Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2023 i The Australian Women's Weekly

Column The attendance of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the wedding of Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif was kept under wraps until hours before the nuptials, even though they had flown in the night before for what proved to be a veritable royal jamboree. Alongside William and Catherine were Crown Princess Mary and husband Crown Prince Frederik from Denmark, Belgium’s King Philippe and his daughter, Princess Elisabeth, Dutch royals King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, Queen Jetsun from Bhutan, Norway’s Prince Haakon, Queen Sofía and King Juan Carlos of Spain … phew … oh, and let’s not forget Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and US First Lady Jill Biden! Yes, this was quite something and…

Interview “What you see on television is what you get, he’d do anything for his family and friends.” – Alex On the day The Weekly met with Andy Allen and his wife, Alex, the world was a different place. The loved-up duo were excited about the future; which included the upcoming new season of MasterChef Australia. But, as we prepared to go to print in sync with the launch of the show, the unthinkable happened: Andy lost his best friend and co-star, Jock Zonfrillo. Passing away on April 30, 46-year-old Jock left behind four children, his grieving wife, Lauren Fried, and a devastated community of fellow chefs, friends and fans who struggled to come to grips with the news. “This has hit me like a ton of bricks,” Andy would…

On a wintry day in January 2022, a neatly dressed man in black-rimmed glasses arrived at New York’s JFK airport, ready for a holiday in the cultural heart of America. An Italian-born, bookish type with a degree in modern literature, Filippo Bernardini, then 29, of London, hungered to advance above his position as a low-level rights manager at Simon & Schuster and make his mark on the world of publishing. As he would later write in a notorious letter reprinted in The New York Times, he “cherished” unpublished manuscripts and longed to feel connected to authors. So, landing in the city of Tom Wolfe, Edith Wharton and Philip Roth would have been thrilling. It’s easy to picture him grinning as he crossed the airport concourse, practically walking on air, right…

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO sweeps through the backstage corridors of the Sydney Opera House with the casual confidence of someone who feels thoroughly at home. The 58-year-old soprano and composer brushes past racks of gold and red satin, sequins and tulle. She greets dancers who have just returned from the stage where they’ve performed a ballet, The Hum, for which she composed the score. Deborah takes a seat. Behind her, the view from Bennelong Point is all sparkling midnight blue sky and harbour. This is an extraordinary introduction to a quite extraordinary life. And she feels gratitude for it to every wise woman who has blazed a trail before her. “I feel quite emotional about it,” she says of this year’s NAIDOC Week theme, ‘For Our Elders’. “The Elders are…

In the 21st century it’s hard to believe that an ancient interpretation of womanhood, bound by strict codes of conduct and anachronistic ideals of perfection, continues to survive in the same nation that recently topped the most technologically advanced in the world. But painted geisha (or ‘geiko’ as they are called in Kyoto) swaddled in richly coloured silk kimonos, shuffling perilously on platform ‘okobo’ (wooden clogs) beneath elegant parasols, their rosebud ruby lips, white faces and intricate hairdos the result of hours of preparation, are still hanging in there as the enigmatic jewel of Japanese culture … just! Certainly the number of geisha still working is waning fast, but as the global popularity of a peppy new Netflix TV drama, The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, has proved, fascination…

One of the first pieces of advice Dr Mike Rucker gives in his book about fun is to throw away your iron. Ironing, he contends, is “agonising”. It’s a needless, thankless task that monopolises time that could be better spent enjoying exuberant, uplifting fun. Play is good for your body, mind and soul. Ironing offers none of that. “Unless you’re in a handful of fields that demand starch, you could probably throw out your iron and nobody would notice,” the organisational psychologist writes in The Fun Habit. As far as self-help messages go, it’s an easy one to obey. But that makes it no less important. For Dr Rucker, fun is serious business. He believes we are in an epidemic of drudgery that is not only sapping our vitality but…

Some say hemlines rise and fall with the stock market but in beauty circles we talk about The Lipstick Effect: in a financial pinch, we experiment with lip colour. History backs up lipstick as a reliable barometer of human psychology in times of relative hardship. In the 1930s, when industrial production and employment plummeted, lipstick sales soared. The same thing happened in the ’90s recession and again in the noughties’ global financial crisis. The theory goes that, when we have to tighten our proverbial belts, we turn to indulging in smaller luxuries like lipstick to lift our flailing spirits. The only time this didn’t hold up was during the pandemic (presumably because mandatory face masks smothered that small joy too). But things have since bounced back to predictable: Punters are…

