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Wine-braised oxtail - One Pan Roasts by Molly Shuster

5/9/2017

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Wine-braised oxtail from One Pan Roasts by Molly Shuster (cover image appears courtesy Murdoch Books)
Wine-braised oxtail from One Pan Roasts by Molly Shuster (image appears courtesy Murdoch Books)
Oh goodie. According to the weather channel, "a polar blast is gripping southeastern Australia today." We've been warned to expect low level snow, thunderstorms, blizzard-like conditions, damaging winds, hail and freezing temperatures. Wot?! This is what happens when you spend summer in Hungary, and then arrive home gleefully thinking you've dodged much of the winter chill.


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In my springtime kitchen 2017

3/9/2017

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Superb Fairy Wren plate in the kitchen of food writer Liz Posmyk
Spring has arrived in Canberra, but with frosty mornings and a bitter chill in the air, I'd say the season has changed in name only. We're back at home after a two-day getaway to Fitzroy Falls in the glorious Southern Highlands of New South Wales. With it's flourishing food and wine scene, lush scenery and picturesque villages, it's among our most favourite destinations in Australia.


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Raw hazelnut brownies from Hippie Lane The Cookbook

26/6/2017

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Raw hazelnut brownies from Hippie Lane the cookbook (courtesy Murdoch Books)
"Chocolate and hazelnut: who can resist?" writes Taline Gabrielian, founder of Hippie Lane and creator of whole-food, plant-based recipes. "These easy no-bake brownies are almost too good to be true. You don’t need a whole lot of time or ingredients to get these ones happening — but you may find it hard to resist the whole slab!" ​Oh, I'm hearing you, girlfriend!


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Dave Ingham on Backyard Chickens and how to keep happy hens

12/6/2017

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Backyard Chickens by Dave Ingham - Liz Posmyk
Backyard Chickens by Dave Ingham, published by Murdoch Books (photo Liz Posmyk)
"I have always loved birds. I love watching them move. However, it wasn't until university that I first kept [them] as pets or had any relationship with chickens other than my surname (synonymous with poultry in Australia, but no relation),"writes Rentachook founder, Dave Ingham, in the introduction to his book, Backyard Chickens - how to keep happy hens​. 


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Roasted vegetables on couscous with Moroccan dressing - Food as Medicine

12/2/2017

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Roasted vegetables on couscous with Moroccan dressing from Food as Medicine by Sue Radd
Roasted vegetables on couscous with Moroccan dressing from Food as Medicine
Author and Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian (AAPD), Sue Radd, has fond memories of climbing sour cherry trees, and watching her grandmother at work in her kitchen and garden in Croatia. She says her grandmother always taught her the value of homemade food and "unsprayed" produce. 


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Gill Meller's lemon and gooseberry tart with elderflower fritters

29/1/2017

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Gill Mellor's lemon & gooseberry tart with elderflower fritters from Gather, Quadrille
Gill Mellor's lemon & gooseberry tart with elderflower fritters from Gather, Quadrille
My first taste of a gooseberry was during the 1960s in the garden of my friend Sandra's house. The family was English and Sandra's mother, Norah, grew rhubarb as well as the gooseberries.  


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Last minute gift ideas for the foodie in your life

16/12/2016

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Gifts under the Christmas tree
The Good Things guide to last minute Christmas gifts for the foodie in your family. Happy shopping. 


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Sweet potato pudding and Lance Rosen's Temples of BBQ book

3/12/2016

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Sweet Potato Pudding from Lance Rosen's Temples of BBQ
Sweet potato pudding with pecans from Lance Rosen's Temples of BBQ
'Sweet potatoes are a commonly used soul food ingredient in the South,' writes Lance Rosen in the introduction to his recipe for a luscious-looking sweet potato pudding in his book, Temples of BBQ​.


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Apple tart flamed with Calvados + review - Délicieux by Gabriel Gaté

7/10/2016

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Image from Délicieux by Gabriel Gaté
Apple tart flamed with Calvados (image from Délicieux by Gabriel Gaté - courtesy Hardie Grant Books)
One of my favourite guest presenters at my former cooking school was French-born cookery writer and television chef, Gabriel Gaté. Not only is Gabriel a magnificent cook, he is also a delightful person.


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Anneka Manning on 'baking is love made edible' and BakeClass

21/9/2016

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Author and teacher Anneka Manning (from BakeClass by Anneka Manning, courtesy Murdoch Books)
Earlier this week, I was disappointed to have logged into Facebook to find that I had just missed  my friend Anneka Manning's BakeClub Kitchen live session. Her current Make Me a Baker group was in the middle of a 'Rise to the Occasion' hands-on class, and I would have loved to see the goodies that they were baking. I managed to catch the tail end of the session, and it sounded like great fun. 


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