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Pantry essentials

Nutritionist and Good Food contributor Sarah Pound shares her supermarket must-buys.

Eight supermarket items nutritionist Sarah Pound always has in her shopping basket

The best-selling author and mum of three takes us on a spin around her favourite IGA and shares her favourite everyday ingredients (and how to use them) along the way.

  • Ardyn Bernoth
Give Korean cooking a go with gochujang.

The 11 condiments you should always have in your fridge

From staples like mayonnaise to those growing in popularity like gochujang – these are the jars to add to your shopping list.

  • Johanna Derry Hall
Julia Busuttil Nishimura takes us shopping at her go-to for Italian ingredients, Mediterranean Wholesalers.

From $2 espressos to tinned tomatoes: Julia Busuttil Nishimura takes us shopping for Italian ingredients

The cookbook author has a deep knowledge and passion for Italian products. She shows us around Mediterranean Wholesalers and shares some of her favourites.

  • Ardyn Bernoth
Easy peasy sesame noodles.

Three six-ingredient noodle dishes to throw together to rescue dinner

For those days when you just can’t, these simple recipes prove that a satisfying meal doesn’t have to be a struggle.

  • Katrina Meynink
Dried and fresh spices can’t always be used interchangeably.

Fresh v dried: Which version of the spice is right and when you can swap them

Plus the powerful powder that can be used as an alternative to onion and garlic.

  • Sarina Kamini
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Spices should be replaced every six months or so.

How to tell when it’s time to replace your dried spices

Even the most robust dried spice has a use-by date. And it’s not as far into the future as you might think.

  • Sarina Kamini
Pep’s pepper is complex, punchy and gloriously aromatic.

Why don’t we pay as much attention to the quality of pepper as salt and oil?

It’s a question that led three friends to rethink what pepper tastes like and launch their single-origin brand.

  • Sarah Norris
Neil Perry’s cacio e pepe.

10 simple recipes to cook while you’re camping or caravanning (plus packing tips)

Hitting the road for the holidays? Tuck these recipes in your backpack (along with a stash of parmesan, herbs and spices to keep things interesting).

Adam Liaw’s green curry noodles.

Four ways to use that forgotten jar of curry paste in your fridge

Among the graveyard of half-used jars in your fridge often lurks curry paste. Use it to spice up an otherwise dull midweek dinner.

  • Becky Krystal
Baker Emelia Jackson was a contestant on the reality TV series Dessert Masters.

Expert baker Emelia Jackson reveals the pantry ingredients she can’t live without

Emelia Jackson shares her baking tips, including the best butter to buy at the supermarket and how to avoid sifting icing sugar.

  • Emelia Jackson