Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2018 i The Australian Women's Weekly

It seems every time we turn on the TV or open a newspaper there’s a new and more upsetting tale of bullying or bad behaviour – it’s happening in our schools, on film sets and in the halls of parliament. It’s been uncovered on a grand scale in our financial institutions and, as shown in the recent investigation by The Weekly and the stories emerging around the Royal Commission into Aged Care, it’s even in the way we treat our most vulnerable citizens. Which is why we spend so much time at The Weekly celebrating those doing truly exceptional things for their community or beyond. But you don’t have to devote your life to charity or try to change the world in order to make a difference. Kindness can be…

Emmy royalty LOOKING MAJESTIC in white, The Crown actress Claire Foy (above with Matt Smith; she’s also interviewed on page 56 in this issue) was recognised for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II at the 70th Emmy Awards. Sydney-born Handmaid’s Tale star Yvonne Strahovski (far left, with Judith Light and Penelope Cruz) lost out, but it didn’t dampen her night. The star dressed her baby bump in a black gown, saying she was due, “any day”. Women we love ENGLISH ROSE Dame Judi Dench indulged her love of British blooms, getting involved in the RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show. What’s the best way to celebrate turning 90? If you’re the Victorian Country Women’s Association, you make jam. The CWA has worked with growers to create the perfect spread, and they…

It’s hard to believe that it was only a year ago at the Toronto Invictus Games that Prince Harry introduced his new girlfriend to the world. That moment was highly orchestrated, a piece of delicious theatre by the royal’s Kensington Palace aides, but it was still 100 per cent Prince Harry – laid back and passionate. After intense media scrutiny and many blissful months dating in secret, Prince Harry chose the Toronto Invictus Games to let the world in. It didn’t take much. The couple simply strode hand-in-hand into the competition’s stadium and quietly sat down, joining the crowds courtside to watch a wheelchair tennis match between competitors from Australia and New Zealand. Harry and Meghan laughed, couldn’t stop smiling and applauded, and their body language said it all. She…

Little Mae Webb has something to show her mother. It’s a sheet of white art paper with a series of brightly coloured drawings. “So, what is that, Mae?” asks her mum, Kate Ritchie, the 40-year-old actress and radio personality who made her name as TV’s beloved Sally Fletcher on the beachside soap, Home and Away. “Is that a volcano? Or is it some broccoli?” “No, Mum,” insists Mae, mildly exasperated that her mother doesn’t know what her carefully crafted drawings are. “That’s a tree.” “Like most things in my life, Mae is the inspiration.” Of course, it’s a tree, says Kate. “How silly of me. I should have known that, shouldn’t I?” Mae nods. “Yes, Mum. You should...” What Kate and four-year-old Mae don’t know is that as we are…

Chris Jackson has the best job in the world, at least that’s how he sees it and as someone who has watched him work in stunning locations all over the globe, I’m inclined to agree. For the past 15 years, Chris (above) has travelled to the most extraordinary places you can imagine, met people from all walks of life, a cornucopia of cultures, and yes, he does all this as well as taking photographs of the royal family, often travelling on the same planes as his subjects. This is the man who shot Kate and William romantically gazing at Paris from behind the huge clock in the Musée d’Orsay, captured the Queen laughing uncontrollably with her son and husband at the Highland Games in Scotland, who regularly goes to Africa…

As the aircraft entered Afghan airspace – the familiar landscape of snow-capped mountains appearing outside the window – I was gripped by that strange feeling I always get when I return to the country of my birth. I’m reminded of the circumstances which led to my family fleeing Afghanistan in the dead of night 35 years ago – of my parents locking up their home in Kabul, promising never to return to a country that was descending into a catastrophic war that would go on to claim a million lives. They fled east to the Pakistan border, guided through the mountain passes by a smuggler, relying on the kindness of strangers to evade capture. It was a journey that would take 10 days on foot. Of course, I have no…

Janet Calvert-Jones is gentle, shy and rarely gives interviews. It’s hard to believe she’s the sister of rumbustious media mogul Rupert, and for close to 25 years worked as his Aussie lieutenant as chairman of Melbourne’s Herald and Weekly Times, the company her father Sir Keith Murdoch ran before them. But I suspect Janet, who turns 80 next year, is far steelier than she looks. Much of her adult life has also been devoted to charity work, something she learned from her mother, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, the inspirational matriarch who she says became her great friend as well as a mentor. “It was just following in her footsteps,” says Janet. “Her philanthropy – I hate the word – her giving was more than giving money – it was being interested…

