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Salt-crust pork belly

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Marcus

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March 1, 2026

from Destination Flavour: People and Places by Adam Liaw (p49) Very similar to beggars chicken, or salt crusted fish, except this time with a pork belly. Salt-crust of flour, salt and water. Pork belly seared until well brown on all sides Belly coated in toasted fennel seeds and black peppercorns, and sealed in…
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*Favourites, Whiting

*Product Reviews: Crumbed Whiting (NZ & Southern Blue)

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February 28, 2026

I purchased 4 different crumbed Whiting in packets from Woolies Metro. The first two were NZ Whiting from SeaLord. The difference being in the batter, one being tempura, and the other more a bread crumb coating. At the recommended cooking time and temperature (9m from frozen), both were not cooked…
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*Favourites, Canapé/ Starter, Kale

*Chilli kale chips

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February 28, 2026

from Zero F*cks Cooking: Endless Summer(page 67) by Yumi Stynes It’s just kale, salt and chilli flakes! Recipe calls for placing kale close to the grill, and bake at 120C for 9-10m . Mine didn’t come close to being crisp. After much experimentation (higher temperature, fan forced, longer time etc) the best was…
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*Favourites, Leeks, Lentils, Sheep

*Braised lamb shanks with silverbeet and lentils

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February 19, 2026

from Yummy, Easy, Quick: 127 Dinners That Take 30 Minutes or Less to Prepare by Matt Presto Delicious and easy! I just used one pot with a lid rather than frying pan, baking dish and alfoil. Worked fine The recipe was for 4 (using 6 lamb skanks). I only used two lamb shanks…
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Flathead

Flathead with sauce gribiche

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Marcus

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February 16, 2026

from Australian Fish and Seafood Cookbook: The Ultimate Kitchen Companion (page 84)by John Susman and Anthony Huckstep and Sarah Swan andStephen Hodges Simple, quick and very good. Flathead coated in rice flour and cooked in ghee, under weights. (unfortunately the flathead already had its skin removed, so missed out on the deeper colour and crispy skin) Sauce Gribiche:…
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*Favourites, Parmigiano Reggiano, Zucchini

*Zucchini ribbon salad

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February 9, 2026

rom The Tucci Table: Cooking with Family and Friends by Stanley Tucci and Felicity Blunt It doesn’t get much simpler than this! I have done a few variations of this, and it always seems to be a crowd pleaser.
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Brussels Sprouts, Mushrooms, Pasta

Creamy Brussels Sprouts and Mushroom Lasagna Recipe

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Marcus

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February 4, 2026

from J. Kenji López-Alt at Serious eats. Recipe online: https://www.seriouseats.com/creamy-brussels-sprouts-mushroom-lasagna-food-lab-recipe Something different, but certainly delicious. Allow about 2.5 hours even with the food processor doing all the chopping. The 9 x 13 inch pan was too big, or there was not enough ingredients to get complete coverage on each layer.…
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ITALY, Pasta, Tomato

Pasta alla puttanesca

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February 2, 2026

Cookidoo / thermomix recipe.: https://cookidoo.com.au/recipes/recipe/en-AU/r77110 I didn’t use the Thermomix to grate the parmesan, and it is easier to just grate the parmesan using a grater at the end, rather than have to clean the machine. EVOO, Garlic and chilli (I used two small red, in lie of the one…
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RESTAURANTS

NSW: Sydney: Fix Wine Bar & Restaurant

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January 31, 2026

Date visited: 30 January 2026 Crispy Jumbo Prawns (Black garlic, Baba Ghanoush) Seared Scallops (Fennel Salad, Turmeric & Ginger Dressing) Pork Rillettes (Pickles Toast) 1 kg (ish) T-Bone & Broccolini, Chilli, Lemon Three Cheeses: Hard (Maffra Cheddar, Vic), White Mould (Millawa Brie, Vic), Blue (Shaddows of Blue, Vic) Overall very…
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Pies, Salmon

Smoked-fish pies

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Marcus

on

January 29, 2026

inspired by a Tracey “Skip” Tito recipe Very simple: The recipe was for party pie sizes, but I made pie size. I can see party pies being a hit, but with the larger pies it needed more variety in the filling such in “Matt’s Ultimate Fish Pie”. https://eastingtonpaddington.com/2025/02/21/matts-ultimate-fish-pie/ Still very…
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