Taste.com.au January/February 2019

here at Taste HQ, nothing’s more anticipated – or pored over – than our annual Eat Real 7-day Kickstart Plan. It’s a bit like that new flavour release from your favourite biscuit or ice-cream brand… but in this case it’s 42 new flavours, in a kaleidoscope of healthy colours. This is where our genius nutrition editor Chrissy Freer achieves the equivalent of a 360 backflip with full twist: a meal plan with every meal included, along with snacks and treats, all with minimal fuss, plus 100 per cent balanced for all your recommended daily allowances. This is truly the meal plan for food lovers, and all for a deliciously skinny, super-satisfying 1200 calories a day. The 7-day Kickstart Plan is just part of our massive Eat Real campaign throughout January and February.…

Pav in a cup Impress your guests with berry delicious individual pavlovas. How to: line a square cake pan Ensure your baking creations never stick to the pan again. How to: store herbs There’s a clever way to keep your herbs healthy – we show you how. Thai beef salad Forget the takeaway and find out how to cook your own tasty Thai. Zucchini & sweet potato slice Did someone say picnic? See how to make this simple savoury slice. How to: make meringue Follow our expert tips for making this melt-in-the-mouth favourite.…

1 Eat a rainbow of vegies throughout the day and include at least three veg at dinnertime. Brightly coloured vegies are packed with phytochemicals, which can help with everything from reducing inflammation to boosting your immune system. 2 Include legumes two or three times a week. Legumes are true nutrition warriors, high in protein and dietary fibre and packed with B vitamins, magnesium, iron and zinc. Add to salads and soups, or to your favourite stew, curry or bolognaise. 3 Go meat-free one or two days a week. It’s a great way to increase both your vegie and legume intake (and dietary fibre). It’s environmentally friendly and cost-effective, too. 4 Add vegies to your breakfast. Try a handful of spinach in your morning smoothie, add cherry tomatoes and zucchini to your scrambled eggs…

Who doesn’t love a sticky sweet and tangy glazed chicken in summer? We’ve had fun this month updating a retro classic – the pineapple boat. Crisp lettuce and cucumber are the perfect match for earthy black rice and sweet pineapple.Michelle Southan let’s go! Sticky chicken salad bowl with caramelised pineapple serves 4 | prep 30 mins (+ 20 mins cooling & 1 hour marinating time) | cooking 45 mins 100g ( 1/2 cup) brown sugar 160ml ( 2/3 cup) hoisin 125ml ( 1/2 cup) soy sauce 80ml ( 1/3 cup) sweet chilli sauce 800g chicken tenderloins 200g (1cup) black rice 100g small snow peas, trimmed 2 large pineapples with crowns, halved lengthways 1 red capsicum, deseeded, quartered 2 tsp finely grated lime rind 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce 2 Lebanese cucumbers, peeled into ribbons…

Made for busy families and those who love to entertain, the sleek, high-tech Whirlpool 675L Multi-Door Fridge comes with 6th Sense technology to minimise temperature fluctuations, keeping food fresh for longer. It also has FlexiFreeze and FastFreeze options, so you can store a variety of different foods at their optimal temperature, which means less wastage. This innovative fridge even comes with a Holiday Mode setting to conserve energy when you’re away. Summer entertaining is suddenly a whole lot easier! “I’ll be looking for glossy glazed chicken, vibrant colours and pineapple with good caramelisation.”matt preston CELEBRITY JUDGE SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES BY 13 FEBRUARY two ways to enter email it: Send a photo of your creation, with your name, address and telephone number to us at tastecookandwin@news.com.au or share it: Post the photo on Facebook, Instagram or…

1 You can halve pineapples lengthways to serve 4 or, if you want to leave the tops whole for each serve, buy 4 pineapples and reserve the half without leaves for making fruit salad and icy frappes, or barbecue and serve with ice-cream. 2 To save time, use bought pre-shredded iceberg, bought pre-roasted capsicum and 90-second microwave rice. 3 Get ahead and prepare your chicken the day before. Combine the chicken and marinade, cover and place in the fridge, turning occasionally, overnight to marinate. This will also help develop the flavour of your chicken. Store the remaining marinade in the fridge as well, and just bring them to room temperature to use. 4 When chargrilling your pineapple, to help the leaves stay a little greener and stop them burning, wrap them in a…