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Jan 13
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...
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Dec 13, 2024
When you've got nothing to do - mantı
"According to Turkish legend, if you really want to impress your guests, your mantı should be small enough so that 40 of them can fit in...
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Nov 13, 2024
A croissant wormhole
"You know why the French hate us so much? They gave us the croissant. And you know what we did with it? We turned it into our...
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Nov 12, 2024
Apple dumplings
"The crust, unhindered by a heavy filling, expands and flakes like puff pastry. When you cut into each, a trickle of buttery brown sugar...
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Sep 11, 2024
"A warm pumpkin scone for a winter's afternoon"
"Sono una merenda scalda cuore" (a heart-warming snack) Profumi e Colori I'm going simple today because time is running out, but I am...
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Jun 16, 2024
Luxury
Luxury: "great comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things "something that gives you a lot of pleasure but cannot...
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May 10, 2024
Knish - Jewish pasties
"It’s heavy, redundant, and resolutely mild — not remotely designed to ignite your taste buds in any way — but, at its best, it’s also...
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Mar 17, 2024
Pierogi from Poland
"You can boil, sauté, or fry them, but skip the cutlery and pick them up. It's like holding an edible stress ball." Chason Gordon/Vice...
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Jan 14, 2024
An American in Paris - David Lebovitz
"You can read about a French liqueur, or a cheese like Comté or Brie, but until you go to where it’s made, you can’t truly understand...
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Nov 9, 2023
The internet does not know everything
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." Daniel J. Boorstin This was just going to be...
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Aug 1, 2023
The charm of England - Eccles cakes
"there is almost nothing in this country for which a cake hasn't been named." Nigel Slater Somewhere or other on the television recently...
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Jul 12, 2023
Welsh cakes
"Unforgettably flaky, tender, almost melt-in-your-mouth texture that’s punctuated with sweet currants and laced with a wonderful hint of...
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May 15, 2023
Smidgens
"Smidgen - a small amount of something." Oxford Languages Smidgens the chocolates Actually Smidgens are also an American chocolate...
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May 4, 2023
Coincidence, heaven and bougatsa
"a dessert called bougatsa made her believe in heaven." Michelle de Kretser Next week is book group week and I am currently reading the...
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Apr 16, 2023
Knafeh
The picture above is from the latest Coles Magazine and featured in their Cooking Club segment - in which one of the' ordinary' people...
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Mar 19, 2023
Bostock
"quite possibly the best-tasting yet widely unknown breakfast treat you’ll find." Erin Clarke/Well Plated Do you know what a bostock is?...
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Mar 1, 2023
The wonderful wormholes of words - Waffle
"noun - (1) kind of batter-cake, baked crisp in irons and served hot; (2) a weave of cloth. verb - (1) to yelp, bark (1690s); (2) talk...
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Jul 16, 2022
When you need special equipment - cannoli
"Never buy a cannoli that’s been sitting ready-filled. The tubes should be piped full of sweetened ricotta for each customer on demand,...
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Jul 14, 2022
Baklava - a request
"Portions should be very small" Claudia Roden Baklava is always made in this house for get togethers with the neighbours. Why? Because...
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Jul 5, 2022
Fatima's fingers - Greg Malouf or Coles?
"Dubai’s a really tough place to be cooking Middle Eastern food. Middle Easterners have not embraced anything modern about their cuisine...
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