Eastington@Paddington

*Favourites, Parmigiano Reggiano, Salad, Strawberries

*Strawberry and rocket salad with peppery Parmesan

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April 30, 2025

from Salad for Days – Breezy Ways with Veg, All Year Long (page 54) by Alice Zaslavsky Recipe online: https://alicezaslavsky.com/strawberry-rocket-salad-with-peppery-parmesan/ Strawberries marinated in Olsson’s salt flakes, organic raw sugar, and black pepper. Salad of rocket, basil, red onion, and bambini bocconcini. Polka-Dot dressing: Balsamic and EVOO: Topped with peppery parmesan lace. Simple, different and…
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ITALY, Pasta, Tomato

Spaghetti al pomodoro

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April 30, 2025

this recipe comes from Pronto Pizza and Pasta (Canada): https://www.instagram.com/p/DI5DrEopdj2/ I love the speed and simplicity of this. For 2 people: -3 whole garlic cloves fried in EVOO, and discarded (or eaten in my case) -Cook the spaghetti in salted water. I used the squid ink infused pasta. I love…
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Cakes

Anzac Biscuits

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April 26, 2025

from Country Women’s Association Classics: Over 400 Favourite Recipes (page 569) by Country Women’s Association of Australia Simple, quick and addictive. Salty caramel flavour. I found it easier to press the contents into a food mould, rather than try and shape the biscuit. Last year I made the below version with treacle (which resulted…
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GREECE, Salad

Greek salad (Salata horiatiki)

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April 23, 2025

from Food from Many Greek Kitchens by Tessa Kiros feta cheese (South Cape) capers (used Sandhurst salted baby salted) Greek oregano optional purslane (not available) very good
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Pasta, TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE

Spaghettini with hot-smoked salmon and vegetables (Spaghettini con salsa di salmone affumicato)

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April 21, 2025

from Stefano Manfredi’s Italian Food: Over 500 Recipes from the Authentic to the Modern and from the North to the South of Italy(page 516) by Stefano Manfredi Very quick and simple. Leek, organic carrot and organic zucchini quickly fried in EVOO. I used the smallest setting on the spiraliser for the carrot…
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*Favourites, Desserts

*Tarte Tatin

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April 21, 2025

from Is This a Cookbook?: Adventures in the Kitchen (page 332) by Heston Blumenthal SWMBO brought home a kilo or so of these apples. Other than they are home grown in the Southern Highlands and quite tarte, I am not sure what variety of apples they are. Possibly Granny Smith with a fungal disease.…
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Pasta

Pasta with tomato-lemon sauce

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April 20, 2025

from Martha Stewart’s Quick Cook Menus by Martha Stewart p40 SWMBO bought this handmade pasta on special. The QR code on the back for recipes kept bringing up ads and no recipes, so I went to Eatyourbooks.com and the 1,000 odd cookbooks I have, only had two recipes using Mafaldine pasta. One was…
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Eggs, Potatoes, SPAIN

Spanish Omelette

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April 18, 2025

I say this on a TV cooking program (forgot which one). When I find the recipe I used I will update this.
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Desserts, GREECE

Greek yogurt, honey & nuts (Yiaourti me meli)

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April 18, 2025

fromFood from Many Greek Kitchens by Tessa Kiros p303 very good!
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ITALY, Potatoes

Gnocchi di Patate, with goats cheese, black truffle cream sauce

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April 18, 2025

First time making gnocchi (6 March 2020) phot of finished dish missing
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