Eastington @ Paddington

Broccoli, Feta, Grana Padano, Pasta, SOUTH AFRICA

Pina’s broccoli pasta

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February 20, 2025

from South Africa Eats by Phillippa Cheifitz and Sue de Groot Very good, simple and quick. Whilst the ingredients are very similar to my usual broccoli pasta dish, it was amazing what the addition of feta, anchovies and different cheese made. Ingrediants: Broccoli, penne pasta, EVOO, garlic, chilli, anchovy, parsley, feta…

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Avocado, Canapé/ Starter, Prawns

Prawn cocktail revisited

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February 20, 2025

from Matt Preston’s Best 100 Recipes by Matt Preston Even putting aside that the avocado was unripe (the choice I had was unripe or well past the best), and I added a lot more Tabasco, I have had better prawn cocktails, including the one in a previous post. I made the…

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Couscous, Sheep

Braised spiced lamb shanks with lemon pickle and couscous

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February 20, 2025

Braised spiced lamb shanks with lemon pickle and couscous

from Fusions: A New Look at Australian Cooking by Richard Whittington and Martin WebbCooked for Australia Day and India Republic Day. I think the amount of effort that goes into this does not justify the reward. At least not for the cook! Could be that I am not a great fan…

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Pasta, Zucchini

Spaghetti con Zucchini

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February 20, 2025

by Damien Walsh (Eyton on Yarra Coldstream, Vic) from Al Dente, La Collezione by Barilla (Chefs share their favourite pasta recipes) Delicious & Simple Onion, garlic, Zucchini, basil, egg, parmesan, pepper and and Barilla Spaghetti (No 7)

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*Favourites, Rice, Salad

*Wild Rice Salad

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February 20, 2025

from The Great Aussie Barbie Cookbook by Kim Terakes A delicious salad with lots of flavours, textures and colours. Currants soaked in Clare Valley Riesling, Chef’s Choice Wild Rice, toasted pine nuts and slivered almonds, spring onions, red & green capsicum, fresh corn, coriander leaves, EVOO and Morro White Whine Vinegar,…

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Cucumber, Salad

Cucumber salad

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February 20, 2025

from Take a Vine-ripened Tomato… by Julie Biuso Simple and very good, but you need to allow 2hrs for it to chill in the fridge. The sliced red onion was soaked in cold water for 15m which removed the pungency. Served with a Goulburn River Hot Smoked Trout and Leo Buring…

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Chickpeas, Spinach

Green hummus

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February 20, 2025

from More: More Recipes with More Veg for More Joy (page 58) by Matt Preston This was uninspiring in both colour (all green apart from the optional added whole chickpeas) and flavour. (The omission of both tahini and paprika from the hummus was noticeable). Ingrediants: canned chickpeas, baby spinach, flat-leaf parsley,…

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*Favourites, Cauiflower, Chickpeas

*Cauliflower steaks with red hummus

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February 20, 2025

from More: More Recipes with More Veg for More Joy (page 75) by Matt Preston Wow. This was so good, SWMBO is planned a dinner party with it featured! Ingredients: Red hummus (aka Muhammad): roasted red capsicum, tasted walnuts, chickpeas, garlic, harissa, ground cumin, lemon juice, EVOO, and ice Topped with…

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Feta, Pizza, Spinach

Goat’s cheese and spinach pizza

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February 20, 2025

from New Food: From the New Basics to the New Classics (page 194) by Jill Dupleix The topping inspiration came from this recipe. Excellent combination of flavours: Mutti passata, spinach, Meredith’s Goat Cheese, black olives, sundered tomatoes and the oil from the jar. Apparently you need to spray the tomatoes with…

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Chickpeas, ROMAN, Soups

Ciceri e tria

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February 20, 2025

Chickpea and pasta soup from Antonio Carluccio’s Pasta: The Essential New Collection from the Master of Italian Cookery by Antonio Carluccio Apparently this Roman recipe is 2000 years old. Very simple. Garlic, chillies, tomatoes, basil, chickpeas and EVOO.Hand cut pasta (made from just durum wheat semolina flour and water).

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