Low-fat berry cheesecake
It’s World Baking Day on Sunday, 19 May and, all around the globe, bakers (whether professionals or beginners) are preheating their ovens, warming up their whisking arms and deciding to ‘Bake Brave’ – this year’s theme. ...
Train like a surfer
The days when surfers were lazy beach bums are long gone. Professional surfing has evolved into a highly scientific sport and the pros at the top of their game are focused, super fit athletes. Even if you live 1 000 kays from the ...
Breakfast brûlée
This pretty teacup is filled with layers of yoghurt, granola and rose water-marinated raspberries, which is nothing special until you have to crack the crisp, golden caramelised sugar topping with the back of your spoon à la crè...
Mother’s Day savings at RealityShop
If you’re wringing your hands and racking your brain for ideas to spoil your mom this Mother’s Day, RealityShop is the place to browse. Robyn Daly logs on to make the most of Reality’s exclusive Mother’s Day savings. ...
Tomato, sausage and lentil cassoulet with basil
Everybody has those clear-out-the-fridge days and more often than not they happen at the end of the month. I relish these days! For me, cooks are only worth their salt if they can turn average ingredients into something utterly de...
10-step retirement plan
The good news is that you’ll probably live longer and be healthier than your parents and, definitely, your grandparents. The bad news is that unless you’re self-employed, at some time in your 60s your company will give you a p...
Roasted vegetable cannelloni
I vividly remember being completely and utterly besotted with Jamie Oliver when I first saw him on local television, drizzling his signature rustic dishes with an absurd amount of olive oil and saying things like “that’s a ban...
Baby Steps to Fitness
Cathy Eden takes up the challenge of getting more exercise. A couple of weeks ago, my friend Ruth had what my grandma called a funny turn. But there wasn’t anything funny about Ruth’s experience. She was at work and started ty...
Reality, Autumn 2013
Welcome to Reality’s Autumn issue, a special magazine dedicated to the home. They say home is where the heart is. But, it’s also where the fridge is, and therein lie many temptations for us sad souls trying to lose weight and ...
How to garden in poor or no soil
An excellent teacher of our resident gardening expert Seamus MacLennan once told him that to successfully grow plants you should remember that it’s all about roots and soil. Nowhere is this more germane than in urban and suburba...