“Princess Diana had tried on the outfits - just like any other customer.” George can still hear the screams echoing all the way down the line from London. It was 1990, and the most stylish woman in the world had just walked out of his Knightsbridge store in London with six pieces of the current season’s parachute cotton range in various shades of khaki. Princess Diana had tried on the George Gross & Harry Who outfits in the dressing room, just like any other customer, while a bodyguard minded the front door. Parading in front of the big mirror in the shop, she turned this way and that, before proclaiming herself delighted. Her Royal Highness chatted excitedly about how perfect the clothes would look on her trip to South Africa…

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Growing up in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area, our lives revolved around the beach, small sailing boats and the bush. We would build cubby houses in the bushland near our house, climb trees, track the habits of the local wildlife, like kookaburras and koalas, spend time at the beach or wander down to Pittwater to go fishing. Growing up like that, I instinctively sensed the need for connection with nature and the natural environment, and its impact on my wellbeing. As a doctor, it is helpful to have substantial scientific evidence to back up one’s instincts. So it was very exciting to see a new research report saying that, for the sake of our health, we all ought to be spending a lot more time outdoors, in natural environments. Researchers from…

Smoked salmon and asparagus MAKES 12 PREP AND COOK TIME 40 MINUTES Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a 12-hole (2-tablespoon/40ml) flat-based patty pan. Using a 7cm cutter, cut 12 rounds from 2 sheets of shortcrust pastry; press rounds into pan holes. Divide 5 chopped asparagus spears (75g), 125g finely shredded smoked salmon and 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives among pastry cases. Whisk 3 eggs with 1 tablespoon milk in a medium jug, season; pour into pastry cases. Top with ¼ cup finely grated parmesan. Bake for 25 minutes or until quiches are set and pastry is browned lightly. Ham and corn MAKES 12 PREP AND COOK TIME 40 MINUTES Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease a 12-hole (2-tablespoon/40ml) flat-based patty pan. Using a 7cm cutter, cut…

New foodie’s tome Stephanie Alexander, one of Australia’s cherished cooks, has written a definitive guide brimming with tips and techniques for new foodies – The Cook’s Apprentice, $45. It’s the perfect gift for children, teens, adults leaving home for the first time or widowers just starting out in the kitchen. Visit www.penguin.com.au Vegie schnitzel wraps The perfect meat-free meal – crumb thickly sliced zucchini with beaten egg and panko breadcrumbs; shallow fry in extra virgin olive oil. Drain on paper towel. Place lettuce along centre of Mission Supersoft Original Wraps or Wholegrain Wraps and add finely shredded red cabbage, onion and carrot. Top with the zucchini; drizzle with mayonnaise and finish with parsley. Available from supermarkets. A barbecue like no other Cooking over…

Charred capsicum and egg pasta salad SERVES 4-6 PREP AND COOK TIME 20 MINUTES 350g wholemeal spiral pasta 3 medium (600g) red capsicums 3 medium (400g) zucchini, sliced thinly on the diagonal 1 cup parsley leaves 3 anchovies ⅓ cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 60g wild rocket leaves 4 soft boiled eggs, quartered 1 Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until al dente; drain and place in a large bowl. 2 Meanwhile put the capsicums over a barbecue or griddle pan; cook until the skin has blistered and blackened. While they are cooking add the zucchini slices and grill on both sides. Transfer to a plate. Remove capsicums from the grill when blackened all over and…

On discovering she was part Russian, then advertising exec Kate Furnivall wrote her debut novel The Russian Concubine . She has since developed into a best-selling historical author. Kate was raised in Wales in the 1950s. “My childhood was spent with my twin sister in a radiant bubble of happiness and imaginary worlds, which protected us both from the traumas that tore my family apart,” she says. The Survivors explores the plight of refugees following World War II and “the moral problems raised”. She now lives in seaside Devon in SW England. “The sea always brings me peace of mind and I spend many hours prowling the sands while I wrestle with my story.”…

