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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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Playing with Fire

In previous years I have made my chilli paste (or Sambal Oelek if you prefer the Indonesian name commonly used in Australia) by simply throwing chilli and salt into the food processor and then storing the resulting mix in the fridge.  … Continue reading

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A Summer of Salads – February

I’m feeling very proud of my lettuces at the moment.  Late last month I planted out my lettuce seedlings into the bed that the potatoes had been in. The above picture shows the plants on the 31st January. This next shot … Continue reading

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Passionfruit & Meringues – A tale of 2 desserts

If you read my Harvest Monday posts you will know the I have something of a glut of passionfruit at the moment.  Acutally that’s exagerating a bit but I do have a good 20 fruits sitting waiting to be eaten … Continue reading

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