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EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, JAN 29/17 ISSUE. Life Loves

This week we love...

Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon

Slow cooked lamb with garlic yoghurt and wholemeal milkbread.

It's a wrap

Adam Liaw

All abuzz: Grant Cohen, managing director of Block Arcade, is gearing up for the Arcade's 125th year with a new ...

Sweet as: Beehive the latest 'wow' attraction for Block Arcade

Carolyn Webb

Guests are served onion, mustard seeds and sour plum broth in a glass at the Sugar Mountain Festival's Sensory restaurant.

Immersive restaurant a feast for the senses

Annabel Ross

John Dwyer in his Fitzroy garden.

The great gardening debate: should we stop worrying and learn to love weeds?

Megan Backhouse

Food and wine presenter Lyndey Milan and her partner John Caldon.

This country life

Andrea Jones

Buried Prawns.

Dish up an national-day fan fare

Adam Liaw

Flat sheet in Hex, $110 for queen size.

What we love this week...

Georgie Gordon and Eliza Iredale

Insomnia is often overlooked during routine checkups, which not only diminishes the quality of an older person’s life ...

Understanding insomnia: 'It's a symptom, not a diagnosis'

Jane E. Brody

A new study has found that the consumption of hot red chilli peppers delayed death among those who ate the spicy fruit.

Eating spicy food may lead to a longer life

Zoe Bingley-Pullin enjoys "grazing", The Dolphin's perfectly flavoured antipasto plates of grilled capsicum, salted ...

Unpretentious pub ticks the foodie boxes

Sarah Berry

Make sure everything has its place, and its place is next to the other things needed for a task.

The mistakes professional organisers always notice

Gabrielle Savoie

Anigozanthos hyb humilis x manglesii.

Kangaroo Paws capture the floral heart of Australia

Megan Backhouse

Farmer Peter Scott shows off one of his genuinely purple chips in front of the next crop of purple potatoes at ...

Otways farmer turns purple 'tater chip creator

Carolyn Webb

La Disfida Restaurant in Haberfield.

La Disfida always worth wait for Ayoub

Sophia Phan

Novelist Ayelet Waldman at her home in Berkeley, Californian.

Mother's little helper: How LSD 'microdosing' saved a marriage

Alex Williams

Light bulb moment: Fledgling garlic farmer Kirsten Jones (with husband David Jones) dreamed up the Meeniyan Garlic ...

Small town lures tourists with pungent smell of garlic

Carolyn Webb

Streamline your living.

A Sanity-Saving Approach to 2017

Joanna Tovia Houzz

Nod off to sleep dreaming of the sea with wall art reminiscent of waves.

Whimsical watercolours for laid-back summer days

Samantha van Egmond Houzz

Consumers are turning towards free range eggs.

See how fast we're waving goodbye to caged eggs

Esther Han

A treetop play house for the family's two children and their friends.

Tree houses to send your spirits soaring

Houzz

Sit back and relax.

Seven of the best balconies to enhance Summer living

Lara Sargent Houzz

"The Botanist".

Either Or: Nordic and nice on King Street

Lenny Ann Low

Root cause: Curing a junk food addiction by eating only potatoes for a year paid off for Andrew Taylor, who lost 50kg.

Chipping away the weight with a spud-only diet

Carolyn Webb

hygge cat

Move over, Marie Kondo. The next lifestyle craze is all about coziness

Penelope Green

Get ready for a restorative summer break at home.

Home for the holidays? Turn it into a resort staycation

Samantha van Egmond Houzz

Create a zen space.

Eight rooftop gardens that top the lot

Luisa Rollenhagen Houzz

New restaurant Norsk Dor brings Scandi-cuisine to Sydney.

FOMO: Best restaurant opening

Emily Smith

There is a lack of good studies on the effects of regular drinking by people using anti-depressants.

Drinking on antidepressants

Steven Petrow

Senator Sam Dastyari tucks into a halal snack pack.

FOMO: Best Food Trend #1 Halal Snack Packs

Emily Smith

The emerging preference is for large-format tiling.

Bathroom trends for 2017

Janet Dunn Houzz

An internal courtyard is wide open as a mini-gallery for wall art.

The beauty of modern courtyards

Janet Dunn Houzz

Guilty Pleasures.

