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Chefaholic Cooking SchoolA PADDOCK TO PLATE COOKING EXPERIENCE FOR ALLA PADDOCK TO PLATE COOKING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL
•250ml Pureed pumpkin (room temperature) •50 ml warm water •1 tsp Salt •1 Tsp sugar
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PUMPKIN BREAD Duck à l’orange A paddock to plate cooking experience for all
Ingredients
•1 x 2kg whole duck •1 Tbsp olive oil •150g butter •500g plain flour •100ml Grand Marnier •2 tsp dry yeast. • • • 50ml vinegar 50g castor sugar Juice of 3 oranges •Pepitas and sunflower seeds (optional) •6 oranges
Method
1. To make pumpkin puree you will need a cup of Clean and pat dry duck, chopped pumpkin and enough water to cover it. heat butter in fry pan large
Either boil on the stove top in a saucepan or place in enough to hold duck and a microwave on high for 8 to 10 mins.fry duck for approximately 2. When the pumpkin is soft use a blender to process 5 minutes. it. Stand aside to cool. Place duck in oven for *These next steps can be done with a bread maker on approximately 45 minutes dough setting. on 180°C basting as you go. 3. In a bowl place the 50 ml warm water, sugar and Turn heat down to 160°C yeast together. Mix and set aside until frothy, or and cook for a further 30 about 10 mins. 4. In a larger bowl place the flour and salt. Make a well For further information please contact: E: P: in the centre and put in olive oil, cooled pumpkin puree and the yeast mix. Mix together and turn out onto a floured bench top and knead for 10 mins, if chefaholic.tas@gmail.com 0407 175 720 or 0448 820 367 dough is sticky add a bit more flour. Set aside for www.chefaholiccookingschool.com half an hour or until doubled in size. Knead again for 10 mins and set aside for another half an hour. 5. When dough has risen again flatten out slightly and sprinkle pepitas and sunflower seeds onto the dough. Form into the shape of loaf you want, containing the seeds on the inside. 6. Set aside again to rise for 40 mins. 7. Set oven to 195oC 8. When dough has risen again, brush the top with water and sprinkle on more seeds. 9. Bake for 20 – 30 mins, depending on shape of loaf. 10. Bread is ready when it is golden brown on the outside and sounds hollow when you tap it with 11. your knuckles. Let cool a bit then eat! Enjoy
RED LENTIL DHAL
minutes. Remove from IngredientsWITH SWEET POTATO oven and cover with Grand Ingredients Marnier and cook for a further 5 minutes. • Remove from oven and 1 cup (200g) red lentils, rinsed strain all liquid into a • pot, add in vinegar, sugar 1 sweet potato, chopped into 2cm pieces and juice of 3 oranges and reduce until a nice consistency. • 1 red onion, halved, finely chopped Meanwhile peel and cut • oranges and prep with no skin or seed. When sauce is 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped nearly ready add segments • to sauce and warm - do not 1/2 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely sliced let oranges break down. Carve duck and cover • with sauce and arrange 2 tablespoons mild curry powder • segments. 2 tablespoons tomato paste Enjoy! • 1/2 cup (150g) low-fat thick Greekstyle yoghurt • 2 spring onions, finely chopped • 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves, plus extra leaves to serve • Fennel seeds and dried chilli flakes to serve
Method
1. Combine lentils, sweet potato, red onion, garlic, chilli, curry powder, tomato paste and 1 teaspoon salt in a saucepan with 3 cups (750ml) water. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, then simmer uncovered, for 15 minutes or until sweet potato is tender and lentils are soft and porridge-like.
If it’s too soupy, increase the heat and cook a little longer; if it’s too thick, add a dash of water. 2. Combine yoghurt, spring onion and mint, then season well. 3. Serve the dhal with the minted yoghurt, then top with fennel seeds, dried chilli flakes and mint leaves.
