Category Archives: Recipes

Aussie Rules and Lemongrass Chicken

The Australian Football League (AFL) season starts in earnest this weekend (it actually started last weekend but as there was only one match and it was between 2 Sydney teams that hardly counts).  I love AFL, always have, I think … Continue reading

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Eggplant – A mini glut

I spent a bit of time this afternoon in a valiant attempt to photograph some eggplants.  I don’t have a lot of time to do my photography.  I try to slot it in during TV watching time but the average length of … Continue reading

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Top 5 – Ways with Silver Beet

After talking up the fabulousness of Silver Beet a couple of posts ago I thought it only fitting that it be the subject of this weeks top 5, especially as quite a few people said they didn’t like the stuff. … Continue reading

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Puttanesca

I cook pasta at least once a week, actually that sentence should probably read I cook Pasta Puttanesca about once a week.  I cook pasta more often but serve it with different sauces on the other days.  Puttanesca, or prostitutes pasta if … Continue reading

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Dead ‘orse

I have been preserving tomatoes this week.  Not my tomatoes, my father’s, so I have given this post his name for tomato sauce.   My dad always used to call tomato sauce dead horse – I suspect he’s not alone in this, … Continue reading

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