Guilty Pleasures: A celebration of cold pizza

Callan Boys

Poke is a refreshing Hawaiian dish with a Japanese spin.

FOMO: Best Food Trend #2 Poke

Emily Smith

Trees can lower the temperature by up to 12 degrees.

Shade beckons in post-festive lull, but which trees keep us cool?

Megan Backhouse

The wraparound verandah is a favourite spot, and usable in all weather.

A Vanuatu home is designed from scratch to embrace ocean views

Cold Kilpatrick oysters

Prepare to Party

Adam Liaw

Watermelon Salad

Adopting a healthy life isn’t just for the new year

Teresa Cutter

"They want that personal touch, to make it themselves."

How Elise Strachan's sweet cupcake dream has earned a billion views

Cosima Marriner

Home as a haven.

Towards 2017: Home design trends for the year ahead

Janet Dunn Houzz

Overlooking Sydney’s iconic Palm Beach, this weekend home has ocean views that are hard to beat.

Eight idyllic swimming pools with epic views

Houzz

Jo Nash, McPherson's wine maker

Revealed: The Victorian winery behind Aldi's and Coles' award-winning $5 wine

EXCLUSIVE
Liam Mannix

Simon Knott's Northcote home.

Creating a contemporary 'doll's house' space to play

Mary O'Brien

Real or fake Christmas tree?

Why we chose a fake tree over a real tree this year

Jura Koncius

These four dips are sure crowd-pleasers

Teresa Cutter serves up four fab-tasting healthy dips for Christmas

Teresa Cutter

Night market in Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur’s
Chinatown.

Kuala Lumpur is a culturally rich city no matter which route you take

Tatyana Leonov

Jenny Keys and Peter Nyaryin their upstairs lounge room. A wire horse sculpture by Tom Ripon stands upon a vintage sideboard.

A former restaurant gets an eclectic makeover with bold designs

Heather Nette King

Salt and brown sugar cookies

Give family and friends the special treat of a home-made gift for Christmas

Adam Liaw

Chuck Peal developed acute-onset diabetes, as did other patients who received immunotherapy at Yale.

Unleashed immune system can attack healthy organs as well as cancer

Matt Richtel

Keep your decorating scheme as simple as possible.

Coastal homes with jaw-dropping views

Natalie Wain Houzz

The Goop Gift store.

Goop's bricks and mortar store is everything you imagined and more

Mary Ward

Perhaps this is somewhere to recline after a taxing morning's creativity?

Six sensational studios for creatives

Joanna Simmons Houzz

Study after study finds that more expensive wines taste better, when people know they are more expensive.

Do your guests a favour. Serve them something cheap

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Sunday Life's Melbourne homes editor,
Heather Nette King, with her husband Jeremy and daughters Alexandra (on piano) and ...

How to make your home a Christmas Wonderland

Heather Nette King

Palm Beach

Australian ocean views to dive into

Melissa Cowan Houzz

Shanghai Tower dominates the skyline.

Chinese Whispers

Tatyana Leonov

Hummingbird Cake.

Taking the cake

Teresa Cutter

Larger-than-life pom pom replicas of presidential pups Sunny and Bo, plus a tree filled with doggie treats.

The decorations for the Obamas' last Christmas in the White House are next level

Jura Koncius

Glazed ham with bush herbs

Cool Christmas

Adam Liaw

Gerard Depardieu and friend.

Gerard Depardieu looks like he's about to explode, and I can't look away

Karl Quinn

There’s no reason why more boys should be diagnosed than girls.

More boys are diagnosed with cancer than girls worldwide - why?

Yavuz Anacak

The causes of long-term picky eating remain poorly understood.

When picky eaters grow up

Emily Dwass

Team with lots of hanging plants and the whole space can take on a sunroom vibe.

Statement chandeliers to light up any room

Susan Redman Houzz

The three-day festival features several workshops and more than 200 creatives.

The artisan market design market celebrating Australia’s female creatives

Nicole Economos

Weavers at the cutting-off ceremony for Yvonne Todd’s Alice Bayke (2008).

How years of collaboration has produced a wealth of stunning tapestry

Bicol Express

Spice up dinner with simple Philippine inspired recipes

Adam Liaw

Raw Pad Thai Salad.