Jo Cordell-Cooper in the snow
How to activate, not hibernate this winter
Jo Cordell--Cooper
“SUMMER bodies are made in winter” – I’m not sure where I heard this pearl of wisdom but there is a lot of truth to it!
Some of the best things in winter include looking forward to bunkering down with slow cooked foods, reading a book by a cosy fire, or a long, hot bath to warm you from top to toe – all enjoyable, but not active.
Spring is definitely the busy season in the fitness season, but I’m finding a shift in many of my clients to a firm commitment to exercise over winter – with locked in training sessions and the higher attendance on the nights you’d think people might rather stay at home!
My Friday NIGHT Hikes have been warmly welcomed – walking by torchlight calms both body and mind.
The body is meant to move, and move it must to stay healthy. We are not bears – we should not hibernate. So what can you try over winter? Here’s my top five active solutions to winter: • Find a waterfall: waterfalls are particular beautiful after the rain.
Collinsvale Waterfall,
Strickland Falls in
South Hobart, Silver
Falls in Fern Tree,
New Town Falls in
Lenah Valley and
Myrtle Gully and
Secret Falls in South
Hobart are all worth a visit. • Snow visit: rug up and head up
Mount Wellington,
Collinsvale or the
Great Lakes. • Go swimming:
The idea might be frightful, but water and air temperatures at indoor pools are stable! Join an aqua aerobics class, do laps, or join one of the aquatic sports on offer. It is not out of the question to do some openwater swimming.
The benefits of cold water submersion are well documented however if you are new to it, have a medical check-up first to ensure your heart can handle it! Be sure you understand the early symptoms of hypothermia and have a firm strategy for getting warm after your swim. • Gardening: rake up the leaves, prune the trees, prepare vegetable beds for the spring. I cannot think of a more wholebody exercise than gardening! • Bike ride: visit
Hobart’s many bike tracks and off you go! You can even cycle out to Valhalla in Moonah and get yourself an ice cream!
Often we think of Hobart as being much colder than it is. Hobart isn’t cold, Canada’s cold! Yet Canadians have a very rich and exciting winter life full of sport and enjoying the big chill, and so should we.
Your body will enjoy the movement and you won’t be scrambling to quickly lose your winter belly when it comes time to shed a layer or two of clothing. Enjoy our beautiful city and all it has to offer - weather permitting.
Jo Cordell-Cooper offers Friday Night Hikes on the Eastern Shore, and half-day hikes on weekends for those needing a little support to get started and gain confidence hiking in the bush. Download your free hiking fitness resources from www. jocc.com.au/hiking or phone 0409 862206 for more information.
Health insurance that’s easy as HCi
HOW healthy is your health insurance?
Having health insurance can mean peace of mind and lower medical bills. It can also save you tax and encourage good health.
But when’s the last time you checked your cover (or the decision to not have cover)? Do you know what it includes – and if it suits your current family?
Why do a health check on your health cover?
Reviewing your health cover makes sure it meets your needs and provides value to your family (including families of one!) And with COVID-19’s impact on our health and hospital waiting times, health cover is an important safety net.
Things change, both in your needs and in health cover options, so your cover may be out of date. For instance, if you no longer need pregnancy cover, something like HCi’s Silver Plus cover may suit you better.
On top of that, most funds increase their fees every April. Is your cover still competitively priced?
Depending on when you last compared health cover, the rules may have changed. Not all health cover saves you from paying the Medicare Surcharge Levy, and HCi is one of very few funds including children up to the age of 31 (rather than 25) on family policies.
What if your cover ‘fails’?
If your existing hospital, extras or combined cover does not meet your needs or provide the best options for you, change to another fund! HCi will manage the exit from your old fund for you to make it easy.
No waiting periods apply when you switch to equivalent or lower cover so that needn’t be a factor in choosing to switch. Upgrading your cover (within or between funds) may well have additional waiting periods for certain types of cover, however.
