Australian food and drink
Christmas dinner on a budget: plan your shop, trim the fat and change expectations
With many Australians still worried about the cost of living, experts say bargain shopping – and chipping away at a culture of excess – can help
Tory Shepherd
20, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘You can’t just do a quick wee, you’ll be there for an hour’: Australian readers’ favourite highway pit stops
From natural springs and lookout points to country bakeries with the ‘best sausage roll of my life’, readers share where they rest and refresh on a long drive
Guardian readers with Emma Joyce
20, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Dry them, fry them, turn them into sauce: what to cook with cheap, juicy summer tomatoes
Turn a bumper crop into a seasonal feast, with expert tips for baking, bottling or serving fresh in a salad
Elizabeth Quinn
20, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Why Australian politicians are angry at the ‘woke brigade’ over gender neutral gingerbread
The gingerbread people sold in a Parliament House cafe have some conservative politicians aghast
Josh Butler explains to Bridie Jabour
18, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Australian supermarket mince pie taste test: the best has a ‘big boozy aroma’, the worst tastes ‘congealed’
From tarts with ‘rich and buttery pastry’ to others that smell ‘like an old linen cupboard’, Nicholas Jordan samples 11 mince pies and finds none that will ruin Christmas
Nicholas Jordan
17, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Australia-based chefs on their must-cook Christmas meals: ‘Mum learned it off a packet of Diamond pasta’
From lasagne to Fijian mud crab, seven Australia-based chefs share the dishes they’re cooking this festive season
Pilar Mitchell
16, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
The toast of Christmas: 10 of the best Australian sparkling wines, from budget to bougie
Celebrate local tipples this festive season with bargain proseccos, special-occasion bubbles and a sparkling shiraz
Thomas Carr
12, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Quick, sticky and not too tricky: Alice Zaslavsky’s recipe for eggplant, tofu and noodle salad
The cookbook author transforms leftover udon into a chunky vegan salad that can be served cold or fresh out of the pan
Alice Zaslavsky
11, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Australian Christmas grazing platters for every budget: from $20 spreads to $100 splurges
With strategic shopping and some homemade additions, $20 is enough to pull together an abundant party plate of meat, cheese and dips. With more to spend, some premium items still deliver better value
Ann Ding
10, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Tomatoes triumph, peaches sweet: Australia’s best value fruit and veg this December
It’s the most wonderful time for fruit fanatics, while baby root vegetables are a great choice for Christmas lunch platters
Maddie Thomas
04, Dec, 2024 @7:00 PM
Popular Christmas desserts cost more for less at Woolworths and Aldi, Choice finds
Lindt and supermarket home brands criticised by consumer group for ‘shrinkflation’ on items including chocolates, cakes, and tarts
Catie McLeod
04, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Australian supermarket icy pole taste test: ‘I found one to spend the rest of my life with’
All 11 icy poles our testers crunched through could make do on a hot summer’s day, but one contender stunned Nicholas Jordan and his fellow judges
Nicholas Jordan
03, Dec, 2024 @7:30 PM
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