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Category Archives: Cooking
Norwegian fish soup, with a Danish twist
In mid-June 2018, Maggie and I flew into Bergen, Norway, after spending eight delightful days in the Scottish highlands. We had booked two nights’ accommodation in the old centre of Bergen, ahead of a cruise that would take us along … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating out, Travel
Tagged fish soup, Norwegian fish soup, Viking Cruises
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Giving a fig about halloumi? Who me? And you too?
In a recent post, I mentioned a recipe which had introduced us to a “new genre of summer dining pleasures”. Now I will tell you what I meant by that and explain how we prepared the salad and applied its … Continue reading
Posted in Blog stuff, Cooking
Tagged black figs, Halloumi, Haloumi, Prosciutto, salads
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Not so crusty that we won’t learn to singe a new tuna
How do I explain why Maggie and I have reached the age of 65 without ever cooking sesame-crusted tuna? Ignorance? Carelessness? Bloody-minded commitment to European culinary conditions? All three of those reasons and probably more besides. Anyway, I am consoled … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Travel
Tagged Grand Sheraton Resort Da Nang, Sesame seed crust, sesame-crusted tuna, Tuna, Vietnamese salad
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Adam Liaw’s cooking: always up to par
As is the case for many other countries, cooking competitions are produced for television in Australia. Some are for amateur cooks, in teams or as individuals; others provide opportunities for professional chefs to test themselves against their colleagues. For the … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken curry, cucumber salad, kuku paka, pickled salad, sweet & sour salad
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Green grow the salads-o!
Over the last three months, Maggie and I have made an unusually large number of salads, including various single-bowl salads that were complete meals in themselves. Why so? Well, it has been a long, warm, dry summer in our corner … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Home life
Tagged char-grilled zucchini, cucumber salad, feta salad, zucchini salad
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Woman go to Da Nang, like da mango tang
I mentioned in my previous post that Maggie took a liking to the Vietnamese salads served at the Da Nang resort where we holidayed in February. Think lots of fresh herb leaves and the distinctive mix of sweet and sour. … Continue reading
From Laos, via Da Nang: Duck larb (we larv it!)
In September 2008, Maggie and I flew to Rome to join a coach tour of Italy; it was our first overseas trip together. We met our tour guide – Marco the Magnifico – on the evening before the tour commenced. … Continue reading
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Tagged Duck larb, Grand Sheraton Resort Da Nang, Larb
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