Dry Stir-Fry Egg Noodles and Chives

Tastes like home. These noodles have made their way into my supper clubs and dinner parties now. I love how easy it is to make. You don’t need a wok – just intention, good seasoning and fresh ingredients. Everyone always instinctively reaches for it. Kids love it, adults love it and even the pickiest eater will find a way…

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Wintringham: This Must Be the Place

Australian not-for-profit Wintringham supports people over 50 who face homelessness and disadvantage, ensuring the winters of their lives are warm – spent in comfort and community. We stopped by for a visit.  Strolling through Gilgunya Wintringham in Melbourne’s inner north on a sunny morning, it’s hard to not be struck by how pleasant the grounds are. A driveway leads into the…

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Rissoles with Gravy

Tastes like home. This recipe, a slightly punchier variation on the rissoles I grew up eating, is not reflective of my ethnic background. I grew up eating kielbasa, liverwurst, petit-suisse and pickled everything, but true-blue rissoles will always signal to me the comfort of my Mum’s care, from cradle to middle age. These rissoles are a…

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Horo Show

What’s in the stars for you in 2026? Sophie Quick is horoscoping things out, and the signs point to yikes.    Aries (March 21 – April 19)  Are you courageous and fiery or are you just awful? It’s a great question. The new year is an opportunity to overhaul your ghastly aura. This is an urgent project so get cracking asap.    Taurus (April 20 – May 20) …

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Sai Oua Scotch Eggs

Tastes like home. When you slice into a sai oua Scotch egg, the yolk spills out, golden against the fiery crust, and it feels like a perfect metaphor for migration and memory: familiar at the core, but wrapped in something new. It’s a crunchy, spicy, bright, showstopping snack, and a reminder that home is not one place or flavour. 

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It’s 2026: Here’s 26 Ways to Make a Change 

Look at you go, starting off the year strong by supporting a Big Issue vendor! Here’s a big list of worthy causes, random acts of kindness and nice new habits that’ll make this year count – and potentially change the rest of your life, too.  Download the 2026 Big Issue Bingo Card and share your progress…

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Molletes – Toasted Bread Roll with Beans and Cheese

Tastes like home. Now molletes haven’t got the rock star fame of tacos or tostadas in Australia, but they are extremely popular in Mexico because they are cheap, delicious and super-easy to make. Because of this, molletes are pretty much an essential food group for students all over Mexico. 

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Tastes Like Christmas

Whether you’re headed to Friendsmas, hosting the family or just after some sensational summertime food, we’ve got your menu sorted with a festive selection of Tastes Like Home favourites.

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Humbug

Eleanor Elliott Thomas is immune to the Christmas spirit…until Boxing Day, when Santa gifts the gossip. 

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Good Tidings We Bring

After a difficult 2025, Michael Black says it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in his boarding house – and 2026 should be merry and bright. 

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