabs

Prep Time: 15 minutes Coook Time: 15 minutes Serves 6 Ingredients 9 small round potatoes, red or gold, scrubbed and


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Char-grilled Vegetable Platter

Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Serves 4 These colourful grilled vegetables, topped with a fresh tomato and


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Recipe: Cardamom Vegetable Kebabs

SERVES: 4 Prep Time: 40 minutes Marinating: at least 1 hour Cook Time: 8–10 minutes These delicious spiced vegetable kebabs


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Recipe: Chicken Yakitori Skewers

Prep Time 25 minutes, plus 1 hour marinating Cook Time 15–20 minutes Serves 15 (makes 30) These traditional Japanese chicken


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Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Tomato and Capsicum Salsa

Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Serves 4 Ingredients 4 swordfish or other fish steaks, about 150 g

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Turkey Kebabs with Relish

Prep Time: 20 minutes, plus marinating Cook Time: 15 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients 450 g skinless, boneless turkey breasts (fillets)


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Recipe: Trout Cooked in Newspaper

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 25–30 minutes Serves: four Trout can be cooked in newspaper either in the oven


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Recipe: Turkey Kebabs with Fennel and Red Pepper Relish

Prep time: 20 min. (plus 10 min. marinating) Cook time: 15 min. Serves 4 Here lean little bites of turkey


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Recipe: BBQ Beef Roast

PREP: 15 min. BAKE: 2-1/2 hours YIELD: 10 servings Ingredients 1/2 cup ketchup 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon ground


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Recipe: Honey-Mustard Barbecued Chicken

Preparation Time: 15 minutesCooking Time: 20 minutesServes: 4 115 g honey 1½ tablespoons dijon mustard 80 ml cider vinegar ¾


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Recipe: BBQ Pulled Pork

Prep time 10 min. Cook time 50 min. Serves 8 Great barbecue takes time to make. But a pressure cooker