July 2007

New RSS Feed

by Peter G July 26, 2007 Personal

Just a short note to explain to everyone that my feed has a new address with Feedburner. I just only discovered the other day that my feeds were out of sync!!! I was posting entries only to discover that my feed was still stuck at the 30th of May. (I forgot to put in one line of code… aahh the pleasures of being a geek!). Click here to subscribe to [...]

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Custard Tarts

by Peter G July 17, 2007 Recipes
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I just came across a new cooking and kitchen toy. Ok, maybe not a toy really but a great time saving invention. A pie maker!!! Its made by Sunbeam and it certainly delivers on its promise. I had a test run at making some really cute Australian style meat pies and they were delicious. I’m planning on doing a few gourmet ones by making my own pastry but I’ll follow [...]

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Party Food

by Peter G July 14, 2007 Recipes
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I recently had the pleasure of catering for a friend’s baby shower. A very glamorous baby shower at that, mind you. Forty-five people showed up and I was asked to come up with a “stylish” canape and cocktail menu. I love doing this sort of thing. Out of my tiny kitchen I managed to construct 10 courses of yumminess!!! It was a lot of work and it made me realise [...]

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Biteclub In Bondi

by Peter G July 11, 2007 Bite Club
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Biteclub is back!!! This time hosted by Arthur and Ryan. With a very different weather situation than last time, the guys set the scene for more wonderful, warming, winter fare. Being the sticky beak that I am, I arrived about one and a half hours too early hoping to catch them in a state of chaos. Nothing of the sort. They were cool, calm and collected. All courses were planned, [...]

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Magic Muffins

by Peter G July 2, 2007 Recipes
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Nothing screams like “warm straight out of the oven” like a batch of fresh muffins. Mmmm…Perfect for these blusterry winter days here in Sydney. These little cakes are the perfect soother and I personally love making them. Muffins were probably one of my first recipe attempts in the kitchen. Often with mixed results. I tend to have a fool proof recipe I use nowadays, varying it according to ingredients available, [...]

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