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Spaghetti carbonara. Olive oil-fried guanciale permeates the dish with its irresistible porkiness. Food styled by Sarah Jampel.

Spaghetti Carbonara

“You probably think I do this for everybody,” says Meryl Streep in the film Heartburn, after cooking a late-night carbonara. We can’t all be Meryl, but you can whip up a mean pasta with this foolproof recipe.

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Anastasia Zolotarev’s Summer Garden Salad.
SARAH DI LORENZO: The vast majority of Australians are not getting enough fibre in their diet. Here’s how to fix it.

Quick fibre fixes to boost your health

Nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo: The vast majority of Australians are not getting enough fibre in their diet. Here’s how to fix it.

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A customer has accused Lune of illegal activity over card surcharges

No cash at iconic chain leads to customers calling for a ‘boycott’

Lune Croissanterie has been slammed over its payments and surcharge policy.

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“Marry Me” salmon. The salmon is mostly cooked on the skin side, then gently poaching the flesh side in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce. Food styled by Brett Regot. (Armando Rafael/The New York Times)

Marry Me Salmon

A proliferation of “Marry Me” recipes, featuring everything from chicken to beans, made me wonder: just because you can drench something in that dreamy 90s creamy tomato sauce, should you? You should.

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Annabel Bower served up loaded smashed potatoes on Sunrise.

Loaded smashed potatoes: Nacho average footy snack

Annabel Bower loads up on toppings for this perfect footy-final snack.

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A surge in the popularity of blueberries, blackberries and raspberries has prompted a safety review of chemicals used on the fruits.

Urgent safety review as Aussies eat berries in record numbers

Blueberries, blackberries and raspberries have surged in popularity over the past decade.

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Ruby experienced a serious reaction after eating just three spoonfuls of Cocobella Mango yoghurt in 2024.

Nine-year-old girl’s allergic reaction long before Cocobella recall

‘When I saw that it had happened to other people, I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, this is a big thing — it wasn’t a one-off event.’’

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The fish-shaped soy sauce containers will no longer be available in South Australia.

Government bans worldwide sushi staple

Sushi lovers may be left feeling short-changed with one of the world’s most iconic food containers about to be banned, as one Australian state ramps up its war on single-use plastics. 

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Pasta with green bean ragu. This spoonable pasta is a dance of sorts between two pots: one with fresh green beans and orecchiette, the other with sausage ragu.

Pasta with green bean ragu

This spoonable pasta, the result of smart home cooking, is a dance of sorts between two pots.

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 One-pot Japanese curry chicken in New York, May 28, 2020. Usually milder and sweeter than Indian curries, classic Japanese curry is a thick beef-and-vegetable stew served over rice. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)

One-pot Japanese curry chicken and rice

Usually milder and sweeter than Indian curries, this is an easy weeknight version of a classic Japanese curry; a one-pot meal featuring juicy chicken thighs, vegetables and rice.

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Men have an easier time controlling their weight, according to nutritionist Sarah Di Lorenzo.

Why men lose weight faster than women

SARAH DI LORENZO: Hormones and body composition stack the odds against women slimming down

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Anna Polyviou.

Anna Polyviou’s wacky but delicious dessert hot takes to try

Anna Polyviou is one of Australia’s most recognisable pastry chefs — not just for her pink mohawk but for her creative dishes.

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A banana yoghurt has sent a two-year-old to hospital, leaving his parents terrified.

Ten hospitalised by contaminated yoghurt

Parents have revealed terrifying ordeals as contaminated yoghurt sent 10 people to hospital, including a little boy left struggling to breath.

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Cocobella customers suffered severe reactions after eating the now-recalled yoghurts.

Terrifying symptoms hit customers before Cocobella yoghurt pulled from shelves

‘At that point, my wife says that she honestly thought that we were about to lose him.’

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