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Saturday, 05 December 2009 18:30 |
Some recipes become so much part of a family that it would be impossible to function without them. I was given this one many years ago when I first began cooking, and I have to say I never (well, almost never) make another pastry. It’s foolproof, crazily ... |
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Friday, 16 April 2010 20:36 |
There I was wandering around one of my favourite farmers’ markets in Sydney – the lovely Northside Markets in North Sydney (3rd Saturday of the month) in fact – and there was a grower from Glenorie, in Sydney’s north-west, selling trays of golden ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:27 |
BLUEBERRY HOTCAKES
In our house we are not big on tradition for tradition’s sake, but one thing that has become an immoveable part of Christmas takes place early in the day.
I began making these blueberry pancakes years ago for Christmas morning breakfast, ... |
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Friday, 22 July 2011 18:14 |
 SALLY'S RECIPE
Cook a whole chicken or buy a barbecued one and use some of it one way, then use up the remainder this way.
CHICKEN AND LEEK POT PIE
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped leek
1 clove garlic, crushed
½ cup diced bacon
2 tablespoons ... |
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 21:13 |
I have been testing recipes for a cookbook I am working on and I decided to adapt an old favourite into a vaguely Christmassy special. I KNOW we’ve done Christmas just so recently, but it is such an easy lovely recipe, I thought you might like ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:32 |
Anyone who knows me would tell you that figs are one of my most favourite fruits. In my book Just a Little Italian I conducted what was almost literally a fruitless search for figs throughout our tour of southern Italy. There were plenty of fichi d’India ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:36 |
This is a spin-off from another recipe. Let’s face it, aren’t they all? A couple of weeks ago I was seduced by a recipes for Very Sticky Buns and just had to try them. They were fantastic, calorie-ridden, and irresistible.
You will remember our prize ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:28 |
Here is my recipe for Australia Day – good Aussie lamb. I cook it in the oven, but a barbecue would be fine of course. This recipe blends Greek flavours with Australian produce and is a quiet salute to the marvellous merging of cultures and cuisines ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:14 |
At the risk of sounding as though I am the laziest cook in the land, here is another two-ingredient recipe. My defence is that it uses a wonderful Australian product which I tasted recently at Restaurant 08 in Sydney. Brian and Jane Casey founded Australian ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:26 |
I have made bread for well over thirty years. I find it the most interesting and pleasurable branch of cookery. And contrary to what you may believe it is easy! There are really only TWO major rules: don’t make the mixture too stiff, and don’t try ... |
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Monday, 28 September 2009 20:08 |
I wouldn’t exactly say I am a lazy cook, but any of you who have been following these recipes will have deduced by now that I am very busy with a number of things, and while cooking is my passion, for day-to-day meals (and even the odd bit ... |
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Thursday, 17 March 2011 14:28 |
CHICKEN PIE
I don’t know about you, but I am the Leftovers Queen in my house. Most times my leftovers are better than the original. So much so that I find myself planning for them – buying extra so I have something I can turn inside-out ... |
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Sunday, 23 May 2010 22:19 |
I am a fan of those new crispy flatbreads that keep popping up in gourmet delis and provedores. They are so crisp and delicious – but so expensive!
The other day I needed to take a plate of something to a friend’s house, so I decided ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 18:29 |
FRENCH REGIONAL SALAD
Like many dishes, this is just a springboard from which to construct a meal that reflects any region.
4-6 cups mesclun greens
250gm duck confit, broken into pieces
250gm confit of gesiers (duck gizzards)
1 cup canned haricot ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:04 |
I love the good-for-you taste of hummus. This Middle Eastern spread has really caught on in Australia, even if most of us have issues with how it is spelt. Remember yoghurt? We had trouble deciding how to spell that too.
Healthy as it is meant to be, ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:33 |
LAMB SHANKS WITH LENTILS
8 small lamb shanks, well-trimmed of fat
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped leek or onion
1 1/2 cups finely shredded Chinese (or regular) cabbage
1 tin savoury brown lentils OR 1 1/2 cups cooked brown lentils
500ml ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:16 |
As a child the only asparagus I knew came from a tin. At CWA functions someone always brought a platter of savoury rolls which we all thought was very elegant, and so of course they were scoffed down very quickly. Each roll was a single spear of asparagus ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 18:44 |
BEETROOT MY WAY When I was a child, no one bought tinned beetroot. My mother would boil up several beetroot in a big pan, rinsing off any dirt but being careful of course not to trim the top or root too closely as it would ‘bleed’ all that lovely ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:25 |
It is a long time since I have made these but they are simple and very tasty. Good for a salad platter, or if an unexpected vegetarian turns up! They are delicious hot or cold and may be deep or shallow-fried.
CHEESE AND CARROT CROQUETTES
3 cups ... |
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Thursday, 15 September 2011 12:58 |
 Well, it sounds weird, and that was enough to make me want to try this recipe! Other incentives – it is all prepared in a food processor (big tick for ease of cleanup) and I love beetroot. I love chocolate too - so perhaps I could call it an antioxidant ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 19:29 |
Well, it was Christmas, so I thought I should ditch the two-and three-ingredient dishes at least for one day, and devised this lovely looking, and very easy dish. Sliced cold on a platter at lunch time it was Christmas chicken-with-stuffing a new ... |
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Monday, 21 June 2010 11:51 |
Last weekend I visited the Eveleigh Markets in Sydney’s inner-city. These markets operate every Saturday morning in the old railway sheds. They are held undercover, so it is a perfect place to rummage around searching for something for dinner.
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Tuesday, 12 April 2011 14:36 |
Every family has favourite dishes and ones the children remember. This bread was a great favourite, so I made a batch yesterday to take to my grown-up son for his birthday. It’s easy to make, and I used good Mudgee hazelnuts to make it even better. ... |
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 18:28 |
When I was growing up in the country, people seemed to share more. Mum’s friends would visit and bring half a dozen eggs, or a container of fresh cream (and yes, nothing tastes as good as unpasteurised milk or cream!) and some fruit from their tree, ... |
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