Easy seafood stew with sugo & preserved lemon SERVES 4 PREP & COOK TIME 30 MINUTES 300g baby squid200g King George whiting200g blue eyed trevalla200g salmon2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil2 x 500g jars tomato & basil sugo2 cups (500ml) chicken stock½ teaspoon saffron threads2 wedges preserved lemon, flesh removed and rind diced1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped finely1 small (200g) fennel, sliced thinly, fennel tops reserved1 tablespoon vino cotto grilled sourdough, for serving 1 Clean the squid tubes and tentacles. Slice tubes into rings and tentacles into pieces. Cut all fish into large chunks. 2 Place a large non-stick pan over a medium to high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Quickly seal the fish fillets and squid in the pan, in batches, for 10 to 20 seconds on…

Vegan Indian potato curry SERVES 6 PREP TIME 15 MINUTES COOK TIME 6 HOURS 30 MINUTES 400g can coconut cream⅓ cup (100g) gluten-free korma curry paste (see tip)1 small (100g) red onion, sliced thickly½ cup loosely packed fresh curry leaves500g orange sweet potato, unpeeled, sliced thickly500g potatoes, unpeeled, sliced thickly400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed coriander sprigs, to serve 1 Combine coconut cream, curry paste, onion and curry leaves in a large bowl. Add both potatoes and the chickpeas, season and toss to coat. 2 Layer mixture in a 5.5-litre (22-cup) slow cooker. Scrape any remaining sauce from the bowl and spread over the top, pressing lightly to compress the potatoes. Cook, covered, on LOW for 6½ hours or HIGH for 3¼ hours, or until potatoes are tender. 3 To serve,…

Crispy parmesan potatoes SERVES 4 PREP & COOK TIME 40 MINUTES 1kg baby red or white skinned potatoes, halved50g butter, melted2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1 teaspoon onion salt1 clove garlic, crushed2 teaspoons cornflour1 cup (120g) finely grated fresh parmesan 1 Add potatoes to a medium pan of boiling salted water, cook until almost cooked through; drain. 2 Preheat the oven to 220˚C (200˚C fan-forced). 3 Combine butter, oil, onion salt, garlic, cornflour and half the parmesan in a large bowl. Add potatoes, stir to coat in butter mixture. 4 Sprinkle remaining parmesan over base of a non-stick skillet pan or small greased baking dish. Transfer potatoes, cut-side down, onto the parmesan in the pan. 5 Roast the potatoes on the lower shelf, for about 25 minutes, or until dark…

HomesHome news Building an art collection is a way of recognising what connects your creative dots. However, displaying these pieces well can often feel intimidating. There are no hard-and-fast rules, but here are some ideas to experiment with. 1 Singular unframed pieces can be clipped, pinned and taped into place, either on their own or in collections. 2 When looking to display a set of connected artworks, unite the collection with a consistent frame and mount, then display in a grid format. Groupings of four, six, nine, 12 and 16 work well. 3 When hanging a statement piece of art behind a sofa, always position it lower than you think is necessary – just above and within the width of the back of the sofa. 4 Display small collections of…

Early September, 1645, Wednesday She was in the garden at first light. There were herbs to cut: rosemary for the roast meat, mint and mallow for her cough. The house and the street and the hill beyond it were dimmed by a thick, flame-coloured haze, and as she crossed the grass she saw how the morning star was swathed in vapour. A single magpie flew from it, so close that its wingbeat stirred the air by her face. It landed on the roof’s ridge and mocked her in its grating voice. Two bad omens; but what was she to make of them? The day would unfold as God intended. The mallow grew full and fierce at the street’s margin. Martha crouched and cut handfuls. Over her shoulder she saw three…

Cancer Jun 23 - Jul 23 Happy birthday Crab clan! The cosmic combination of Sun and Mercury in your emotional sign until mid-month unites your head and heart into a powerhouse of empathy and intuition so strong you’re functionally psychic. So trust your gut, especially around the full moon on July 3. Then when the Sun and new moon align in Cancer on July 18 to light your path forward, don’t be surprised if this nostalgic coupling paves the way for progress by first taking you down memory lane to heal some family history or a long-standing concern. Leo Jul 24 - Aug 23 For the first half of July, Venus and Mars continue their entertaining sashay through your sign. During this passionate transit, creative juices flow and enthusiastic new…

