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Nov 29, 2022
Green tomatoes - not always fried
"fried green tomatoes are only "Southern" because a movie made them that way." Sam Dean/Bon Appétit Yes I know - it's the wrong time of...
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Nov 28, 2022
More of a concept than a recipe
"the perfect “blotting paper” if a festive brunch is boozy or if you’ve overdone the festivities the night before: it puts you right back...
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Nov 27, 2022
"Classics are the classics for a reason"
CLASSIC: "accepted or deserving to be accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind" Oxford Dictionary "having a high...
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Nov 26, 2022
Baked apples - so many ways
"All millionaires love a baked apple" Ronald Firbank This all started with a purchase of a big bag of i'Mperfect apples from Coles by...
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Nov 25, 2022
Words from (and about) Keith Floyd
"With Floyd, food on television went Technicolor. It had life. Anything was possible – exotic locations, unscripted howlers, wild...
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Nov 24, 2022
Cakes with a hole in the middle
"There is no denying that Bundt cakes are all about the look. But no matter if you are soaking yours in syrup, dusting with icing sugar...
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Nov 22, 2022
Chicken and dates from New York
"The “prunes were very much Marrakech tagines; the green olives were Marbella, Spain.” That sounds about right. But, the sugar is pure...
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Nov 19, 2022
The ethics of shopping
"Is anything sustainable foodwise?" my sister Jenny I know I've talked about this before - the difficulty - no downright impossibility...
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Nov 18, 2022
Canapés
"food art in one bite – there to be moreish, to satiate, and to look as classy as its setting. Anything less, and it’s the guest who...
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Nov 16, 2022
What's in a name?
"it’s my little corner of the internet to write, worshipping and lamenting the food that comes out of my kitchen and I share with people...
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Nov 15, 2022
Game on - well not in Australia
"See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound,...
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Nov 14, 2022
Weeding
"it’s not a matter of deciding which books you give away. It’s figuring out which books you absolutely need to keep." Russ...
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Nov 13, 2022
Trifles
"Trifle - a matter or object of little value or importance." Cambridge English Dictionary I guess I'm hoping that what I write, although...
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Nov 12, 2022
The story of last night's dinner
"The cold fact is no matter what new dish we turn a hand to, eventually it will come to taste and look like everything else we’ve ever...
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Nov 11, 2022
The ultimate fusion dish
"It's Japan's chilli, its bacon cheeseburger, its meatloaf and gravy all in one, a hangover-killing man meal found in bars and...
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Nov 9, 2022
One soup or four?
"Our primary purpose in this book is to teach you how to cook, so that you will understand the fundamental techniques and gradually be...
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Nov 7, 2022
Genteel sandwiches on the lawn
"Everything tastes better outdoors." Claudia Roden It's such a beautiful day - you can almost imagine that summer is actually on its...
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Nov 5, 2022
Black mark to Nigel
"Sometimes the greatest ideas, the most obvious combinations lead to naught." WTF Do I Eat Tonight The other day I cooked this dish -...
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Nov 4, 2022
A tablecloth
"Using a tablecloth adds character to the table and enhances the aura of the dining area." Quora commenter What do you know about...
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Nov 3, 2022
Just a thing?
"But, of course, a thing is just a thing." Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow Yesterday I spoke about saying a sad goodbye to a friend,...
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