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Sunflower oil.

Is sunflower oil better for you than olive oil?

One of the most common cooking oils in Australia, sunflower oil has some surprising health benefits. But it does come with caveats.

  • Nick Harding

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How do you keep your flat-leaf parsley from flopping?

How to make supermarket herbs last longer and go further

Tired of sad, wilting basil and past-it parsley? Bushy, flourishing plants are possible, as are longer-lasting packets, with these tips.

  • Sue Quinn
Peter Russell-Clarke has died at age 89.

Legendary TV chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89

He was one of the country’s first celebrity TV chefs, known for his signature sayings such as “where’s the cheese?”

  • Nell Geraets
Martin Scorcese's Goodfellas. Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco in Goodfellas. A spinoff could soon be transmitted on TV. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar/Warner Bros

No elbows on the table and other rules to live and dine by

Like most people of my generation, I had some terrible early run-ins with the world of etiquette.

  • Richard Glover
In a world of micro-managed social media posts, the slop being served up and shared online is something to celebrate.

Your cooking looks disgusting. Please, never stop posting it on Instagram

In a world of micromanaged social media posts, the slop being served up and shared online is something to celebrate.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Madrid’s Restaurant Sobrino de Botin – the oldest restaurant in the world in continuous operation.

When it comes to eating overseas, forget what’s new. Go for what’s old

Some dishes and restaurants stand the test of time for good reason.

  • Terry Durack
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Nonno in the Kitchen founder Jessica Timpano with her dad Nonno Bart, cooking Nonno Bart’s crocche’ di patate (potato croquettes).
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Nonno in the Kitchen featuring Nonno Bart

Nonno in the Kitchen founder Jessica Timpano with her dad Nonno Bart, cooking Nonno Bart’s crocche’ di patate (potato croquettes).

Which rack to use depends on what you’re cooking and what you want to achieve.

No more soggy bottoms: How to decide which oven rack to use

From cakes to roasts and everything in between – here are some simple rules to remember when you’re deciding which rack to cook on.

  • Becky Krystal
Barbecues around Australia will sizzle this Saturday for democracy sausage day, aka the Federal election.

To prick or not to prick? The secret to the perfect DIY democracy sausage

Pork or beef? Slowly does it or lots of sizzle? And don’t forget the jammy onions. The experts share their brilliant banger tips, for election day and beyond.

  • Jane de Graaff
Brooke Bellamy, author of Bake With Brooki.

Brooke Bellamy denies new plagiarism allegations by popular US baker

An American cookbook author has joined baker Nagi Maehashi in claiming recipes were copied in a book by the Brisbane baker.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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