Edwina Bartholomew sits in a patch of golden sunlight in a perfect Victorian country garden. Three-year-old Molly – strawberry-blonde curls tumbling down her back, a look of sheer delight in her wide, blue eyes – removes the bangles that the stylist has carefully arranged on her mother’s wrist and, one by one, slips them onto her own. All done, she shakes her arm with glee and strolls off in search of fairies. Edwina, her husband and fellow journalist Neil Varcoe, Molly and little brother Tom are all big believers in fairies – and make-believe foxes that gobble lollies in the night, and playfulness and imagination generally. “I think one of the great joys of being a mother is to see their imaginations flourish,” the Sunrise star begins. “Molly and [sixteen-month-old]…

Grief struck like a tidal wave when Michelle Moriarty’s fit, young partner suddenly collapsed and died of heart failure one day. It was so unexpected, so traumatic to lose her special person and abruptly become a widow, aged just 38. Everything changed with that one hammer blow. The future the couple had planned was gone forever. Sadly, they’d never again catch fish together, camp under starry outback skies, or watch dolphins play in the wide blue Indian Ocean. Five years down the track, Michelle is slowly rebuilding her life and recovering her sense of self. What’s more, the courageous mother-of-two is now helping others do the same through her award-winning Grief Connect network. But she admits everything has been a struggle. “It was horrendous,” says Michelle, who was left to…

Samantha Barnes was fresh out of high school when she decided to take a gap year ahead of a university degree in conservation. Her path led to Sarawak, a Malaysian state on the island of Borneo – tropical, exotic and well off the beaten track. She volunteered at a wildlife sanctuary for a month in late 2019, before returning in January 2020 for another stint. Then the pandemic took hold of the world. Was she stuck or would she stay? “It was a bit of both,” admits Sam, who has now spent three and a half years at the Matang Wildlife Centre, a 40-minute drive from Sarawak’s capital, Kuching. The wildlife sanctuary she has grown to love turns no animal away – not a crocodile, nor a sun bear, nor…

Stylishly sustainable “When shopping for gifts, thinking about the planet is the best present of all,” says Erica Stewart, founder of online retailer Hard to Find. Here are some of her picks. Scan to BUY NOW 1. NZ wool throw rug, $169. 2. Sustainable sunglasses, $127.50. 3. Tritan kids plate set, $69.95. 4. Bamboo biodegradable coffee cup, $37.95. 5. WRAP Certified sweatshirt, $88. All available from hardtofind.com.au Baby love We can start our eco-warrior journey at birth thanks to a range of ethical eco-essentials from Munch (munchcupboard.com). The Baby Munch range swaps plastics for silicone, cotton for synthetics and uses 100 per cent natural ingredients to ensure sustainable and safe products for your baby. C’mon get appy! These three free apps will help you leave a lighter footprint. ShareWaste Got…

It does my head and heart good to be with trees. Whenever I walk in woodland I feel at home; my heart expands, my mind lights up and my whole body relaxes. Trees are my temple, and the forest is my church. These gentle, generous giants have been way more fruitful than merely providing the fruit, nuts, berries and sap we harvest from them. From apples and pears to actual stairs, in patiently feeding, fuelling, medicating, housing and supporting us, trees have helped shape our species, illuminating the way forward, enabling us to climb the heady heights of progress. Trees help heal our bodies with the remedies that come from their roots, bark, leaves and essential oils, and can help heal our minds with the calming and uplifting effects that…

A plain cake with passionfruit buttercream MAKES ONE 20CM CAKE 185g unsalted butter, softened185g golden caster sugar1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste3 eggs225g self-raising flour pinch of bicarbonate of soda pinch of salt125ml buttermilk, at room temperaturePASSIONFRUIT BUTTERCREAM125g unsalted butter, softened240g icing sugar2 tablespoons passionfruit pulp, plus extra to decorate 1 Preheat the oven to 160°C fan-forced and grease a deep 20cm round tin thoroughly with butter. Line the base and side of the tin with baking paper. 2 In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, caster sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Place the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a separate bowl and whisk together. Add half to…

In her heartfelt memoir of food, love and self-discovery, avid cook and author, Charlotte Ree, takes us along her journey of learning to cook in the wake of a divorce that left her feeling unsure of who she was and what she wanted at a time when the whole world was turned upside down. This month Charlotte shares a very special recipe with The Weekly. “This is the recipe for my mama’s spinach pie. The pie I baked to feel like I was home. The pie that with every mouthful made me feel like my mama was holding me, feeding me, healing me. “There’re a few key things she swears by, and that’s using silverbeet instead of spinach (and yes, we still call it spinach pie), Dodoni feta (she says…