OUR HOUSE by Louise Candlish, Simon & Schuster A close-knit matriarchy existed in Trinity Avenue, London. The day Fiona is blind-sided – her ex-husband disappears after selling their house – the usually intelligent woman is still forgiving. But when she discovers Bram has taken their sons from school, paralysing fear strikes. Neighbour lawyer Meryl rushes in, as does new “owner” Lucy. Fi chucked Bram out when she found him in the kids’ garden playhouse, having sex with a local woman. Now license-less Bram has caused a crash in which a woman and child were critically injured. He thinks he’s got away until a stranger says she witnessed the accident. Her sidekick Mike turns up to negotiate hush money. Helpless Bram has moments of “grotesque lucidity”, as he goes along with…

Plant roses where they will get as much sun as possible, and avoid planting around trees. “Roses hate competition and trees love fertiliser, so it’s the tree that ends up growing, not the rose.” When removing a rose bush and planting a new one, make sure you change the soil. “When you remove a rose bush, fragments of the roots remain and create toxins as they break down. The new rose won’t die – it will just sit and not thrive.” Removing spent flowers also promotes new growth. “Trim off the spent roses down to just above the first five-leaf junction. Roses look hardy but love regular feeding and water. “A good soaking, particularly in hot weather, encourages new growth.” To prune, remove any wood growing into the centre of…

Most of us want a comfortable lifestyle in our later years but many of us are still failing to engage with our superannuation, which we expect to pay for our retirement dreams. Only 42 per cent of Australians know their exact super balance because they either “don’t remember to check it, didn’t know how to check it, or they’re not bothered,” according to a survey of more than 2000 people conducted by comparison site finder.com.au earlier this year. On top of this there are more than six million lost super accounts in Australia, worth around $18 billion. Lost super occurs when your super fund is unable to contact you, which means your account remains idle but annual fees will still be deducted from your balance. About 40 per cent of…

With guests including former Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, patron Dame Quentin Bryce and influential women from the media, politics, business and charity, The Australian Women’s Weekly AGL Women of the Future winner’s lunch at Quay restaurant in Sydney was to be the most talked about event of the year. Celebrating three exceptional young women who received more than $70,000 each in cash and prizes, thanks to AGL, to further their projects, the event featured a lively panel discussion on gender, female futures and politics. Julie Bishop’s keynote address on sexism and bullying in politics was a highlight, and widely reported on for days after.…

SLIPPERS ARE HOME The iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz have been recovered after thieves snatched them from a museum in Minnesota more than a decade ago. DRASTIC PLASTIC Work has begun on cleaning up the largest patch of ocean-borne rubbish in the world. Engineers have deployed a device to collect litter floating between California and Hawaii. ART IMITATES DEATH US novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy, who writes about killer spouses, including an essay titled “How to Murder your Husband” has been charged with murdering her husband.…

Looking at Vanessa Broughill today, with her broad smile and infectious laugh, it’s hard to believe the journey she’s been on. The 33-year-old mum-of-three is vivacious, chatty and has a powerful intelligence and self-knowledge. She comes across as strong and confident and immensely proud to be in the 2018 Invictus Games. But dial back three years and Vanessa was a very different person; anxious, troubled and broken on the inside while battling to present a coherent, coping exterior. Vanessa has always hidden her troubles; she’s a fixer not a quitter. But, inevitably, her world came tumbling down. “In 2015 I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression and even though I have mostly worked through the depressive part, the anxiety is still with me in everything I do and more so…

Tessa Klein was four when she picked up a glass jar and carefully wrapped it in a tea towel. Denied proper toys to play with, she cradled it in her arms, pretending it was a doll. Suddenly she heard a noise outside the family’s room. “My heart was racing,” she recalls. “I hid that jar as fast as I could. I was so scared I’d be caught.” If little Tessa had been spotted with her pretend doll, the consequences would have been severe: at least six lashes on her hand or bare bottom with a thin, whippy cane. In the Twelve Tribes religious community, where she lived in Picton, NSW, fantasy play – like pretending to be an aeroplane or nursing a doll – was banned. Nor could Tessa play…

