Memories are all about the senses. The smell of earthy coffee on that perfect Sunday morning, the sweet taste of strawberries in Summertime, seeing the ripening vines on the sun blushed hillsides and hearing the satisfying crunch of fish and chips at sunset on the beach can all trigger lovely memories. Or maybe it is just
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Did you forget to make your Christmas cake 6 months in advance this year? Or maybe you just want a healthier easier option for your special day celebrations. Well go no further than a vegan raw Christmas cake. Don’t be scared off by the long list of ingredients (that is just what a Christmas cake
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Ok so if I ever go down in history for any type of cooking related event (assuming this doesn’t include the time that I served up dodgy fish to over 100 people – but that is another story) I think it may be for this recipe! It truly is amazing. And while I may be
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I cannot lay claim to this flourless chocolate brownie recipe. I cannot even lay claim to cooking this dish. It is a recipe that my lovely lady makes when she bows to my constant haranguing for her to whip it up – which unfortunately is not EVERYDAY as I would like! She has tried making
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A recent study has found that vegetables have increased levels of beneficial chemicals if they continue to follow circadian cycles once picked. Is a refrigerator with an internal light that follows day/night cycles next on the cards? Life has been quite busy and a little stressful of late. This coupled with the fact that I
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Chinese broccoli or Kai-lan (Gai-lan) is a fantastic tasting and healthy vegetable that can be found at bargain prices at any good asian supermarket/fresh produce shop. It basically covers the flavours and textures of bok choi, broccoli and spinach all in one. So there is no better way to treat such a delicious and versatile vegetable other
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Thai food is all about the balance of sweet, sour and heat with the added freshness and aromatic quality of herbs and spices. Add the richness of coconut cream into the mix and you will have the most savoured Thai dish – Thai green curry (kaeng khiao wan), which literally means sweet green curry. I really
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This is the recipe for a fantastically delicious, flavoursome and wholesome vichyssoise (potato and leek soup) with all of the rich creaminess, and without the downsides of using cream (as you shall soon see). This recipe also has a few other tweaks to take it from a simple salt-of-the-earth soup to mind blowing dish. Soup
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Do other vegetables have reason to be green with envy at kale’s almost celebratory status as super food in vogue? Has the plain ol’ cabbage been unfairly left behind? Kale – ingredient of the moment. Super food, green ingredient of the year and absolute darling of the health food advocate in present times. Now don’t
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I was sitting at a romantic little Sicilian restaurant in North Melbourne perusing the menu figuring what to order next: Caponata (a kind of eggplant/pine nut ratatouille), Spaghetti alla Siracusana (fresh anchovies, peperoncini, cherry tomato spaghetti topped with bread crumbs) or Polpette all’Agrodolce (sweet/sour meatballs). This was when my entrée came out to the table
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