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food that made an impression
whole crispy fish with tamarind, chilli sauce from Spirit House, Yandina
beef noodle soup, indonesia
sauteed gnocchi, cotechino, truffle & parmesan, 1889 Enoteca, Brisbane
scrambled organic eggs with sourdough toast, Bills, Sydney
almond croissants, Le Bon Delice, Peregian Beach
charcoal chicken with chilli sauce from Petersham Charcoal Chicken, Sydney
beef stroganoff, potato rosti & salad, Munich, Germany
ricotta hot cakes with honeycomb butter from Bills, Sydney
yum khai dao (fried egg salad) from Thai Wi-Rat, Brisbane
lentil pie from my mum
filet de Boeuf Béarnaise, Frites, Salade from Montrachet, Brisbane
salted caramels from Rockpool, Sydney
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Buttermilk Pancakes With Caramel Sauce And Bananas
Levi was in charge of pancakes this morning and he is getting better every time. He used to specialise in making ‘pancake rollups’. A name he came up with to give his failed flipped pancakes some dignity. Essie thought they … Continue reading
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Mini Flourless Chocolate And Almond Desserts
To be honest I’m not sharing any new recipe. I have just found a new way to serve the Little Chocolate Cakes and turn them into mini desserts. They worked beautifully. Just bake the cakes in a nice thick paper … Continue reading
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Roast Vegetable And Feta Tart
Sometimes I like to buy myself a lunch time treat from a really good bakery and more often then not it is a roast vegetable tart. I really think you can’t do much better for a quick lunch and everytime … Continue reading
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Raspberry Chocolate Tarts
These are not the ideal treats to make when you have four children or any number of children for that matter or are just time poor. The chocolate ganache is straight forward. Making the pastry is super simple. It is … Continue reading
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Coq Au Vin
I was so happy with dinner last night. Bill’s Coq Au Vin. Bill Granger is known for simplicity but good, good flavours and this recipe was in every way a Bill Granger. A bit of a twist on the slow … Continue reading
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Pulled Beef Tacos With Guacamole
Emma, who has a dream job working at Black Pearl Epicure, shared this recipe with me after reading about my attempt at Drip Beef. I absolutely love the idea of drip beef/pulled beef being used in a taco and dressing … Continue reading
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Chocolate Slice
This recipe is from my neighbour (well my parents neighbour) Mrs Beckman. She is a dear friend and when we go to visit she always has a delicious baked treat waiting for me and the kids. This chocolate slice is … Continue reading
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Thai Green Papaya Salad
My eldest is doing a talk soon on his favourite state or territory. He has decided on the Northern Territory even though he has never been. But there is a big train line that goes straight through the middle, so … Continue reading
Fresh Berry Yoghurt Crumble
Here is a really easy dessert that isn’t terribly rich. The crumble topping is so moreish and once it is baked you could sprinkle it on anything. Ice-cream, stewed fruit, fresh fruit. There was a recipe in an issue of … Continue reading
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Grilled Vegetables With Salsa Verde
I was keen to get stuck into my new book ‘The Free Range Cook’ by Annabel Langbein with this recipe. Not much to it if you have a food processor and BBQ handy. For the grilled vegetables you could cook … Continue reading
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