The moment Kirsty Bartlett laid eyes on the 15-hectare property on the outskirts of Katherine, in the Northern Territory, she knew it was where she wanted to raise her children. Neither Kirsty nor her husband of a year were from the bush – she comes from Tasmania, Anthony from Sydney – but they both saw potential for a rural idyll. They would eat fresh mangoes from the property’s orchard, grow their own vegetables, raise pigs and cows, and collect fresh eggs each morning from the chook yard. Their children would grow up with a connection to the land, the seasons, to plants and to animals.That was in July 2003, and for the next 13 years the Bartletts did just that, supported by the property’s aquifer, which delivered a reliable flow…

Mary, 65, is a mother of three who loves to wear pink. A government employee who has worked her entire life, balancing a part-time career with raising her little ones, she takes pride in her appearance and keeps her nails perfectly manicured. Earlier this year, a change in her life meant she was regularly attending meetings with a caseworker, Sally, who observed Mary would arrive promptly, with a briefcase full of papers on her lap, and the scent of powder hanging in the air around her. Together they would set about the task of trying to find Mary a home because Mary, who has never accessed the social welfare system, was homeless. “You wouldn’t typically look at Mary as someone who would experience homelessness,” Sally says when The Weekly visits…

Husband said he couldn’t take it anymore – something had to change, he was absolutely sick of it. I questioned why he hadn’t spoken up earlier, before it got to boiling point? I was happy for him to take control of the situation as I had no intention of changing my ways. “Fair enough” he said. “Then let’s make the kids decide.” Like Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman in the legendary divorce film Kramer vs. Kramer, we stood on opposite sides of the kitchen, kids in the middle. If they agreed they were to go with their dad. If they didn’t, they came to me. I swallowed hard, slightly nervous at the possible outcome. Bravely I asked, “Are you sick of me serving lasagne on a weekly, sometimes bi-weekly basis?”…

There’s the dispiriting troll through the shops in search of swimmers. Then holing up in a changing room the size of a phone booth but with floor to ceiling mirrors. Just in case you needed reminding that not only does your bum looks big in that – it looks big in everything! I’m not my best in summer. I stick to bus seats and my eyes are bleary from the sunscreen I slap on. The “flap flap” of thongs makes me a little crazy. “You’re just jealous,” says the MOTH (The Man of the House) as he “flaps” past. He grew up on the North Coast of New South Wales with the sand, the sun and the sea. He loves Vegemite, kangaroos, Holden cars and swims like a fish. I…

Stretched out on the decking beside a shimmering aquamarine pool, Erika Heynatz, 43, effortlessly evokes the wealthy subjects of high-society photographer of the 1960s Slim Aarons, who inspired The Weekly’s spring fashion shoot on location in Sydney. The soft, sorbet-tones recall the photographer’s iconic portraits of America’s rich and famous and they suit Erika, who studied him at university, to a T. “That idyllic Slim Aarons glamorous lifestyle and attitude of long summer days lounging poolside, sun tanned and bikini-clad, summer cocktails and endless entertaining and fun really appeal to me,” she says. “They are my summer goals.” A chameleon who conquered the worlds of modelling, theatre and television, Erika is relishing her latest role as mother to Charlie, now two. She and her husband Andrew Kingston recently bought their…

Cleanse. Tone. Moisturise. In bygone years, this was about all that was expected of a home skin-care routine, with intensive treatments and heavy-duty formulations reserved for spas and dermatologists’ offices. Oh, how times have changed. The beauty industry is innovating at breakneck speed and it’s not just the beauty professionals benefiting; increasingly beauty brands are taking the latest research findings and implementing them into their consumer products. The pursuit of brighter, tighter and all-round more youthful skin has seen us venture outside the box – or at least the standard moisturiser jar. Clearly, we’re willing to seek out the latest innovation. UK research organisation Mintel notes that 30 per cent of women have trialled a new beauty product in the past three months. Tech-based devices are leading the home skin-care…

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QI am 50 and find that when I get my cholesterol checked one doctor says it’s high and I should work to lower it, and the next time with basically the same results another doctor says don’t worry too much as your good cholesterol is high. Whom should I trust? J.B., SA It is difficult when you get conflicting medical advice. High cholesterol is one risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but it needs to be considered alongside other risk factors such as smoking, being overweight, diabetes, blood pressure and family history. On the website cvdcheck.org.au/calculator/ you can calculate your risk and this helps to make a decision about medication. Of course, lifestyle measures are important for your general health too. QI have seen an app that helps you learn progressively…

