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    Quick salami pasta dish

    Was looking for something quick and tasty to make for my dinner tonight, looked in the fridge, pretty sparse, apart from a spicy salami with plenty of black pepper. From this starting point came a very simple, but delicious meal. I'm not even going to bother with quantities, I have no idea how...
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    TNT - Broccoli and Anchovy Pasta

    Whipped this up for dinner tonight. It's a fantastic, quick meal that requires only one fresh ingredient (or not even that if you have frozen broccoli) so it's a great pantry staple meal. Broccoli and Anchovy Pasta 2 large heads of broccoli 2 large garlic cloves, crushed 8 anchovy fillets in...
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    Lamb's Wool

    Just pulled this out of a magazine today, looks fantastic for the colder months as Australia is currently experiencing. I'm looking forward to trying it. Lamb's Wool 6 apples 2L good English ale 40ml raisins 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground ginger 120g sugar Preheat oven to 180'C. Cook apples...
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    TNT - Warm Winter Salad of Fennel and Pumpkin

    Although more relevant for those of us in the southern hemisphere right now it won't be long before you northerner's will be reaching for the winter seasonal ingredients used in this salad :smile:. This really goes nice with roast chicken, particularly if you can mop up any of the remaining...
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    TNT - Pasta with Roast Pumpkin and Spiced Yoghurt Sauce

    This is fantastic. Made this recently and everyone enjoyed it. Admittedly I didn't follow the recipe apart from the fact that it included pasta + pumpkin + yoghurt + spices so the quantities I used differed. I advise that you reserve a cupful of the water before draining the pasta to loosen up...
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    Thyme Recipes Needed

    Hey all, Planted thyme in my herb garden awhile ago and its spreading like wildfire. What I'm looking for are some recipes (of any kind) that really demonstrate the flavour of fresh thyme. I'm not after recipes that just have thyme in it, I've got plenty of them. I'm after ones that showcase...
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    Vegetable and Pesto Soup

    Made this for dinner last night, so easy but tasted fantastic. Good thing is you can add a fairly wide variety of vegetables. This made enough for 3 people. Vegetable and Pesto Soup 300ml chicken/vegetable stock per person appropriate amount of any number of the following (zucchini, potato...
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    Your thoughts - Eggplant Pasta Sauce

    Gday all. Thinking about whipping up an eggplant sauce for a pasta dish tonight, no recipe, just making it up as I go along. So far I'm thinking roast the eggplant whole with a head of garlic, pop the eggplant and gooey garlic cloves in a food processor, blitz it till smooth and add in some...
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    Avocado Carbonara I guess?

    Whipped up this last night for dinner, my own creation. This would be fantastic in the spring time with spring vegetables such as zucchini, green beans, asparagus and baby carrots (not to mention delicious spring time avocados, lucky Australia has good advocados almost year round). As it was it...
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    TNT - Prosciutto Wrapped Salmon with Lentils, Spinach and Yoghurt

    Made this for dinner tonight. Quick, incredibly easy yet absolutely fantastic and seems more luxurious than it actually is. Prosciutto Wrapped Salmon with Lentils, Spinach and Yoghurt 2x240g salmon fillets, skinned and pin-boned 4 slices prosciutto (or just 2 if they are quite wide) 1/2...
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    TNT - Zaatar Chicken with Orange Couscous

    Whipped this up for dinner tonight, was delicious. I unfortunately did not have any white wine handy so I subbed a few decent squeezes of lemon juice to get a bit of acid in there but I could definitely see the addition of white wine making it even better. My observations: - You could...
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    Haggis' Pumpkin Soup

    Tonight's dinner was looking pretty grim until I spied a butternut pumpkin (butternut squash for those who spell colour wrong) and whipped it into a soup. I generally don't do the whole measurements thing but this turned out so good I (roughly) jotted down what I used. Haggis' Pumpkin Soup...
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    Zing for the entire day

