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Lemons look pretty stored in a bowl, but last longer in the fridge.

Pretty as a picture, but storing your lemons this way could turn things extra sour

Five things you probably didn’t know about the super citrus fruit, plus tips to help you squeeze every last drop out of them.

  • Nina Rousseau
Adam Liaw masterclass recipe: Perfect pancakes.
EASY

The game-changing secret to cooking perfectly fluffy, golden-brown pancakes

Adam Liaw reveals how to make thick pancakes with edge-to-edge colour, thanks to science.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw’s green curry noodles.

Four ways to use that forgotten jar of curry paste in your fridge

Among the graveyard of half-used jars in your fridge often lurks curry paste. Use it to spice up an otherwise dull midweek dinner.

  • Becky Krystal
Emelia Jackson’s sour cream cheesecake.

Three tricks to reduce cracks on a baked cheesecake, the ‘little black dress’ of desserts

Emelia Jackson shares the secrets to a soft, luscious sour cream cheesecake without a crack in sight.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Emelia Jackson
Chicken breast benefits from velveting before being stir-fried.

Goodbye dry stir-fries: The simple trick to silky, juicy chicken breast every time

“Velveting” produces light, tender succulence, and helps sauce cling onto proteins. Here’s how to do it.

  • Kevin Pang
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Julia Busuttil Nishimura says salads can be the main event, with a few thoughtful choices.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s hot tips for making salads you’ll really want to eat

Forget oil-to-vinegar ratios or what type of feta to buy. Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s golden rule for stellar salads is to make it easy.

  • Emma Breheny
Mushroom dumplings with curry oil from Tony Tan’s new book.

DIY dumplings aren’t as difficult as you think. Cooking teacher Tony Tan shows you how

Dumplings are an activity as much as they are a food. So gather the crew and get wrapping – it doesn’t matter if the sizes don’t match or one is misshapen.

  • Dani Valent
The essential herbs and spices in Nagi Maehashi’s, aka RecipeTin Eats, pantry.

The 13 secret herbs and spices RecipeTin Eats cannot live without

Queen of the everyday dinner, Nagi Maehashi, shares her no-fail tips to make your cooking sizzle.

  • Nina Rousseau
Julia Busuttil Nishimura.

‘Your cooking will be better for it, I promise’: Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s five essential tips

Including the kitchen tools she can’t do without, and the essential ingredients she always has in her pantry.

  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Stand firmly in one spot, and hold your kitchen utensils with confidence.

‘Start with the hips’: Six cooking tips to boost your confidence in the kitchen

Can’t stand the heat? If you’ve never really sauteed onions or seared a steak, let’s go back to basics.

  • Kristen Hartke

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