Soy-glazed ocean trout with greens SERVES 4 PREP AND COOK TIME 25 MINUTES ½ cup (125ml) soy sauce ¼ cup (55g) caster sugar 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger 2 teaspoons sesame oil ¼ cup (60ml) rice wine vinegar 4 x 200g ocean trout fillets, skin on, pin-boned 8 stems choy sum (440g), cut into 5cm lengths 200g sugar snap peas 1 cup (160g) frozen peas, thawed coriander leaves, to serve 1 Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced). Line an oven tray with baking paper. 2 For the soy glaze, combine soy sauce, sugar, ginger, oil and half the vinegar in a small saucepan; cook marinade over high heat for 6 minutes or until thickened. 3 Place trout on lined tray; brush with half the marinade. Roast for 8 minutes…

Killer python cake SERVES 8-10 PREP TIME 30 MINUTES 2 x 440g tubs vanilla frosting red food colouring 380g double unfilled chocolate sponge cake 150g chocolate melts, melted 8-10 killer pythons 1 Tint frosting with red food colouring. 2 Place one cake on serving plate, spread generously with frosting. Top with remaining cake and spread top and sides with frosting. Refrigerate while preparing chocolate shards. 3 Cut 10 strips of baking paper about 6cm wide. Spread melted chocolate in rough oval shapes about 12cm high. Drape the baking paper over a rolling pin or similar to create a slightly curved surface. Allow chocolate to set. 4 Remove chocolate shards from paper, position onto sides of cake; decorate with pythons. Not suitable to freeze. Spider web doughnuts MAKES 8 PREP TIME…

Hibiscus brownies Everyone has their favourite brownie recipe, I know, but I urge you to try this one, because it might just succeed to the throne and become your king of all brownies. The idea of slipping hibiscus into chocolate brownies could only have been thought up by a home-worker, really. Here, for your enjoyment, is Wendy’s first-person account of inventing the hibiscus brownie: “During a particularly scrambled chaotic week and with the cupboards in crisis, I consumed little outside kimchi and coffee, but when that was gone, I moved on to nibbling the dried petals of hibiscus tea. And, actually, those things are surprisingly delicious – tart and tangy. If you can’t find them, or this combo sounds like a step too far into weird-food world, then stick with…

A YEAR AT HOTEL GONDOLA by Nicky Pellegrino, Hachette Refreshing canal-change with Kat Black, 50, who has spent her professional life as a food writer – pushing all the boundaries when it came to travel and far flung feasting. But what she hasn’t foraged so skilfully is a relationship. Now she has been commissioned to write a book about her new adventure, as she moves in with owner of Venice’s family-run Hotel Gondola, Massimo Morosini. Kat’s typed manuscript simmers between Pellegrino’s mouth-watering fictional story, as we lay back and are transported from an “almost-date” to Sig Right! WOMEN IN SUNLIGHT by Frances Mayes, Penguin Stylish taste of Italy, where an old hander helps newly acquainted US friends invent their future in Tuscany. Kit Raine is writing a biography of novelist…

Blooming marvellous As keeper of the roses, Terry Freeman (left) knows a thing or two about looking after the VRC’s extensive gardens and flower beds each year. “When I first started there were 6000 roses – and since then, we have counted every rose that has been put in so we know just how many there are,” he says. Heralding the start of spring, the VRC rose gardens are an integral part of the atmosphere of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. In preparation, Terry leads the team of 17 gardeners though their pruning roster from late May until August, starting with the slow growing varieties and moving onto the faster growers, so that each rose will reach peak bloom exactly on time. Only once in recent memory did the roses miss…

Hooked on Hobart I last visited Tasmania’s capital city of Hobart almost 20 years ago while on a family holiday. Believe me when I say that at that stage my sullen teenage years were in full effect. Thankfully I’ve grown up since then – and it seems I’m not the only one. The striking natural beauty of Hobart remains gloriously unchanged (even through my angst-filled teen haze I observed it back then). The city’s no-skyscraper policy means the skyline is unblemished. Luscious mountainside serves as the city’s backdrop, and parked on its doorstep is the picturesque waterfront. However, what’s evolved in recent years is an intangible energy that the city now exudes – and the locals confirm this shift. From what I’ve discerned, it can be classified as the MONA…

