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Flat-chat chicken recipe: ‘Crispy brown bits in your frying pan? Don’t throw them out!’ | Australian food and drink
Are you fond of cooking techniques that can economise ingredients, time and washing up? Fond, otherwise known as the fonds de cuisine (loosely, the foundation …
How to pick knits: six questions to ask before buying that cardigan | Australian fashion
In the 12 months I’ve spent moving between Melbourne and Sydney, I’ve learned that Sydneysiders treat winter like it’s just for fun. At this time …
‘Eat with your hands’: Guardian readers share their instant noodle serving suggestions | Australian lifestyle
The discourse on instant noodles can get as spicy as a serve of Shin Ramyun. After chefs shared their instant noodle hacks, which included tips …
The moment I knew: we’d known each other for three months and kissed once – then over the phone, I proposed | Australian lifestyle
Kylie and I first met at an event on Australia’s Sunshine Coast during the summer of 1996-1997. She was 18, based in Brisbane, and had …
I waited tables for 13 years. Each unhappy customer is different and I learned from all of them | Australian lifestyle
I still have waitressing dreams. In them, my section suddenly fills with patrons and I launch into action – fetching water, reciting menu specials, grabbing …
Mountain biking is a risky sport, but it helped me cope with my brain tumour diagnosis | Australian lifestyle
It wasn’t the news my doctor expected from the scan. I could tell by the look on his face. Most partial hearing loss episodes are …
Worried about your laundry releasing microplastics? A filter could be a simple solution | Australian lifestyle
You might not know it, but installing a washing machine filter might be one of the simplest defences against microplastics entering the ocean. Scientists estimate …
‘We just don’t need that many clothes’: designers work towards sustainability at Australian fashion week | Australian fashion week
On Tuesday, Bianca Spender presented her 15th anniversary show at Australian fashion week in Sydney where models walked on a cream carpet beneath an enormous …
‘It’s like they’re time travellers’: the peculiar portrait of an artist’s parents, bought by a friend | Australian lifestyle
When Anna Guthrie was working at a Melbourne addiction treatment centre 20 years ago, she could hardly have guessed that a portrait of a colleague’s …
‘Impact starts at fibre’: seven designers who are championing regenerative fashion | Australian fashion
Much like the term “sustainable”, “regenerative” is increasingly used in vague ways in fashion marketing. For a garment to be truly regenerative, the raw materials …
The moment I knew: I said ‘I’d marry you tomorrow’ and that was it | Australian lifestyle
The first time I saw Pernille was in the back of a ute outside Chiang Mai in the early 90s. She was travelling with her …
Drones of the desert: an ancient Aboriginal story comes to life with cutting-edge technology | Australian lifestyle
Deep in the central Australian desert, I sit atop a dune, looking up at the sky. A blanket of stars stretch over Uluru. Woven among …
Don’t tumble, don’t soften and wash less often: how to save money on laundry | Australian lifestyle
Since it doesn’t seem like there’s any way to escape the cost-of-living crisis (neither the reality nor the phrase), this week we’re exploring how to …
Three things with Jenny Brockie: ‘Despite looking slightly sinister it works a treat’ | Australian lifestyle
When she was host of Insight, Jenny Brockie asked Australians often difficult questions about their families, beliefs and darkest days. She departed the program in …
Feast fit for a king: five alternative recipe ideas for an Australian coronation party menu | Food
Prawn and pineapple tacos and “Asian-style” rack of lamb seem like incongruous choices to celebrate the coronation of a new monarch, but these are just …
Is your fridge a vegetable graveyard? How to revive dead produce into crisper soup | Australian food and drink
Your fridge’s crisper drawer is the first kitchen skill worth cracking. Even if you’ve grown to refer to yours as “the rotter” where that hopeful …
‘Never sew your outfit the night before’: the highs and lows of making your own clothes | Australian fashion
Like many millennials, textiles (a less 1950s name for sewing lessons) was part of the curriculum at my high school. Those classes marked the beginning …
Recipes for Ramadan: Sally Mousa’s qatayef (folded pancakes), five ways | Australian food and drink
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan ends this weekend when the sighting of the new crescent moon heralds the start of a new lunar month. …
Top brassica: Alice Zaslavsky’s recipes for broccolini, cavolo nero and cauliflower | Australian food and drink
Broccolini caesar salad Broccolini’s naturally bitter notes when raw belie the sweetness within. A char on the barbecue, a blast under the grill or – …