Lifestyle and environment - Entertaining

Ideas and tips for entertaining with healthy food options.

10 essential food safety tips for outdoor cooking

10 essential food safety tips for outdoor cooking

Outdoor cooking and eating require specific food safety rules to...

10 stress-busting foods for the festive season

10 stress-busting foods for the festive season

Too much going on this festive season? Dietitian Juliette Kellow...

How many kilojoules in alcoholic drinks?

How many kilojoules in alcoholic drinks?

Many of us enjoy a social drink this time of...

Christmas dinner on a budget

Christmas dinner on a budget

Christmas is a wonderful time to get together with family...

20 festive recipes for special diets

20 festive recipes for special diets

Catering for guests this Christmas who follow special diets? Don’t...

Festive health hacks

Festive health hacks

Keep Christmas hosting happy, with dietitian Karissa Woolfe’s sure-fire shortcuts...

Healthy ageing: Social eating

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Healthy ageing: Social eating

Q My dad died earlier this year, and although my...

From burnout to balance: Beat the blues with ‘blue zone’ social dining

From burnout to balance: Beat the blues with...

Companion: Middle English: from Old French compaignon, literally ‘one who...

Healthy entertaining made easy!

Healthy entertaining made easy!

Your guide for putting together healthy nibbles and delicious platters…I...

Quick and easy recipes for healthier entertaining!

Quick and easy recipes for healthier entertaining!

I love having friends and family over to share great...

Keeping Christmas healthy

Keeping Christmas healthy

The Make Every Meal Healthier! theme this month is about...

Ask Niki: Gluten-free nibbles

Ask Niki: Gluten-free nibbles

Q. I have gluten-free friends coming for dinner. The main course...

Eating in: Your guide to healthy entertaining at home

Eating in: Your guide to healthy entertaining at...

Having people over doesn't have to be an ordeal. Niki...

Tips and tactics for feeding a crowd

Tips and tactics for feeding a crowd

Our experts share their tips on cooking for large groups...

How to make a healthy antipasto platter

How to make a healthy antipasto platter

It's a favourite way to entertain in the summer, but...

Easy entertaining: Cheat’s cuisine

Easy entertaining: Cheat’s cuisine

Your party guests have arrived and it's all under control...

Cooking for special diets: Guess who’s coming for dinner?

Cooking for special diets: Guess who’s coming for...

Nutritionist Bronwen King has advice for entertaining guests with special...

Menu ideas for feeding a crowd

Menu ideas for feeding a crowd

Don't break into a cold sweat at the prospect of...