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Continue reading →: Prawns in chilli butter with risoni and herb saladCookidoo / Thermomix recipe. The automated recipe needs fixing. Step 4 … it asked to put the steaming basket in position rather than the Veroma Tray (the prawns were in the Veroma tray and not the steaming basket). Step 5 … cook the risoni for 2min 30 sec results in…
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Continue reading →: Lemongrass, aubergine & Brussels sprout curryfrom Green Kitchen Travels: Vegetarian Food Inspired by Our Adventures by David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl Simple, and flavoursome, but missing and curry heat. Served with black rice. This dish needed more “zing.” The Eggplant and Brussel sprouts needed to be cooked about twice as long as the recipe suggested (unless you are after raw-ish…
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Continue reading →: Red pork curry (Gaeng phed moo)from Foolproof Thai Cookery: Step by Step to Everyone’s Favourite Thai Recipesby Ken Hom It was both quick and easy. It could do with a lot more chilli.
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Continue reading →: Pork and cumquatsPork and cumquats from The Cook’s Companion: The Complete Book of Ingredients and Recipes for the Australian Kitchen (page 259, or p764 of the revised edition) by Stephanie Alexander Boned pork leg was dry salt brined overnight, then roasted at 160C until it reached an internal temperature of 62C. Then rested for 10m and the…
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Continue reading →: Tortiglioni with mushroom and eggplant (Tortiglioni con funghi e melanzane)from The Silver Spoon Quick and Easy Italian Recipes (page 50) by The Silver Spoon Kitchen (also in The Silver Spoon (p304), and the The Silver Spoon Pasta (p153)) It was easy and very good:
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Continue reading →: Chinese broccoli with garlic and oyster saucefrom Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater (page 244) Simple, quick and delicious.
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Continue reading →: Pan-fried okra with tomato, olives and haloumi (Bamia bil siniyhe)from Falastin: A Cookbook by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley (p162) Delicious and quick! (Okra and cherry tomatoes acquired at Paddington markets) Pan fried then finished under the grill. Note to self; the pan under grill at 250C melted my oven glove! Topped with green chilli (needed to be hotter, the long ones have little…
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Continue reading →: Lentil moussakaThermomix/ Cookidoo recipe Delicious, and I loved the ease / health of steaming of the eggplant slices rather than frying them.
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Continue reading →: Bourbon pork ribsThermomix/ Cookidoo recipe Time consuming but worth it. Spice rub overnight: raw sugar, salt, mustard powder, paprika, smoked paprika, fresh ginger, chilli flakes, all spice and black pepper. Then baked in the oven. Glaze (made in Thermomix): Finish cooking with the glaze added. Cooking under alfoil did not produce a…
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Continue reading →: Cabbage PieThe recipe came from a newspaper/magazine cutting many years ago. Mrs B found it and wanted it. If you recognise it, I can attribute the author/source. It was good, but nothing special: I cooked this in the pie maker using short rust pastry bottoms, and puff pastry tops topped with…






