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Reese's farmyard fun

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:39:47 -0800

Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon is a superstar whose talent and good looks have made her one of her generation's best and brightest stars. So what was she doing on a pig farm?

When Reese's two children begged her to buy them a pet, the 31-year-old decided to look beyond the usual puppy or
kitten. She took eight-year-old Ava and four-year-old Deacon shopping for some unlikely new additions to the household. ...

This week in New Idea

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:05:10 -0800

KATIE'S LIVING HELL
The real reasons she stays with Tom

TERI'S BODY OBSESSION
Fears she's gone too far

DANNI SPEAKS
"I'm desperate for a man"

EXCLUSIVE
Wiggle weds Dorothy the Dinosaur! PLUS FREE Wiggles poster!

KOCHIE TELLS YOU HOW TO...
Drop debt dast!

Conditions of Entry - Win a Wiggles World Experience

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:30:38 -0800

Conditions of Entry - Win a Wiggles World Experience

Information on "how to enter" and prizes form part of conditions of entry. Entry into this competition deems acceptance of these terms and conditions. ...

Daily health tips - Get chatting

Mon, 12 May 2008 02:46:28 -0800

If you find yourself tapping your foot with impatience waiting for a bus, or standing in line at the supermarket or bank, try this tip. Instead of getting mad, get chatting, researchers have found talking to people you don't know instantly boosts your mood.

More daily health tips

Marinara tomato linguine

Mon, 12 May 2008 02:34:04 -0800

1. Add pasta to a large saucepan of boiling, salted water. Boil, uncovered, until tender. Drain. Cover to keep warm.
2. Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a large frying pan. Add onion. Cook, stirring, until soft. Set aside.
3. Heat remaining oil in same frying pan. Add seafood, in batches. Cook until lightly browned and just cooked through.
4. Return seafood, cooked onion, tomato chutney and cherry tomatoes to frying pan. ...

Win one of 30 copies of Little Black Book

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:37:00 -0800

To win one of 30 copies of Little Black Book by Melissa Penfold and Jenny Tabakoff (Penguin Australia, $29.95), email us at newidea@pacificmags.com.au and tell us in 25 words or less you shopping secret.

Seasoned corn on the cob

Fri, 09 May 2008 06:21:00 -0800

1. To make seasoned butter, combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Stir until blended.
2. Remove husks from corn cobs. Cut each cob into four even pieces. Boil, steam or microwave corn until tender. Drain.
3. Place hot corn cobs and seasoned butter in a large
bowl. Toss corn until coated in melted butter.

Doris Day: My saddest day

Fri, 09 May 2008 04:02:00 -0800

Award-winning actress Doris Day is living a lonely and isolated life after losing her friends and family to a succession of heartbreaking illnesses.

The much-loved star's 1953 rendition of The Deadwood Stage in Calamity Jane was a landmark performance in showbusiness history, but it was a string of film roles in the '50s that made her twinkly eyes and blonde hair world famous. ...

Daily health tips - Good health habit

Fri, 09 May 2008 03:41:00 -0800

Relaxing. Stress may increase risk of heart disease, weight gain and high blood pressure, among other things. Try yoga, meditation, and meeting up with friends, breathing deeply, having a bath or picking up a hobby. These activities may help reduce stress and encourage a peaceful state of mind.

More daily tips

Eva Longoria: 'I love being a housewife'

Fri, 09 May 2008 02:10:00 -0800

Life's pretty rosy for Eva Longoria Parker. Last year she married the man of her dreams, basketballer Tony Parker, she stars in the hit TV show Desperate Housewives and she's just realised her dream of opening a restaurant in LA. New Idea caught up with the 33-year-old, who finally clears up those pregnancy rumours.

How's married life?

It's good, it's great. With the writers' strike, I was home a lot so Tony loved that. ...