Curtain call If you have a shower curtain, always pull it closed when you’ve finished showering – it will dry more quickly and prevent mould. One toothpaste manufacturer now produces a tube that can be recycled in your kerbside plastics recycling bin – look for the green HDPE recycling symbol on the box. Turn up the heat Save energy and add extra warmth to bedroom and living areas by hooking ready-made curtain liners to the heading tape on your curtains. Paper tricks To store flat sheets of wrapping paper, clip together with bull-dog clips and use small S-hooks to hang them from a narrow dowel rod between self-adhesive hooks inside a cupboard door. Stuck on you When you’re removing lots of tiny screws from an appliance or toy,…

Chelsea FLOWER SHOW Kate’s vision blooms Four years after she helped design the Back to Nature garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, the Princess of Wales has returned to the show for a bug hunt and question time with young nature-lovers. Kate was inspired by childhood memories to create this leafy, verdant space which she hoped would encourage children to garden. Women we love A dream call ALF fans in Arnhem Land have heard a match called in Yolngu Matha language when a Milingimbi woman, Sylvia Nulpinditj, made history calling the Round 11 game. Winning witness The biggest prize for an Australian artist under 40 has been claimed by Ida Sophia for her video work, Witness. The Art Gallery of South Australia’s Ramsay Prize is worth $100,000. Going the distance…

When I was four, I had just arrived in Amsterdam with my parents, escaping Berlin after Hitler came to power and fired my father, a deputy cabinet member in the Prussian government during the Weimar Republic. One day, not long after our arrival, I walked hand in hand with my mother to a local grocery. There, my mother noticed another woman talking in German to her dark-eyed daughter, who was about my age. The two mothers spoke briefly to one another, smiling, clearly relieved to find some familiarity in this foreign place. I was a shy child and I clung to my mother’s leg, unused to other children but curious about the little girl looking back at me. She was to be my very first friend. A childhood playmate, neighbour…

They left behind, in Singapore, thousands of patients. “We had to put them on the floors, in the quartermaster’s store, even in the tiny chapel, where we boarded off the altar,” one nurse, Sister Frances Cullen, later reported. “The boys were marvelous … In the last days on the island, they were begging us to let them leave the hospital. Even the ones with limb injuries said they could be carried to a gun and could lie beside it to fire it. “We hated leaving the boys. The night we left, we were all in tears. Matron Drummond said, ‘Stop crying and try to look bright,’ ignoring the fact that tears were streaming down her own face.” Betty Jeffrey was serving at the Manor House Casualty Hospital as Singapore fell.…

The morning of the day in 2010 that everything changed, my life was on track. I was on my way to getting a law degree and in a happy marriage. I adored my stepson, James, and my husband and I wanted another baby. I was driving on the Monash Freeway when I saw the trees in the median strip shaking wildly. The last thing I remember was seeing the front of a truck. A semi-trailer jackknifed across the median strip on the freeway, crushing my car, trapping me inside. Everything went black. I was in agonising pain, pinned under the steering wheel with the roof crushed around my head for what seemed like eternity. I recall hearing voices and crying “Help me”. Someone asked for my next of kin. I…

Brown is the new black From rich chocolate to barely tinted beige, these varied hues will easily work back with your existing wardrobe. Get back to nature Be in full bloom with floral prints and accessories. Check mate Add colour and variety to an outfit with this timeless pattern. All is bright Stand out with block colours and simple shapes.…

The heart is an extraordinary machine: there’s really no other hardware on the planet that relentlessly pumps 100,000 times a day for tens of years with barely a hiccup for the majority. Yet we tend not to think much about the hard yakka it silently does until something goes wrong. “Heart disease is not a middle-aged man’s disease. That’s a long-held misconception that we really need to correct,” says Professor Jason Kovacic, Executive Director of the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and practising cardiologist. “Way more women die of heart disease than breast cancer and cervical cancer combined but the message hasn’t hit home that getting your blood pressure checked is just as important as having a mammogram or pap smear.” It’s actually more important than ever before. The major…

