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from Guillaume: Food for Friends (page 14) by Guillaume Brahimi white asparaguscaperschivescornichonsparsleysherry vinegarolive oilegg yolkssea salt & white pepperhard-boiled eggschervil (I have been meaning to grow this, as I have not found it available. Used extra parsley instead) Served with mixed greens and some home grown micro-herbs. Very good sauce.

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Fava / Broad beans, ITALY, Pasta

Linguine with broad beans

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February 20, 2025

from Around the World in 80 Dishes: Classic Recipes from the World’s Favourite Chefs by David Loftus Simple, and very good. broad beansred onion, garlicparsleybroad beanslinguine pastapecorino cheeseEVOO

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*Favourites, AMERICAS, Mushrooms, Rice, Soups

*Wild rice and mushroom soup

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February 20, 2025

from Around the World in 80 Dishes: Classic Recipes from the World’s Favourite Chefs by David Loftus wild rice (Black and Red)onioncarrots (organic)celery (organic)mixed mushrooms (Woolworths exotic mushroom mix). chicken stockthymecrème fraîche (non locally available so I substituted greek yogurt)Dry Sherry (substituted Noilly Prat Vermouth as Sherry gets drunk when opened, i.e.…

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Camembert, FRENCH

Danyel’s filled Camembert

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February 20, 2025

rom Around the World in 80 Dishes: Classic Recipes from the World’s Favourite Chefs by David Loftus I am not a fan of “tricked up” cheeses, however the stuffing did not detract from what is an excellent camembert.

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*Favourites, Cabbage, IRELAND, Lobster, Potatoes

*Colcannon

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February 20, 2025

from The Conran Cookbook by Caroline Conran and Terence Conran and Simon Hopkinson Potatoes, cabbage, leek, spring onion milk, butter, mace and S & P. Great comfort food! Served with lobster tails from Aldi . Packet recipe with the herb butter sauce provided. Next time I will cut them in two…

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Canapé/ Starter, Fava / Broad beans

Fava Bean (Broad Bean) and Goat Cheese Dip

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February 20, 2025

Fava Bean (Broad Bean) and Goat Cheese Dip

Thermomix/ Cookidoo recipe. fava beansfresh tarragonmint leavesgarlic clovelemon zest & juicesalt & pepergoat cheese (Meridith’s)EVOO The result was quite good. Wasn’t sure how long it will keep, so I used the rest as a pasta sauce and added organic broccoli and chilli. Also very good.

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Vegetables

Chinese stir-fried vegetables

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February 20, 2025

Thermomix recipe. Except for chopping the vegetables this was all done in the Thermomix. The result was quite impressive. The changes I would make next time are:Use light soy sauce rather than oyster sauceAdd some cauliflower floretsIt needed a little more sauce, and I note that Charmaine Solomon uses vegetable…

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*Favourites, Broccoli, Soups

*Gordon Ramsay’s “3 ingredient Broccoli Soup”

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February 20, 2025

*Gordon Ramsay’s “3 ingredient Broccoli Soup”

Equal weights broccoli and water. For 2 people 300g of broccoli and 300g of water. Try to use organic broccoli for extra flavour. Add salt. Cook and blend Add S & P to taste. Serve Optional add two slices of goat cheese per bowl. Drizzle with EVOO. Another optional iswalnuts…

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Cabbage, Cod

Cod with Potatoes, Savoy Cabbage and Citrus Sauce

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February 20, 2025

Cod with Potatoes, Savoy Cabbage and Citrus Sauce

This is a Thermomix recipe. Whilst it cooked everything, you loose control of the cooking process. For me the fish was a bit overcooked, but Mrs B thought it was perfect. The sauce was interesting but without any wow factor. Ingredients: vegetable stockpotatoessweet paprikacurry powderpollock fillets, (I substituted cod)savoy cabbagecream cheeseorange…

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