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- Nov 9
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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- Sep 9
History in a kind of pancake - or flatbread, maybe even chips
Cecina, Asfrisciolata, Socca, Turta, Turtellassu, Fainá, Torta di ceci, Calentita, Panisse, Panelle, Pizza a caballo ... so many names...
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- Sep 6
Words from Rachel Roddy
"sgargarozzare, which my wine-selling friend Antonio defines as: “To consume or throw back with joy, and with no intention of stopping.” ...
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- Jul 24
Wee drams
Dram "a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink, especially whisky" Cambridge English Dictionary "A pour of alcohol. The amount is...
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- Jun 5
Hodgepodge
"Hodgepodge: a jumble, a heterogenous mixture" Merriam-Webster Dictionary "a confused mixture, a hotchpotch" Oxford Languages...
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- May 16
Tacos - where to begin?
“Tacos are great because you can eat very well, with really good ingredients, for not a lot of money or time,” Joe Hargrave The other...
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- Apr 9
Unhealthily delicious
"cooking honey with butter and chilli until bubbling makes the most glorious topping to put on a grilled cheese sandwich." Drizzle and...
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- Jan 4
Rambling around a bread challenge
"the satisfaction of one answer merely leads to asking another question, and so on into infinity." Alberto Manguel David bought this...
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- Oct 25, 2022
Corn fritters - one of those everyday things
"the caramelisation that occurs when sweetcorn comes into contact with a hot pan is a magic not easily sacrificed." Felicity Cloake "I...
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- Jan 29, 2022
So simple but so delicious - potted fish
"There are restaurateurs and cookery journalists who like to call confections such as haddock and kipper paste by the name of pâté. I...
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- Dec 22, 2021
The gravlax saga
"gravadlax is glowing pink proof that healthy eating doesn’t have to be all hairshirts and low-fat hummus." Felicity Cloake The video...
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- Nov 28, 2021
Hors d'oeuvre variés - a first recipe
"The real purpose of the hors d'œuvre cours is to stimulate the appetite, not to drown it." Robert Carrier The picture at left is from...
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- Oct 16, 2021
Hot dipping
"The demand for dips in the European food industry is high. In 2019 research agency Euromonitor showed that sauces, dressings and...
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- Oct 6, 2021
First recipe - sesame prawn toasts
"This has to be one of the worst represented dishes on the Chinese takeaway menu. Too often you open your container to reveal...
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- Sep 24, 2021
Arancini - Sicilian leftovers
"anything you can enjoy in risotto, you can make into risotto balls." Chef Paul (Paul Shufelt) - Edmonton Times We tend to think of...
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- Jul 29, 2021
Your onion bhaji is really a pakora
and it was invented in Britain "This dish does not really exist in Indian cuisine in the Indian sub-continent, but it has shot to fame,...
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- Mar 27, 2021
Some more weekend oddments
"Make everyday your weekend. Make everyday a play-day …” James A. Murphy It's the weekend again and again I find myself searching for...
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- Mar 5, 2021
Roll'd - a family success story
"Roll'd has been compared to Vietnamese eateries in Footscray, Richmond and Springvale. I reckon it's a little more 'citified' than that...
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