Lyn Swinburne, AM, is our special guest to talk August 12th’s ‘Field of Women’ at the MCG.  

Lyn was the founder of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) in 1996. She’s now Chair of the Royal Women’s Hospital and the first female president of the Royal Melbourne Gold Club and shares her story with us this episode. 

Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin remark on Lyn’s tireless work over the years - but also the progress that BCNA has made making a true difference in the support available for women, men and families affected by breast cancer in Australia each year. plus they discuss their memorable involvement as Pink Women at several ‘Field of Women’ events.

Find out via the link below how you can become part of the 'Field of Women' event at the MCG, Sunday August 12th - her BCNA

Lynn also lends her unique perspective to the discussion of Cricket Australia’s sacking of Angela Williamson (over those personal political Tweets) which leads to a debate over the surprising difference in abortion laws in Australia. 

After last week’s bombshell news about a Fairfax & Nine Entertainment take over, Caro and Corrie share their opinions - admittedly from very different sides of the equation. 

In BSF Corrie excitedly gifts Caro’s daughter (fresh from her recent Masterchef waiter appearances) a copy of Hetty McKinnon’s new cook book ‘Family’ (available at My Bookshop by Corrie Perkin via the website  HERE

Caro’s raving about her small screen viewing of late included ‘Killing Eve’ on the ABC and Iview and Corrie serves up a delicious Date and Chocolate Torte she swears is the best thing she’s ever cooked - courtesy of the Monday Morning Cooking Club’s book “The Feast Goes On” (recipe available in the Show Notes below ).

Corrie’s Grumpy about Donald Trump’s constant undermining of American journalists and media organisations.

In “Six Quick Questions” we talk Richomond v Collingwood and the social impact of such a massive footy game (and it’s overshadowing of other political stories). “Vanity Fair” has anew editor and Corrie’s not thrilled, a Barnaby Joyce story (just be quiet Barnaby) and should some Australian journalists apologies for the over hyping of the importance of the recent ‘Super Saturday’ Elections. 

Lee Lin Chin of SBS News Fame is Corrie’s “Crush of the Week” and Caro’s back with instalment number two of her pine cone collecting ‘GLT’. 

 

DATE AND CHOCOLATE TORTE

From “The Feast Goes On” - the Monday morning Cooking Club

Ingredients

Pre heat the over to 180 C

Grease a spring and line a 24cm springform cake tin.

 

250g (1 and a half cups) of whole almonds 

250g of dark chocolate (Corrie uses buttons) broken into pieces

6 egg whites

115g (1/2 cup) of super fine castor sugar 

250g pitted dates, finely chopped

250ml (or one cup) of pure cream whipped for serving 

 

Topping 

180g dark chocolate grated

 

Start the recipe the day before serving. 

Place the almonds and chocolate in the bowl of a food processor and chop into chunky pieces. 

Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form, then gradually add the sugar, whisking until thick and glossy. Fold in the almonds, chocolate and dates. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 45minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the torte inside to cool, with the door sli

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