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Strawberry Cloud Cake

by Peter G January 2, 2012 Recipes

I hope you all had a great start to 2012. I say “let’s get straight into it”. My second last post last year , saw me attending a pre Xmas celebration where I took along a strawberry cloud cake. I promised a blog post on this no-bake wonder and here it is! I first came across this unusually named dessert whilst watching a cooking program on the ABC here in [...]

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Mini Pavlovas with Poached Figs and Greek Yoghurt

by Peter G December 15, 2011 Greek Food

Xmas decorations up? Check House cleaned? Check Presents all wrapped? Check Xmas menu worked out? Um…sort of. Surprisingly, for someone who cooks a lot I always have trouble deciding what to prepare. I change my mind every day! And I think a lot of that has to do with the weather at the moment. My Xmas lunch won’t be anything “spectacular”. Nor do I have the inclination to invite long [...]

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Photo Friday-Feeling a little “blue”

by Peter G December 9, 2011 Personal

I don’t think I’ve ever told you that my favourite colour is blue. It’s practically three-quarters of my wardrobe! I was obsessed with it as a child. Baby blue, sky blue, dark blue…everything was blue! So when I saw this deep blue, ornate, plate recently, I couldn’t resist. Remember my post on food and prop styling for food bloggers? I explained in that post that it was important to determine [...]

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Blood Lime Marmalade

by Peter G June 21, 2011 Recipes

I’m on another “lime rampage”. However, these are not the regular green limes that I absolutely love to cook and experiment with in the kitchen. You see, a few weeks ago I was minding my own business, doing some grocery shopping. In my midst I saw a haul of new fruits labelled “organic blood limes“. I’m not one to turn away from such things. Especially if it involves some kind [...]

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Poached Pears with Chocolate and Muscat

by Peter G May 30, 2011 Recipes

As I stare outside my window it’s pouring. Raining “cats and dogs” or any other cliche you can think of! It’s “sit in front of the heater, with pajamas and a glass of red/hot chocolate” kind of weather. (am I the only one who does this? LOL!). A quick look in the pantry revelas a bag of Corella pears. Oops! Where did these come from? I want a dessert tonight [...]

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Rock Melon and Yoghurt Pops

by Peter G March 7, 2011 Recipes

People really like their ice cream. The reason I say this is because one of my most popular searches here at Souvlaki For The Soul are my Greek yoghurt and berry pops. Remember those? Anyway, I thought that since summer was coming to an end I could sneak in just one more ice cream recipe. Not that it’s become cold overnight

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Photo Friday-New Season

by Peter G September 3, 2010 Personal

A few days ago marked the first of September and the start of a new season. Spring! A time of rebirth, renewal and fresh

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Guest Post by Mowielicious: Blackberry and Ginger Granita

by Peter G August 2, 2010 Recipes

I was at blogger’s dinner a few months ago when someone mentioned Mowie. Everyone’s eyes lit up and the conversation centered around his gorgeous photography and wonderful kitchen creations. What’s not to love? He bakes. He styles. And he does it all with such beauty and finesse. I have often found myself

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Deep Dish Apple Pie

by Peter G July 26, 2010 Recipes

Somebody commented the other day (via email) that I had been doing a fair bit of baking lately. I assured the reader that I would be including a few savoury recipes soon. It’s just that, with the colder weather, I’ve really been enjoying being indoors and cooking to my heart’s content. And I suppose comfort food is the first thing that I turn to. Rich braises, lots of red wine

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Mandarin Jam

by Peter G July 11, 2010 Recipes

I couldn’t resist these mandarins at the market the other day. Real mandarins, with branches and leaves. No glossy, plumped up “wrapped in plastic” specimens here. The man who sold them to me had a perplexed look on his face when I said I would be photographing them! And they were a delight to eat too. Juicy, with

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Fresco De Piña y Arroz-Chilled Pineapple and Rice drink

by Peter G January 25, 2010 Recipes

We’re off to Nicaragua this week. I’m meeting Joan from Foodalogue there on the next stop of our virtual culinary tour dubbed as “South of the Border“. It’s been great fun so far and very rewarding and I can highly recommend you join us! Nicaragua is the largest country

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Greek Yoghurt and Berry “Pops”

by Peter G January 9, 2010 Recipes

Ok. It’s hot. Bloody hot! “Ζεστη” as we say in Greek. (And I’m sweating like a mad Greek!) I want something that will cool me down and calm me down. It’s fierce out there! And it will be the same tomorrow apparently.

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Cherry Clafoutis

by Peter G November 22, 2009 Recipes

Instead of making this dessert during cherry season, I made it a few months ago when cherries were not in season. Why? At the time I was a little over the cooler weather we were experiencing and wanted to give my spirits a little lift. The bad thing about doing such things is paying a premium for the cherries! In Australia, these are best enjoyed during the summer time especially

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“Spicy” Carrot and Apple Cakes with a Maple Buttercream Frosting

by Peter G September 30, 2009 Recipes

I wanted to take a break from my current Thailand postings to bring you a recipe that I created for this month’s Royal Foodie Joust. The RFJ, for those of you who don’t know is in my opinion, the web’s most friendliest cooking competition. Run by the lovely Jenn from the Leftover Queen it allows bloggers to sign up and put their creative culinary caps on, to invent a dish [...]

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Crumpets For Breakfast

by Peter G September 3, 2009 Recipes

I find myself becoming more and more of a breakfast person as I get older. Don’t get me wrong, I always eat something in the morning but these days I make a little extra effort to fuel my body for the days activities. Funnily enough, I can’t stay loyal to one brand of cereal long enough to really have a favourite but I do enjoy a hearty oatmeal in the [...]

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