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Book review: Borsch, Vodka and Tears // Polish Potato Pancakes

May 25, 2012

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Adapted from Borsch Vodka and Tears, a fabulous new Polish cook- and vodka book, these 5 ingredient Polish potato pancakes are as good as they get.

{5 ingredient} Red Curry with Quail and Pineapple

May 16, 2012

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Forget duck. Try a combination of Thai red curry with the more delicate flavours of quail, 5 ingredients and ready in minutes.

{5 ingredient} Spicy Thai-inspired fish cakes

April 27, 2012

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Serve as a starter with rice, on their own, or in mini breadrolls with some slaw as a delicious Asian fish burger.

WIN a Tefal Fresh Express mini food processor (closed)

March 23, 2012

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It's like an old fashioned grater but quicker, cuter and much safer to use - simply leave a comment on this post telling me what you would make using Tefal's Fresh Express.

Garlic, chilli and tomato mussels

March 21, 2012

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The mussels are divine. With added flavour and veg from Anathoth's Tomato Relish. Together they worked a real treat!

Maha’s Turkish Delight donuts + win a copy of Flavours of Melbourne!

March 2, 2012

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Light, fluffy and fragrant with rosewater and honey, they may be small but these little donuts are full of exotic flavours. +WIN: a copy of Flavours of Melbourne

{Recipe app review} Southern style prawns with grits

February 24, 2012

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Spicy and aromatic comfort food using prawns? Yes m'am, straight from America's Family Recipes app.

Passionfruit, blueberry and yoghurt muffins

February 17, 2012

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Chobani Greek low and non-fat yoghurts make for an exceptionally wholesome muffin ingredient, and tasty too!

Quail 2 ways: Sticky braised quail breasts with fried eggs + Scotch quail eggs

February 10, 2012

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Who knew cooking with quail could be so quick, easy and delicious? 2 must try recipes for anyone into their game.

Organic spaghetti and meatballs, plus why Woolies wins over Coles

February 6, 2012

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Woolworths' Macro Wholefood Market range is a great way to stock up on pantry essentials and shortcut products that taste good and are good for you.

Dark chocolate truffles: orange zest, waffle cone and coconut ganache filled

February 3, 2012

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Dark chocolates made with Cadbury real chocolate melts, a perfect gift for your Valentine or a delicious treat for yourself.

{5 ingredient} Grilled turkey and peach salad

January 20, 2012

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Tossed together in no time, this entertainer's delight proves that turkey is not just a Thanksgiving and Christmas bird.

{Day 28} Spicy eggplant ‘tagine’

October 28, 2011

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A quick and fragrant eggplant tagine served in the gorgous Royal Selangor jelly mould.

{Day 27} Sour cherry loaf and summer berry pudding

October 27, 2011

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A gorgous and wholesome twist on the classic with artisan bread, fresh berries and chocolate gelato!

{Day 4} Guillaume’s country-style pork belly terrine from Food for Friends

October 4, 2011

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[Guillaume Brahimi's] amazing country style terrine from an amazing cookbook by an amazing man. Cone shaped of course!

Royal Selangor {Get Your Jelly On} 30-day challenge for Pink Ribbon October

September 30, 2011

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Click to find out more about the challenge and the worthwhile cause it supports. Daily posts 1-30 October. Recipes. Reviews. Giveaways.

{Recipe and review} French onion soup from Little Kitchen, Around the World

September 23, 2011

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A delicious French onion soup that's child's play to make, from Little Kitchen Around the World kids cookbook.

{Recipe and review} Baked vegan cinnamon donuts + Sunbeam donut iron test

September 16, 2011

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Amazingly quick and good for you baked low fat cinnamon donuts, yum!

Kylie Kwong launches her Oxfam fair trade dinnerware range

August 23, 2011

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The Lotus range is influenced by Kylie's Chinese heritage with a modern twist, similar to the highly acclaimed food featured on the Billy Kwong menu and in her many cookbooks. Fair trade and hand-made, the range includes a soup bowl, a rice bowl and a Chinese teapot and teacup. Available from October.

Minute steaks with Rockpool’s Cafe de Paris butter and more celebrations

August 20, 2011

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Neil Perry's Cafe de Paris butter is absolutely sensational and easy to make at home. Steak will never be the same!

Alio’s rosemary and sea salt focaccia

August 17, 2011

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For something as basic as bread, the aroma that fills the house when the focaccia is placed in the oven is indescribably amzing. As is the result: crusty, fluffy and wonderfully moreish.

{Review} Bite Size Treats app + Turkish delight macarons

August 8, 2011

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Featuring over 50 of the most trendy treat recipes and presented in an easily accessible format with mouthwatering photography, the app has something for everyone.

Sweet and sour pork

August 5, 2011

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While this is not a traditional bright orangy red sweet and sour sauce and the pork is not deep fried, it's a quick and completely additive free alternative that tastes great and is simple enough to make even for the most novice cooks.

Cambodian cooking: grilled capsicum salad with sesame dressing

July 12, 2011

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If you are passionate about good, honest food and care about the welfare of the less fortunate in this world, I encourage you to pick up a copy of this lovely easy to use - even in the Western world, cookbook.

Kaffir lime panna cotta with lime syrup and fresh strawberries

July 3, 2011

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A deliciously creamy panna cotta with a hint of kaffir lime, topped with fresh strawberries and lime syrup. So unusual. So delicious. So moreish.

Wrap and Roll – new hawker-style Vietnamese at Westfield Sydney

June 14, 2011

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The eatery has reinvented the concept of traditional Vietnamese street–stall fare in a comfortable, clean and contemporary restaurant setting at the new Sydney Westfield.

Good Food and Wine Show: 5 of my favourite product finds

June 6, 2011

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Find out about my favourite, additive-free and natural products found at the Good Food and Wine Show this year, then enter a product giveaway. Entries close midnight 19 June.

Fluffy ricotta pancakes with date and banana butter

June 2, 2011

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Warm, delightfully fluffy on the inside and lightly crunchy on the out. Sounding good already? Then keep reading...

Kylie Kwong’s roast beef with Asian paste and lime, garlic cucumber salad

May 17, 2011

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It is a great winter dish with a complexity of warm, spicy flavours and the richness of slow-cooked beef.

Taste Baguette’s lemongrass beef noodle salad

May 9, 2011

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I just couldn't resist the next bite of mouthwatering chunk of fragrant lemongrass mince!

5 of my favourite Mother’s Day online recipe finds

May 7, 2011

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A round up of my top 5 favourite recipes for Mother's Day, because all Mums are special but each is different.

Manna from Heaven lemon polenta cakes (gluten, wheat and dairy free)

April 29, 2011

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Lemony almond, polenta and coconut cakes are one of my favourite cafe treats. Moist, zesty and topped with a thick drop of lemon icing - who wouldn't want to be best friends with such tasty little things?