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Tag Archives: Recipe
Nigella’s Sweet and Salty Crunch Nut Bars with Homemade Honeycomb.
My girlfriend Amanda introduced me to this concoction earlier this year. Its rich and sinful and requires no effort at all. Melt, mix and pour into a pan to set. Pure Nigella Lawson. The original recipe calls for Crunchie bars, … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Chocolate, Confectionery, Food, honeycomb, Peanuts, Recipe, Salty, Slice, Sweet
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It’s The Shatter That Matters. Old-Fashioned Homemade Honey Comb.
Remember the tag line for Hoadley’s Violet Crumble – it’s the shatter that matters? Growing up I adored Violet Crumble – tooth achingly sweet honeycomb bars smothered in chocolate. After all these years, I’m still a fiercely loyal devotee, give me a Violet Crumble any … Continue reading
Posted in Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Confectionery, Food, Golden Syup, honey, honeycomb, Recipe, Sugar
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For Grace. A Taste of the Middle East. Orange and Almond Cake.
We were sitting down to dinner last night when the phone rang. It was Grace with the news that she had just cooked a recipe from one of my first blogs, the Karaage, aka Japanese fried chicken. I cannot tell you the … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Almond, Baking, Cake, Flourless, Food, Gluten free, Lactose free, Middle Eastern, Orange, Recipe
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A Taste of Summer. Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls with Seafood and a Lime Dipping Sauce
How ironic! I wrote this post last night when the weather was warm and balmy. What a difference a day makes! Temperatures have dropped, there has been a steady drizzle of rain all morning. What’s more we are bracing for afternoon storms. … Continue reading
Posted in Salads, Seafood, To Serve with Drinks, Vegetables, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Basil, Coriander, Dressing, Food, Herbs, Lime, Mint, Prawn, Recipe, Rice Paper Roll, Salad, Salmon, Seafood, Summer, Vegetables, Vietnamese
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Fresh from the Garden. Cauliflower Florets Crusted with Semolina and Polenta
And today’s spring vegetable is… cauliflower! No we are not a vegetarian household; we’re just still working through all those gorgeous vegetables from my father’s garden. I imagine that this is how our predecessors used to eat. No take away, no pre packaged … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetables, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Cauliflower, Eggs, Food, Lemon, Polenta, Recipe, Semolina, Spring, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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Back to School. What to Bake? Chocolate Cake!
Holidays are over and a new school term is about to begin. Time to resurrect the weekly ritual of baking something for my children’s school lunches. What to bake? Chocolate Cake! This chocolate cake is a firm family favourite and ticks all the boxes. … Continue reading
Posted in Baked, Chocolate, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Cocoa, Eggs, Food, Recipe, Sugar, Vanilla
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The Perfect Egg: Freshly Laid by Pat’s Chooks. Poached by Annabel.
Poached eggs are my favourite. If they’re on the menu when I’m out for breakfast or brunch I’ll order them. Every single time. For me, a perfectly poached egg is lovely and rounded, with a soft, firm white, and a deliciously runny yolk. No stringy tendrils, and definitely … Continue reading
No Doubt About It. Writing a Recipe that Works is No Easy Feat.
I love the buzz and anticipation of sourcing and trying out new recipes, but I have to say there is no greater frustration and disappointment than the recipe that simply doesn’t work. You know the ones I am talking about. Firstly, they … Continue reading
Posted in Musings & Inspiration, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Coleslaw, Fennel, Garlic, Pork Belly, Recipe, Recipe Journal, Rosemary
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Quintessentially Spring. Broad Bean, Pea and Mint Bruschetta with Pecorino
I really do try to make an effort to eat produce that is ripe and in season; its bursting with flavour, good for you and doesn’t need too much fussing about in its preparation. Spring has well and truly arrived here in Sydney, … Continue reading
Posted in To Serve with Drinks, Vegetables, Vegetarian, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Broad beans, Bruschetta, Food, Italian, Lunch, Mint, Peas, Pecorino, Recipe, Spring, Vegetables, Vegetarian
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