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Swanning Around….
This week I went out to the Swan Valley. This is an area only 20 minutes North of where I live, (I’m 5 minutes from the Perth city centre) – very quickly you get out of the suburbs and into “country”,...
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Cheese Platters….
Scones with smoked salmon & sour cream Who says you have to pay for good quality posh nosh?!! Last Sunday I had a good friend over for a ‘stitching day’. We went out first, for a cuppa and scones,...
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Cheese & Herb Tomatoes
I’ve raved about the Australian Women’s Weekly cookbook series before, and this tasty tomato side dish is from the AWW Microwave Cookbook 2. Both of the microwave books are out of print, but I just...
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Wonderful White Stuff
Sometimes, you can go literally years in between making something, and then you suddenly rediscover it. That’s what happened with this recipe – I was looking for an easy dip to make, to take to a...
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Salmon, Spinach & Haloumi
Layered & ready to cook I was sitting in the hairdresser, flicking through AWFUL weekly women’s magazines, catching up on the celebrity gossip (as you do), when a recipe for a layered vegetarian...
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Zucchini Slice
I know there are a LOT of versions of this yummy quiche dish. It’s such a great standby recipe to whip up when zucchinis are plentiful – lovely cold or hot, cut into squares as an appetizer or in...
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Ploughing Away….
I’ve been quiet this week as I am in England at the moment, hence 1) not doing any cooking and 2) I’m busy seeing sights and travelling around. I am, of course, doing my best to eat lots of yummy...
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Tower of Taste!
I have had the most delicious baguette I’ve ever had in my life! This was at the Tower of London, in their New Armouries Cafe, which only opened a year or so ago and is much, much more gourmet than...
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Something Fishy….Or Not So Fishy.
Since returning from my amazing UK trip I have really not done much cooking – I think I’m trying to stay in holiday mode as long as possible, and frankly sometimes it is difficult to get motivated to...
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Need to Get Healthy Again….
Salsa I had a severe meat overdose last week. Firstly, I made a beef stir-fry which lasted me for two evening meals – no particular recipe, just chucked in some marinated beef strips plus whatever...
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Salmon Bake
Can’t remember where I got this recipe from – online somewhere I think – but I originally made it as a “non red meat” addition to a dinner party table, years ago – where I had a pescetarian who needed...
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Cauli Continues…
Cauliflower is so cheap here right now! It has a very short “cheap” season here in WA, and for most of the year is expensive, so I’ve made the most of the current availability. I had a recipe from...
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Parmesan + Mayo + Chicken = Ranting Chicken
I am fond of the Ranting Chef blog, and whilst I don’t make many of the recipes, which tend to be very meat-oriented, I do try the occasional one. This easy chicken dish appealed when it arrived in my...
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Damper / Soda Bread
I felt like soda bread one day this week, and decided to see if the recipe I’ve had for years worked in the bread machine, because things are so easy that way. It did work, really well, and made great...
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Another Quick Salad
Creating a healthy meal in a hurry does not have to be complicated. This salad incorporated what I had on hand at the time, as well as including beetroot and pear, two things that (according to...
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