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Continue reading →: Rocket & Fig SaladI think this was from a 90s CD called Williams-Sonoma Guide to Good Cooking Unfortunately I can’t access that disk anymore, so I am trying to recreate this from memory. 8 red figs 125g rocket/arugula 85ml EVOO (1/3 cup) Salt and Cayenne pepper to taste (about 1 tsp each) 170g…
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Continue reading →: Figs, blue cheese & Manuka honeyJust put figs with a slice of of Bleu and a squirt of honey in a ramekin. Placed in a warm (residual heat from something 1 cooked earlier). It was very good, but it needed a stronger blue cheese such as a Gorgonzola Version 2: With Gorgonzola. much better!
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Continue reading →: Orecchiette with broccoli (Orecchiette con broccoli)from The Silver Spoon Quick and Easy Italian Recipes (page 43)by The Silver Spoon Kitchen broccoli orecchiette pasta Parmesan cheese chiles I added needed more chilli and EVOO. It was good but nothing stands out against other pasta & broccoli dishes. I used Parmesan, next time probably the Pecorino option.
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Continue reading →: Baby beetroots with burrata and walnutsfrom Ostro: The Pleasure That Comes from Slowing Down and Cooking with Simple Ingredients (page 50) by Julia Busuttil Nishimura walnuts mint burrata cheese baby beetroots I used pre cooked organic baby beets, and dry fried the walnuts in a frypan. Quick and Very good.
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Continue reading →: Duck confit with quince and red cabbage (Confit de canard au coing)from French Kitchen: Classic Recipes for Home Cooks by Serge Dansereau Duck confit was done using a different recipe. see Sous Vide confit duck legs. Red Cabbage red cabbage salt onion duck fat red wine vinegar red wine (used pinot to match the tasting) red wine dark brown sugar Stewed Quince quinces cinnamon…
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Continue reading →: *Sous Vide Duck Confitfrom Daniel Gritzer at Serious Eats. Recipe online: https://www.seriouseats.com/sous-vide-duck-confit-recipe 68C for 36 hrs to 40 hrs Then 230C in the oven to crisp up the skin (either too high or too long as skin got slightly burnt). Otherwise excellent. served with red cabbage.
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Continue reading →: One-pot chickpea curryRecipe online: https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/recipes/one-pot-chickpea-curry 1 tbs curry powder1tablespoons curry powder 1 brown onion, finely chopped1 brown onion, finely chopped 400g Gold sweet potatoes, cut into 1cm cubes400grams Gold sweet potatoes, cut into 1cm cubes 2 tbs olive oil2tablespoons olive oil 1 tsp ground coriander1teaspoons ground coriander 1 tsp ground cumin1teaspoons ground cumin 2 chickpeas, rinsed, drained2 chickpeas, rinsed, drained 1 1/2 tbs lemon juice1 1/2tablespoons lemon juice 150g kale and spinach leafmix, chopped150grams kale…
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Continue reading →: *Mushroom and potato piefrom Nigel Slater’s Real Foodby Nigel Slater potatoes Parmesan cheese parsley Fontina cheese brown mushrooms Delicious!
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Continue reading →: Boxty Pancakesfrom Irish Country Recipes compiled by Florence Irwin (published 1937) Raw potatoes Potatoes Flour salt Buttermilk Bicarbonate soda Served with butter and sugar as per recipe. Very filling!






