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Tfaya
Above is Tfaya baked chicken from Nargisse Benkabbou - now British, but born in Brussels to Moroccan born parents - chef and food...
4 days ago
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The mysteries of authenticity
"While the concept of a fried roll originates from China, the specific combination of chicken and ham is not a traditional Chinese...
4 days ago
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The nostalgia of mundane meals
"Mundane nostalgia refers to the sentimental longing for ordinary, everyday aspects of the past." Google AI The title of this particular...
Jun 16
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Mouthfuls
Mouthful "an amount of food or drink that fills your mouth, or that you put into your mouth at one time" Cambridge English Dictionary...
Apr 24
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Words in a recipe lead here and there
"Dice a little onion, carrot and celery to the size of Dolly Mixtures." Nigel Slater A typically wry kind of simile from Nigel and the...
Mar 20
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That other problem
"Of course, you could wait to eat until after the sun goes down, if you have the backbone." Zoe Williams/The Guardian This is a problem...
Jan 30
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Good cooking every day - possible?
"I think the key is just finding joy in it." StolenCamaro/reddit Well first of all define cooking. I just read an interview with the...
Jan 19
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Blown away by kataifi
"Kataifi is a string-like pastry that's technically not filo, but let's not mince words - just pastry." SBS Food Even a bit like fairy...
Jan 13
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Seasonality - over there and down here
"Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own." Charles Dickens On the left is the first picture in my new diary for...
Jan 3
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Chicken and green peppercorns for dinner
“It was there all the time: That small, green, aromatic, fresh berry that eventually becomes our common black or white peppercorn was...
Nov 30, 2024
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Tonight's dinner - me or Ottolenghi?
It's one of those fridge challenge days, and I also haven't been able to tick off my new recipe challenge this week as yet. The...
Oct 25, 2024
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Party time in the wilds of Nillumbik
Nillumbik is our local council area. It calls itself 'The Green Wedge Shire' - because over 90% of it's 431.94 square kilometres of land...
Oct 21, 2024
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Robert Carrier, chicken and grapes
"The grapes will soften, relax and caramelise into the winey sauce at the bottom of the pan. The sweetness compliments the chicken, and...
Oct 7, 2024
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'Eat' - marmalade chicken
"I refer to this book so often, it rarely makes it to a shelf and is usually  found laying on a table peppered with random pieces...
Sep 21, 2024
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Jo has two websites - why?
"Why start another blog? Why not! I just love what I do." Joanna Cismaru Back to the website titles that have captured my eye - for all...
Aug 16, 2024
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Busy, busy, busy, - doing nothing?
"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings." Jane Austen It's been just over a week since I wrote a post. I have been busy,...
Jul 11, 2024
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Chicken, saffron, almonds - a Spanish lucky dip
"I felt a little dubious about the combination of ingredients before testing it, the red wine gives a rich colour and flavour, the...
Jun 24, 2024
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Last of the butter chicken experiment
Last night was my fifth go at a different recipe for Chicken butter cream - sometimes described as Butter chicken. Above are my version...
Jun 14, 2024
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Hot wing rambles
"One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy." Jane Austen I do have the...
Jun 2, 2024
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Dithering over dinner
"Dithering - present participle of dither - to be unable to make a decision about doing something" Cambridge Dictionary Tonight I was...
May 18, 2024
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