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Sep 11
"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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May 10
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
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
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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Jun 21, 2022
David just can't resist
"The croissant is only acceptable as a breakfast food and, unless you live a life of gilded luxury, only at weekends. It is a matter of...
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May 22, 2022
Scraps
"a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used." Oxford Languages It's...
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Jul 28, 2021
Apple strudel
"all countries in which it is known take great pride in it, and several claim to have invented it." Oxford Companion to Food This is one...
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May 1, 2021
May Day
"As full of spirit as the month of May". William Shakespeare It's May 1st. May Day. The heralder of Spring. Well not here in Australia....
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