November 2008

Baklavas

by Peter G November 29, 2008 Greek Food
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Time to get my entry in for this month’s Royal Foodie Joust.  I have been a little slack and haven’t had a chance to get involved in the last few months (sorry Jenn!).  If this is the first time you’re reading this, head on over, register and get ready to do recipe “battle” with a bunch of keen food bloggers all ready to experiment with the latest months ingredients.  Speaking [...]

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Fish cakes

by Peter G November 22, 2008 Recipes
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I haven’t really felt like cooking anything too exotic or complicated lately.  A quick look in the cupboard yielded that can of tuna staring right back at me.  You know the “one”.  The one you buy for emergencies and maybe for that tuna pasta.  Another quick look in the fridge and I found some leftover basil pesto, half a red onion, some parsley on its death bed and some potatoes.  [...]

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A “Grand” Ol’ Time

by Peter G November 19, 2008 Places
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Let me tell you about one of the most luxurious experiences I had the other week.  I was invited to spend a few nights at the Grand Hotel located in my birth city of Melbourne.  And what two glorious days I had.  It was the perfect getaway after my recent incidents and I was looking forward to escaping and indulging.  The property itself is heritage listed and it employs a [...]

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Chargrilled Sweet Baby Peppers

by Peter G November 15, 2008 Greek Food
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Look at those glorious colours on those peppers!  They scream out “summer is here!”.  As soon as I smell the chargrilled flesh of these peppers, I picture myself on an idyllic Greek isle sipping a crisp white and enjoying these as part of a meze platter.  But for the time being I’ll have to do with inner city Sydney as my location. As you can see I enjoy chargrilled peppers [...]

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Roast Beetroot with Feta

by Peter G November 13, 2008 Greek Food
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Thanks to everyone who sent well wishes recently, regarding my teeth dramas…it’s really nice to know that so many of you stopped by to say “get better”.  I’ve just returned from Melbourne where I got to indulge in a beautiful hotel for a couple of days…more on that soon.  Anyway, I’m starting to eat a few more solid meals and things are progressing nicely.  Today I cooked up some beetroot [...]

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Recovery Food

by Peter G November 8, 2008 Lifestyle
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This is a mish mash of a post.  A few different things to discuss. While a new man was being elevated to the heights of power on Tuesday, I was being elevated in a dentist’s chair seeking treatment for a cracked tooth!  As it so happens I bit into a Greek sugared almond, “koufeta” as we call them and managed to some how crack one of my teeth dead centre [...]

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Fresh Ricotta with Warm Honey and Cinnamon

by Peter G November 4, 2008 Recipes
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You get to the end of a dinner party that you’re hosting and you wonder what to serve your guests.  As I explained yesterday I don’t really have a sweet tooth.  Sometimes I’ll offer a selection of cheeses with fresh fruit and other times I’ll go all the way and offer a lovely decadent dessert. This idea combines the best of both worlds and is really very easy.  A fresh, [...]

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Banana Muffins with a Greek Yogurt Topping and Toasted Coconut

by Peter G November 3, 2008 Recipes
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I don’t do much baking.  I sometimes make cakes and sweets and end up usually distributing them to the neighbours and friends!  I think I have more of a “savoury tooth” than a sweet one.  But once in a while I get the urge and off I go.  So with a few left over and very dark bananas I made some muffins the other day.  I know there’s probably a [...]

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