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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Fruitless Waldorf is a beet-up of a story
I am sure that most readers are familiar with Waldorf salad and that many of you have made one on numerous occasions. As is also well known, this salad takes its name from New York’s Waldorf Hotel, where it was … Continue reading
O Cisco! Gazpacho!
I have never been anywhere close to the Texas-Mexico border-lands frequented by the fictional Cisco Kid and his side-kick Pancho, but I would be surprised if you couldn’t find a taberna with gazpacho – my favourite tomato soup – on … Continue reading
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Tagged Gazpacho, Jimmy Buffet, recipe for gazpacho, Soups, The Cisco Kid, tomatoes
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So, not every aubergine goes into ratatouille
The latest recipe I have used from Mastering the art of French cooking (Mastering) is ‘Aubergines farcies duxelles’ (Eggplants stuffed with mushrooms). The eggplant I used was originally destined to be chargrilled on our Weber Q, as we have done a couple of … Continue reading
Peaches hit the high notes
In Melbourne, as in many other parts of the world, the summer months bring an abundance of fruits which can be enjoyed as the basis of a light and refreshing dessert. Think strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, nectarines and peaches. Of … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day mass….
… of meat. No Al Capone, no bone. No South Side, no North Side. Just a lovely piece of topside. No ugly pools of blood on the floor; a pleasing little puddle on the plate. About 80 years after the … Continue reading
As cool as a cucumber soup
Our Greek neighbours, Nik and Sula, have been sharing some of the seasonal produce from their vegetable garden with us. Nik, now in his 70s, is very accomplished at working his soil to produce bountiful crops from a small area … Continue reading
In digest: week ending 7 February 2016
It was a rare week in our kitchen – all the main-meal dishes of food we prepared were tried and true favourites. No recipe discoveries. No experiments. No radical departures. Just a series of palate-pleasing, reliable regulars. Think barbecued beef … Continue reading
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Further French forays, a food faux pas or five, and fresh fritters …
… following a fraught fortnight. Maggie and I have just been through two weeks of anxiety and stress involving a health scare. Thankfully, an investigative procedure has found no evidence of anything life-threatening and, as of Saturday evening, we have … Continue reading
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Tagged French cooking, Julia Child, recipe for zucchini soup, turkey breast, zucchini
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