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Olives, Polenta, Tomato

Polenta puttanesca

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August 8, 2025

from Thug Kitchen 101: Fast as F*ck: Comfort Food, One-Pot Meals, and Other Easy, Plant-Based Dishes to Pack Your Plate by Thug Kitchen and Matt Holloway and Michelle Davis p (117) Polenta (cooked in Thermomix using the dough hook) Puttanesca Sauce: It was very good (don’t mention it was vegan!)
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Canapé/ Starter, Cheddar, Sandwich

Welsh Rarebit / Buck Rarebit

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August 6, 2025

I acquired this plate from the local op shop. Recipe is on the plate: Buck Rarebit: add poached egg Whilst this is good / interesting, my comments: In the end, I prefer the simplicity of toasted cheese on toast!
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ITALY, Soups, Vegetables

Classic winter minestrone

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August 4, 2025

fom Simple Italian: The Essentials of Italian Home Cooking by Silvia Colloca (p230) Chilli oil to serve. This was very good. I needed to keep adding water which made the “broth” a little bland, so I should add more water at the start than mercy covering the vegetables, but the flavours should…
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Fish, Pies, Trout

Fish pot pie

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August 3, 2025

from More Fish, More Veg: Simple, Sustainable Recipes and Know-how for Everyday Delicious Meals (page 184) by Tom Walton OK not a “pot pie,” but I used the same filling and short crust pastry for the base, puff pastry for the top and inserted in the pie maker, which cooked the pie in 14mins…
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Borlotti beans, Cow, ITALY

Osso buco with borlotti beans (Osso buco e borlotti)

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July 28, 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 337) by Stefano Manfredi A SWMBO request for the cold weekend. Served with the Polenta (previous post) It was good, but veal would have been a better match for the…
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Corn meal, ITALY

Polenta

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July 28, 2025

Recipe online: https://cookidoo.com.au/recipes/recipe/en-AU/r68690 Thermomix recipe. This was going to be failure following the recipe: As the packet stated the polenta should be stirred for the 30 mins, I used the Thermomix for the stirring. The end result was very good. Perhaps the recipe was for instant polenta.
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Borlotti beans, Pig

Bacon, beans, tomato

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July 28, 2025

from Hugh’s Three Good Things…on a Plate (page 272) by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall I had some leftover bacon and borlotti beans that had been soaked overnight, and this recipe came up: Whilst this was good, I prefer the Bill Granger recipe in Everyday? In fairness it used cannellini beans and anchovies.
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Pasta, Pumpkin, Squash/Pumpkin

Pappardelle, squash, sage

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July 23, 2025

from Hugh’s Three Good Things…on a Plate(page 296) by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Simple, but can’t help but think that the pumpkin would be better in ravioli. Organic butternut pumpkin, garlic cloves and pine nuts baked in oven. Sauce: Butter and sage Topping parmesan cheese and black pepper. It also needed more sauce!
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*Favourites, Chickpeas, Eggplant, Tomato

*Aubergine, tomatoes, chickpeas

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July 20, 2025

from Hugh’s Three Good Things…on a Plate (page 156) by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall it might not be the prettiest of presentation, but the flavours are great, t is relatively simple, but takes about 1 hour in the oven: Cooked in the oven in stages, then served with brown rice and A2 yoghurt
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Corn, Pasta

Spaghettini, prawns, charred corn, green chilli, black garlic

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July 18, 2025

from New Classics by Philippa Sibley (page 155) unfortunately I am having trouble sourcing black garlic on the fly, so I had to omit it. I should make some in advance. (PS. Now obtained from Amazon Aus!) Still a very good dish.
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