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Scorpio OCT 24-NOV 22 The sun and new moon in your deep-water sign on November 8 celebrate Scorpio’s personal astro-birthday, which comes with the celestial present of expansive Jupiter enhancing your money zone, financial picture and career prospects for the coming year. As a result, goals and projects that make a social contribution will get an extra boost. Vixen Venus, feisty Mars, mischievous Mercury and provocateur Uranus, all retrograde this month, brew up a complicated combination of erotic possibilities, skewed communications and sparky arguments, with the full moon on the 23rd in your private sector completing several life cycles by deepening, changing or radically rearranging. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23-DEC 21 While Uranus percolating in a fellow fire sign promises plenty of energy for the festive season, this month’s huge news is…

PAYING THE PRICE I agree that sanitary items should not be taxed (Axe the tax – In Brief, AWW, October), and women need to also make a stand at the other end of their cycle. HRT medication is not subsidised and the average cost is $45 per month. Some women are unable to afford this and go through menopause feeling angry, anxious, sleep deprived and hopeless. It seems women are being punished financially at the beginning and end of their reproductive life. Hopefully we will see change soon. Anonymous, via email. CONFESSIONS OF A MAN Waiting for my wife at the shops, I was bored enough to pull your October issue out of the trolley for a mindless flick. To my surprise I ended up so engrossed I forgot my…

ONE OF CHINA’S most beautiful and recognisable faces hasn’t been seen for months, prompting speculation the star has been detained over a tax evasion scandal. Bilingual actress Fan Bingbing was last seen on July 1, and hasn’t communicated with her 63 million social media followers since July 23, according to CNN. The actress has a slew of Chinese and Hollywood film credits to her name, including the X-Men and Iron Man franchises, and recently signed on to an espionage film with Penelope Cruz. But her career now looks in doubt. The 37-year-old’s disappearance comes amid a tax scandal in the country, regarding “yin-yang” contracts that hide the agreement’s true value. China’s Jiangsu Province State Administration of Tax is investigating fraud in the entertainment industry, according to CNN, which reported Fan…

It is a blustery, ice on the car kind of late winter morning in Melbourne. In a lofty suburban warehouse, Nadine Garner is posing effortlessly, wide smile and trademark blue eyes piercing the lens of the camera, oblivious to the chill permeating the studio’s walls. She muses that, after spending the last six years filming The Doctor Blake Mysteries in the draughty mansions and wind-swept paddocks around Ballarat, she’s immune to the cold. The camera clicks away and she owns the moment as you’d expect from an actress of her stature, yet ironically, we’re here to discuss a major career breakthrough, three decades after she became a household name. At 47, Nadine and her much-loved character, Jean Blake, are finally stepping out on their own, commanding the starring role in…

It happened in the tuna aisle at the supermarket. Journalist Jill Stark, 42, was feeling miserable, unmotivated and beset by a nameless sense of “what’s the point”. As someone who’d long battled anxiety, she knew it was important to set small goals for herself every day. “Even on the very worst day, the least I could do for myself was put food in my body,” she says. So on this particularly black afternoon, she peeled herself off the couch, dragged herself to the supermarket and contemplated her dinner options. She wanted something simple, something comforting. A pasta bake, she thought – hot, carb-rich and nourishing. “I found the tuna aisle, and that’s where things fell apart,” Jill writes in her new book Happy Never After. The lights were harsh. The…

Modern love Free-flowing dresses with loose-fitting sleeves make for easy elegance come race day. Statement headbands “When deciding on your headpiece, consider a piece that can be worn with multiple outfits just in case you have a last minute wardrobe or hair style change,” says Viktoria Novak, Myer milliner. STYLIST’S TIP Think of the right hairstyle for your headband. A low messy bun or loose tousled waves are always a winner. Wear a statement hat “No matter the hat or the headpiece, always take the time to position it at a gentle tilt over one eyebrow,” says Anne Shoebridge, Myer milliner. STYLIST’S TIP Look for classic shapes or straw boater styles that can be worn season after season. Monochrome Derby Day calls for a strict black and white dress code,…

