Nine simple tips that will make you a better cook (including five key pieces of kitchen kit)

Nine simple tips that will make you a better cook (including five key pieces of kitchen kit)

It’s not exciting,but it’s essential that if you want to be a good cook you must first master the basics. Here’s where to begin.

  • bySohla El-Waylly

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Appetite for cookbooks remains hearty,but overall book sales dip
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Appetite for cookbooks remains hearty,but overall book sales dip

The book market slipped back in volume and value last year as cost-of-living pressures continued to bite.

  • byJason Steger
The Aussie sunbeam who lit up London:Kathy Lette’s tribute to Bill Granger

The Aussie sunbeam who lit up London:Kathy Lette’s tribute to Bill Granger

I was meant to take Bill under my wing in London,but he simply took flight.

  • byKathy Lette
MSG was blacklisted,but now it’s back on the menu. What changed?

MSG was blacklisted,but now it’s back on the menu. What changed?

Is MSG “salt on crack” or a key ingredient to healthier cooking? The attitudes towards MSG are changing in surprising ways.

  • bySarah Berry
‘My Revolver days are over’:The Queen’s son on food,Charles and Melbourne’s nightlife

‘My Revolver days are over’:The Queen’s son on food,Charles and Melbourne’s nightlife

Food critic Tom Parker Bowles says the Queen still cooks for him,revealing the dishes that Camilla plates up in the family home – and they’re surprisingly simple staples.

  • byStephen Brook
It’s time to let go of the idea a meal has to be perfect

It’s time to let go of the idea a meal has to be perfect

Brushing up on your kitchen skills can take cooking from a chore to a joy.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
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Five of the best Helen Goh cakes to bake this weekend
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Five of the best Helen Goh cakes to bake this weekend

Get your bake on - and make your friends and family very happy - with these sweet treats by the great Helen Goh.

Danielle Alvarez’s simple herb butter transforms roasted chicken thighs into something special

Danielle Alvarez’s simple herb butter transforms roasted chicken thighs into something special

Canned sardines get a bad rap. But Danielle Alvarez shows how to turn the silvery fishes (and other pantry ingredients) into a solid gold dinner favourites.

  • byDanielle Alvarez
The foods you should always store in the fridge – and the ones you shouldn’t

The foods you should always store in the fridge – and the ones you shouldn’t

Eggs,bread,tomato sauce,Vegemite:do they belong in the fridge or not? Jill Dupleix settles the argument once and for all.

  • byJill Dupleix
Love,keep busy,ignore your ‘impasta syndrome’:How to live and cook like a nonna

Love,keep busy,ignore your ‘impasta syndrome’:How to live and cook like a nonna

When this author consulted the ‘Italian whisper network’,she found 15 nonnas,delicious food and a whole lot of love. Watch them making pasta from scratch.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
How to up your slicing game and sharpen your knife skills (without cutting yourself)

How to up your slicing game and sharpen your knife skills (without cutting yourself)

Slice,dice,mince,julienne,chiffonade – a beginner’s guide to mastering each technique and cutting food like a pro.

  • byJill Dupleix