Category: Dinner
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Virtual Dinner Party No. 7 – Bulgar Soup, Lamb Fillet, Quince Cake!
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(Update: For VDP No. 8, click here) Coronavirus Lockdown With most of us in self-isolation or even total lockdown, a VDP (virtual dinner party) is one way to catch up with friends and to continue to test your cooking skills. We have now had a number of VDPs. Here is the link to the first…
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What’s in the Fridge? No. 12 – Lychees!
After our virtual dinner party No. 5 we had left over lychees and syrup in the fridge. What to do with them? Chicken With Lychees Many years ago a friend attended a cooking class run by Elizabeth Chong, a legend in Melbourne. It was in the early 1980s. A week or so after the class…
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Virtual Dinner Party No. 6 – Scallops, Salmon, Pears!
(Update: For VDP No. 7, click here) Coronavirus Lockdown With most of us in self-isolation or even total lockdown, a VDP (virtual dinner party) is one way to catch up with friends and to continue to test your cooking skills. We have now had a number of VDPs. Here is the link to the first…
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Polenta – With grilled radicchio and mushrooms!
Many years ago in a traditional but stylish Italian restaurant in Melbourne, an older Italian-born waiter who had worked there for many, many years told us about his obsession with polenta. His favourite combination was to serve it with mushroom ragout. His polenta was cooked for about three quarters of an hour in lots of…
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Olive’s Salmon Patties – An Easter Treat!
We weren’t a religious family, but our mother, Olive, would always make salmon patties (sometimes with tuna) for our evening meal on Good Friday. It was her excuse to make them – we loved them so much. While I had good recollection of the ingredients and how they were made, I had to resort to…
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The Many Guises Of Coleslaw – A Photo Tribute!
Nothing much needs to be said about coleslaw – you can read about it here: Wikipedia. It is very satisfying to make, very colourful and does the trick for so many types of meals. We have been trying to perfect a version without a mayonnaise or creamy dressing, but with plenty of lemon and vinegar,…
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Eggplant Baked With Passata & Pesto – Served With Lemon Flavoured Pasta!
Our Canadian friend, Roger, was staying with us for several days in Melbourne. He offered to cook for us one night and thus produced this delicious and very easy version of baked eggplant, a variation on parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant baked with Parmesan cheese). He served it with lemon flavoured pasta, which was a perfect…
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What’s in the Fridge? No. 11
Carrot, Harissa and Basil Soup We are all familiar with the build-up of bits and pieces that need to be used up. Some, like butter, cheese, cream and milk we freeze and use them later in pastry, quiches and desserts. Others we use to concoct a dish. Recently we had some leftover white wine, milk,…