“Beauty begins ›e momen› you decide ›o be yourself. " - COCO CHANEL EDITED by SHARON HUNT EDIBLE BEAUTY IT’S SAID THAT WOMEN INCIDENTALLY CONSUME AROUND TWO KILOGRAMS OF LIPSTICK OVER THEIR LIFETIME. THIS STATISTIC GOES A LONG WAY TO EXPLAIN THE GROWING CATEGORY OF EDIBLE COSMETICS, MADE USING FOOD-GRADE INGREDIENTS. EYES ON FRAGRANCE Two new fragrances have incorporated a striking eye motif as a core design element. The Woody floral Calvin Klein Women features artist Anne Collier, while Moschino’s Jeremy Scott decorated their floral citrus fragrance with vibrant symbols.…

Tomato and goat’s cheese tart with rice and seed crust SERVES 8 PREP AND COOK TIME 1 HOUR 10 MINUTES (+ COOLING TIME) 500g packaged ready-steamed brown basmati rice ⅓ cup (50g) sunflower seeds 1½ cups (120g) finely grated parmesan 3 eggs 1 teaspoon sea salt flakes 500g fresh ricotta 150g soft goat’s cheese ¼ cup (60ml) milk 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard 1 clove garlic, chopped finely 400g mixed tomatoes, halved and sliced 2 tablespoons small fresh basil leaves 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar 1 Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease a 24cm springform pan. 2 Process rice, seeds and half the parmesan until rice is finely chopped. Add 1 egg and half the salt; process until mixture forms a coarse dough. 3 Using damp…

Orecchiette with walnut burnt butter sauce SERVES 4 PREP AND COOK TIME 20 MINUTES 1 400g orecchiette pasta (see Julie’s tips) 2 125g butter, chopped 3 1 cup (100g) walnut halves, chopped coarsely 4 grated rind and juice of 1 lemon 5 ⅔ cup (50g) finely grated parmesan 1 Cook the orecchiette in a large saucepan of boiling well-salted water until just tender. 2 Place the butter and walnuts in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook until the milk solids turn brown and the walnuts are golden brown. Just before serving, add the lemon rind and juice. (This will stop the browning of the butter so make sure it’s a lovely deep golden brown before adding the lemon.) 3 Reserve ½ cup cooking water. Drain pasta. Toss the…

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The Survivors By Kate Furnivall, Simon & Schuster What price survival? This is the moral dilemma at the heart of Kate Furnivall’s shocking and intensely gripping window on post World War II Germany and it’s one that stays with you long after the final page. Polish refugee and ballsy resistance fighter Klara Janowska and her daughter, 10-year-old Alicja, have ducked and dived and fought hard for their lives to finally reach Graufield Displaced Persons camp in Germany. How they managed to survive the war is the “whodunnit” at the centre of Kate Furnivall’s compelling story – that and how they will manage to survive and escape the new terrors of the camp, where danger lurks around every corner, fuelled by the desperation of broken humanity. With…

Swan Song by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott, Penguin From Alabama rugrat to literary lion wunderkind, writer Truman Capote seduced his vulnerable “swans” with words for two decades. Hollywood royalty, tycoons’ wives, aristocracy; “We loved him, welcomed him into our homes, onto our yachts. We picked up his tabs, lifted his stature.” Greenberg-Jephcott’s epic telling of the allure and disgrace of Capote is a book to behold. Every intimate conversation sparkles, every faux-pas degrades. We meet a bile-ridden, bitching and butchering Capote in 1974, as he has just betrayed confidantes in a lewd and salacious article in Esquire magazine. “We’re all in there – the whole goddamn cast. I feel punched in the gut,” says “Slim”. Born to “barely a young girl,” his mother was his universe; she tossing…

When my son brought home from primary school a Mother’s Day card which, in his careful handwriting, said, “I love you, Mum – you are my role model and primary caregiver,” I thought, well, that’s new. It was cute and funny, if a little too “politically correct”, and certainly not something I would have scrawled on a card for my mother. Little did I know then how our Generation Zers (those born between the mid-’90s and mid-2000s) would continue to vex their elders. As the years passed, if our son and his younger sister were sent to bed early, there were protests of “marginalisation” and “ageism”. What? A joke Dad told in a funny accent? That was “discrimination against minorities”. And if one of them suspected the other was receiving…