    I thought that for those of us in the southern hemisphere who are beginning to look towards the upcoming autumn/winter and the strength sapping cold that comes with it this recipe for a real energy-packed breakfast might just be the go. You can of course double or triple the inital mixture as...
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    Cooking with an Iron Wok

    Bought myself a nice large iron round-bottomed wok for all of AU$10 a while ago to replace my old wafer thin steel one. Finally got round to preparing it on the weekend (getting all the machine oil off it and seasoning with 2 coats of oil) watching this gun-metal coloured wok turn into...
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    Chinese Ma Lai Cake

    Served this last night after a nice wonton noodle soup as I was on chef duty for a family gathering. Served this as I didn't exactly want to dish up the wonton soup then whack down a tarte tatin which would have seemed a bit out of place (though I was sorely tempted to, ah well Autumn is only a...
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    Easiest pasta dish...ever

    As we all know pasta provides ones of the best vehicles to create quick and simplistic but still extremely sophisticated (at least taste wise) dishes. However I think this may be one of the best recipes that exemplifies this, it only has 3 ingredients, so of course it is only as good as what you...
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    Beetroot, Potato, Borlotti Bean and Feta Salad

    Hey guys, whipped this up for dinner tonight, you could serve it as an entree or a main. I followed no recipe, I only started with the knowledge that beetroot and feta go well together :). I know its pretty vague, but thats how I cook all of the time if I'm not following a recipe. You could also...
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    Help Needed with Thai Soup Broth

    Gday all, seeking some assistance with identifying a soup broth that I had recently in a Thai restaurant. It was in a roasted duck noodle soup (did not list the thai name of it unfourtunately), the soup consisted simply of the roasted duck, rice noodles and the broth, thats it no garnishes or...
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    Couscous - Telling the difference between types

    Gday all, I picked up some couscous today but I am unsure of whether it is instant couscous or regular couscous (note: it is not Israeli couscous :)). I am wondering if anyone knows how to tell the difference between the two? Or is the only way to find out is to cook it as one would do instant...
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    TNT - Cardamom-Banana Ice Cream

    Love the cardamom. When I last had this I had some chai tea served with it, went great. Cardamom-Banana Ice Cream ------------------------- 1/2 cup palm sugar 6 green cardamom pods 1 cup milk 300ml cream (35-36% stuff) 3 egg yolks 4 ripe bananas, mashed Combine the milk, cream and cardamom...
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    TNT - Thai Fruit Salad with Chilli

    I think the only word that can describe this is - refreshing. Like a Thai Chilli Sorbet I have posted previously the combination of fresh flavours with a bit of heat is absolutely delicious. Thai Fruit Salad with Chilli ------------------------- 200g white (caster) sugar 1 cup water 20ml...
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    TNT - Kourabiedes (Greek Shortbread)

    Delicious greek shortbread. Try eating these and not end up looking like a coke-head, its no mean feat thats for sure. Kourabiedes ----------- 250g soft unsalted butter 2/3 cup icing sugar, sifted, plus extra 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg yolk 2 cups plain flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 90g...
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    TNT - Chicken Melitzana

    This is a delicious greek meal. The sauce is something quite different to what you would expect, the cinnamon really adds a distinct flavour to the tomato sauce. Admittedly I did not deep fry the eggplant but grilled it without flouring it (couldn't be bothered :P). And the fried haloumi, always...
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    TNT - Sweetcorn Cakes with Avocado Salsa

    These go great guns as a light lunch, or even better for a lazy sunday brunch. Enjoy. Sweetcorn Cakes with Avocado Salsa ---------------------------------- 525g (2 2/3 cups) fresh corn kernels, cut from 3 large corn cobs 1 small red onion, chopped 2 eggs 1/2 cup chopped coriander 125g (1...
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    TNT - Turkish Eggs

    Turkish Eggs ------------ 1 cup greek style natural yoghurt (comes out to 1/4 cup per person, I generally use 1/3-1/2 cup per person, I like my yoghurt :P) 1 garlic clove, crushed, optional a pinch of sea salt freshly ground black pepper 4 eggs 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon...
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