The health benefits of boosting summer salads

Teresa Cutter

The stairs in this space immediately elevate the look of the room to one of cool sophistication.

Designer staircases that rise to greatness

Ioanna Lennox Houzz

No fuss, just clean white walls, low-slung snowy furniture and an off-white rug for a touch more texture.

Living rooms with spectacular vistas

Lara Sargent Houzz

Nigella Lawson at the Margaret River Gourmet Escape's opening party at Castle Bay Beach.

Nigella Lawson opens the Margaret River Gourmet Escape

David Allan-Petale

Joy Smithers is now focusing on her true passion of ceramics.

Why actor Joy Smithers won't use 'fame' to leverage latest project

Nicole Economos

Susan Sheller owner of decorating store Cotton Love.

All White Now: A love of white has transformed a terrace into a family home

Andrea Jones

Centennial Hotel's pea and avocado salad.

Centennial Hotel cooks up cheeky charm

Sarah Berry

Pool Slides are the go-to for Summer.

Sundaylife loves...

Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon

Baked banana and pistachio splits.

Finer diner:This home-made take on retro classics raises the bar

Adam Liaw

Al fresco entertainer's dream, Sutherland Shire, NSW

Eight beautiful Aussie homes overlooking the water

Jenny Drew Houzz

Eucalypt bark (from left), C. peltata, E. tereticornis, C. torelliana, E. erythronema, E. platyphylla, E. campaspe, C. ...

Friend or foe? Eucalypts champion defends a misunderstood species

Megan Backhouse

Design elements of the house are repeated in the garden, linking the two spaces together – the wide pavers echo the ...

Designer backyards that make the outdoors impossible to resist

Joanna Tovia Houzz

Green tea roll cake.

It's time to embrace the minimalist approach of Japanese cooking

Adam Liaw

Raw salad of kale and baby spinach with pinepple blueberry turmeric dressing

Gut instinct: How to improve your digestive health

Teresa Cutter

"It's a very happy place," says Melissa, whose look combines auction finds with well-chosen classics.

How a stylist transformed a cottage into a classic country home

Andrea Jones

Food additive.

Common food additive promotes growth of colon cancer in mice: study

Cottage in South Cerney, Gloucestershire County, England

Holiday homes that make you want to take flight

Houzz Houzz

The owners of this apartment in the Hollywood Hills have also gone a little mad with macramé… to brilliant effect. The ...

A fresh take on your favourite interior fads

Joanna Tovia Houzz

Second Home's breakfast super salad.

Sunday Life loves ...

Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon

Garlic and anchovy beef skewers.

How to get your barbecue season off to a sophisticated start

Adam Liaw

The open-plan kitchen and living area is furnished with inherited mid-20th century pieces and a sofa from Jardan.

This rooftop terrace adds the crowning glory to an airy townhouse

Heather Nette King

The controversy over the health effects of sugary drink consumption appears to be very real

Does the soft drink industry manipulate research on sugary drinks' health effects?

Melissa Healy

Learn how to set a table and entertain the French way.

The French art of table setting

Pauline Warlet Houzz

Hillside charm.

Staycation Style: Five-star backyard retreats

Joanna Tovia Houzz

Schloss Drachenburg (“Dragon Castle”), is just south of the city.

West Germany's capital, Bonn has much to interest visitors

Pauline Webber

Woollahra stalwart Bistro Moncur's Retro flambed raspberry and passionfruit Bombe Alaska.

We love...

Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon

Squashed potatoes with avocado salsa.

How to recreate delightfully delicious Tex Mex recipes at home

Adam Liaw

Plant by Packwood's Charlotte Nicdao and Bayden Hine.

Retail therapy: Plant by Packwood

Hannah Francis

NGV's Marti Guixe skateboard: tasty.

I Found This Great Thing: Marti Guixe skateboard

Erin Munro

Cloud gazing is encouraged at this home in Newport, Sydney.

Seven windows with ridiculously good-looking views

Joanna Tovia Houzz

A renovated Cottesloe cottage in Perth - Discover contemporary living room design inspiration.

Aussie homes that show off their city

Bryna Howes Houzz

Time to think tomatoes, in all their variety.

The annual tomato planting begins: but is it still too soon?

Megan Backhouse

Women's contrast rib polo, Bassike, $495

We love...

Eliza Iredale and Georgie Gordon

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