January 2009

Blackberry Jam

by Peter G January 21, 2009 Recipes
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Sorry but this is another “summer fruit” post!  I’ve had this in my backlog of recipes and I really wanted to share it with you.  I promise there will be some savoury stuff soon.  What I like about this recipe is how easy and quick it is.  Because I’ve been going mad buying all sorts of berries and stone fruits I ended up with way too many and I thought [...]

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A Big Thank You!

by Peter G January 20, 2009 Personal
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I woke up this morning to find my blog stats had gone haywire!  Upon further investigation I find that Souvlaki For The Soul has been nominated for best Food Blog in the category of Photography in the Well Fed Network’s Food Blog awards.  Well I’m gob smacked!  Thank you to those who nominated me…it’s a real honour to be recognised by my blogging peers.  And I’d like to wish my [...]

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Blueberry Pikelets

by Peter G January 17, 2009 Recipes
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When I woke up this morning I was in the mood for pancakes.  Drizzled with a load of maple syrup and lashings of creamed butter.  Then I remembered I was trying to be “good”.  I played around with the concept and decided to make pikelets.  Pikelets are plumper than pancakes, made using a thick batter.  I used wholemeal flour and a little Greek yogurt amongst other things.  I was in [...]

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Summer in the City

by Peter G January 16, 2009 Personal
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Phew!  What a busy few weeks it’s been!  I think I’m all “partied out”.  With the summer weather in full swing here in Sydney, it’s been one event after another.  I think I’ve consumed enough canapes to last me a lifetime.  I’ve been enjoying beer and champagne like there’s no tomorrow.  All in moderation of course!…LOL!  I love it when it gets hot in Sydney and friends decide to throw [...]

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Stone Fruit Galette

by Peter G January 5, 2009 Recipes
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I hope everyone saw the new year in well and enjoyed their holidays.  Mine was a little quiet spent celebrating with friends, eating and drinking a few bottles of champagne.  Sydney put on it’s usual fireworks display spending up to $5 million for the spectacle.  Anyway, I’ve been visiting a few of my regular blogs and been reading a lot of the goals some of you have set out for [...]

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