Take control in the supermarket
August 2007
6 tips on how to leave the shop with the things you went in for and nothing more.
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Medicinal chocolate
August 2007
Next time you've a touch of the runs you could do worse than reach for a bar of dark chocolate.
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Local lads train with Oliver
By Sharon Sorour-Morris, May 2007
Jamie Oliver's infectious enthusiasm for cooking and eating has rubbed off on four previously disadvantaged South Africans lucky enough to have experienced the heat in his London training restaurant, Fifteen.
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Spices of life
April 2007
These days it seems everything that's nice is bad for you.

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Spices of life
April 2007
These days it seems everything that's nice is bad for you.
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Tricks to drive you off your trolley
March 2007
Putting sweets and snacks near the checkout is a tricky sales device we have all probably clocked, but what other ingenious tricks are supermarkets using to pry extra bucks from our wallets?
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A nicer slice?
By Cynthia Dermody, December 2006
They look cool, and when celebrity chefs use one, veggies look like art. But do you need a ceramic knife?

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Support African Coffees
December 2006
Good news for coffee-lovers: coffee may actually be good for you.

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Service with a sommelier
By Bonita Roesler, December 2006
For the unitiated, here's a crash course in the wine waiter's craft.

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Tricks to Drive You Off Your Trolley
December 2006
Putting sweets and snacks near the checkout is a tricky sales device we have all probably clocked, but what other ingenious tricks are supermarkets using to pry extra bucks from our wallets?
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Turkey Makeover
By Sylvia Hubbard, December 2006
This time of the year high-kilojoule food abounds but a few simple swops can drop the count without affecting the taste. Here are some turkey tips...
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