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Continue reading →: Gazpacho con bolas de queso de cabra envueltas en aceitunas picadas (Gazpacho with goat cheese balls coated in chopped olives)
from 1080 Recipes (page 130) by Simone Ortega and Inés Ortega Mutti canned chopped tomatoes, r ed onion, Lebanese cucumber, green capsicum breadcrumbs Sherry vinegar To finish, Basil and Goat cheese balls rolled in black olives It was good but I found it too “breadie.” I still prefer the Thomas Keller version.
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Continue reading →: NSW: Crows Nest: Dhakshin Authentic South Indian CuisineDate Visited: 13 September 2026 We chose the Dhakshin Banquet: What a change since my last visit. I was expecting good dishes from here, but was disappointed. I think they have catered to a Western palate that prefers milder dishes. Perhaps they were asked to achieve this as it was…
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Continue reading →: Pizza with egg, prosciutto, artichokes, olives, mozzarella, tomato sauce, and basilfrom Jamie’s Italy by Jamie Oliver (p56) This is all about the topping. It was great. I used the Toscana pizza bases, which are very good if you don’t plan ahead and make the bases. I had some Mutti canned organic chopped tomatoes which I used as the foundation. The recipe called for…
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Continue reading →: *Slut’s spaghettifrom Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of the Home by Nigella Lawson (p188) the name is Nigella’s translation of pasta alla puttanesca to English. The ingredients are basically standard for all puttanesca with the differences being: onion or no onion (no onion is better IMHO), parsley or basil (I prefer parsley…
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Continue reading →: *Slow-Roasted Crispy Pork BellyBy Nagi Maehasi (Recipe tin eats): https://www.recipetineats.com/crispy-slow-roasted-pork-belly/ Very simple and delicious: Dry. (uncovered in the fridge) Don’t score the skin (unfortunately mine was partially scarred when purchased) Oil and season Wrap flesh in foil Keep the pork level (she uses foil balls, I used onion slices.). Roast low 140C for…
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Continue reading →: NSW: Darlinghurst: Malabar IndianAlways good food, service & value. Great wine glasses (Riedel 001) and its BYO 23 August 2026 – Onam Sadya From right to left: Rasam – spicy tamarind soup with curry leaves Sambhar – essential vegetable dish Koota Curry – raw bananas and black chickpea made into a dry curry…
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Continue reading →: *Product Review: Toscano Pizza BasesI purchased this new product at the local Woolworths Metro (at least new for this store), on promotion with Mutti. Best Pizza Base I have found so far. Not as good as making yourself, but that takes planning 24 hours in advance. I made the classic margarita.
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Continue reading →: Buckwheat Pizza with Olive Tapenade and Zucchinifrom The Whole Pantry by Belle Gibson (p112) Despite being exposed as a health fraudster, I like a lot of the recipes in this book. Buckwheat Pizza Base: buckwheat flour, arrowroot, sea salt, bicarbonate of soda, flat leaf parsley, macadamia il and apple cider vinegar. The mixture was supposed to like “more…
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Continue reading →: NSW: Lindfield: Café Lyon
Date visited: 18 August 2026 Bread Citrus Cured Trout, Celeriac Remoulade & Prawn Beignet. Remoulade is a dressing of eggs, oil vinegar, mustard, capers and herbs. Beignet here means fritter. Served with Yarra Valley Salmon roe and chives. Good presentation, but something was not right with the oil the prawns…
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Continue reading →: NSW: Paddington: Imperial HotelIn-between cooking, I often look for something local that is cheap and good. I tried the $20 Steak Frites (with cafe de Paris butter and jus) Wednesday at the Royal Hotel Paddington. Let’s just say it was not worth writing about. Then I tried the Chicken Schnitzel Parmigiana option at…
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