Massaman sausage curry SERVES 6 PREP + COOK TIME 45 MINUTES 2 tablespoons peanut oil12 (1kg) good quality beef or lamb sausages2 large (400g) brown onions, cut into thin wedges⅔ cup (200g) massaman curry paste1 cup (250ml) coconut milk2 cups (500ml) chicken stock2 cinnamon sticks3 medium (600g) potatoes, peeled, chopped2 tablespoons brown sugar1 tablespoon fish sauce⅓ cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves2 tablespoons crispy fried shallots2 tablespoons unsalted peanuts, roasted steamed rice, roti or naan bread, optional, for serving 1 Heat half the oil in a large shallow frying pan, cook the sausages over medium high heat until browned all over but not cooked through. Remove sausages from the pan. Reduce heat to medium, add the onion, cook, stirring, until softened but not coloured. 2 Add the curry paste, cook,…

SERVES 1 PREP + COOK TIME 20 MINUTES 2 teaspoons peanut oil2 tablespoons yellow curry paste1 (100g) finger eggplant, sliced thinly2 teaspoons fish sauce2 fresh makrut lime leaves1 fresh long red chilli, sliced thinly200ml coconut cream1 tablespoon grated palm sugar (or brown sugar)1 tablespoon lime juice250g piece of blue-eye or other skinless thick white fish fillet broccolini, steamed rice, lime wedge,for serving 1 Heat oil in a wok or small non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add curry paste; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. 2 Add eggplant, fish sauce, lime leaves and chilli; cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Stir in the coconut cream and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low, stir in sugar and lime juice, simmer, stirring, for 2 minutes. 3…

GLOBAL FICTION Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See, Scribner Wandering past the bookshelves in her office, one title jumped out. “It was about pregnancy and childbirth in the Ming dynasty. I read to page 19 and found a mention of Tan Yunxian, a female doctor who, when she turned 50 in 1511, published a book of her cases,” says author Lisa See. “I was intrigued, and down the rabbit hole I went.” And thank goodness she did. The resulting novel, sparked by that discovery and woven into a moving tale about friendship and determination, captivates at every turn. In the opening pages we meet our heroine in her formative years. Eight-year-old Yunxian – which means Loyal Virtue – is learning some pretty unappealing life lessons from her mother,…

I’m in a minivan, speeding past southern Vietnam’s vast sugarcane fields and the pleasures that draw so many travellers to this beautiful land: ancient temples, vibrant markets and steaming pho served at roadside noodle houses. But for now, I’m leaving them behind to delve into the country’s more luxurious offerings. The sparkling beauty of Vietnam’s winding cerulean coastline has made it a Mecca for beach resorts, and that’s where I’m heading for some recreation and relaxation. My first stop is Meliá Ho Tram Beach Resort. Just two hours from Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the Mediterranean-inspired resort has a reputation for luxury. I’d landed in HCMC just 12 hours earlier, and even though the flying time is a relatively civilised eight hours from Sydney, the prospect of a post-flight pampering…

Find A Word Win 5 x $50 We’ve hidden a collection of book-related words in the grid above. These words can read horizontally, vertically, diagonally, backwards and forwards, but always in a straight line. When you have found all the words listed below you should have 13 letters left over in the grid. These letters will spell the winning word. Write the winning word on the coupon on the last Puzzles page for a chance to win $50. ACTION ADVENTURE ALMANAC ANTHOLOGY BACKLIST BEST-SELLER CHAPTER COMPANION COMPENDIUM DIARY DICTIONARY DIRECTORY EDITION FANTASY GOTHIC GUIDE LEDGER MANUSCRIPT MISCELLANY NOTE OMNIBUS PAPERBACK PRIMER PRINTERS PROLOGUE PUBLISHER QUOTATION REFERENCE THESAURUS TOME Solution in next month’s issue. Easy Crossword ACROSS 1. Islam or Christianity, eg 5. Tow, … a caravan 9. Breakfast rashers 10.…

From the archive It wasn’t just undiscovered Australian beauties who were unearthed in this edition of The Weekly. Buried on page 39 was a small piece from our London reporter, Bill Strutton. He’d been invited to tea with a young unknown ballet dancer-turned-actress: 21-year-old Audrey Hepburn. Audrey was set for stardom, Bill declared, “provided her career is not ruined at the start by inept direction, or bad casting, or too many big parts in too many bad pictures”. Two years later, his prediction would come true when Roman Holiday hit screens. Much closer to home, Miss L. Fisher from Woongoolba, Qld, was awarded with £5 for her winning rhubarb and fig jam recipe, while our food and cookery experts dished up “nostalgic memories” with twists on classics including steak and…