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Hot Chocolate…You Sexy Thing

by Peter G February 29, 2008 Recipes
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Decadent…triple hot chocolate with cream When Elly decided to hold a blogging event associated with music I knew she was on a winner. Music along with food are life’s essentials. I often have something playing in the background as I cook and photograph my creations. I was stumped initially about what I was going to do. I finally decided to go back to the 70′s with a funky, get down, [...]

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Thank Yous and…Baked Figs

by Peter G February 27, 2008 Recipes
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I only realised the other day that I had officially forgotten to thank Ivy on my own blog, for giving me an “excellent Blog” award. Oops! I’m so sorry for that. I know I left a comment in your comments section but I realised I hadn’t done that here. Thank you again and it is really nice to be appreciated. All the other bloggers that I would have liked to [...]

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Passionfruit Curd

by Peter G February 4, 2008 Recipes
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Passionfruit Whilst I was at the markets recently I picked up a whole box of passionfruit. The colours and aromas were so intense I had to just get it. So after spooning it on my breakfast cereal every morning, I still had half a box left. “What will I do with the rest?” I thought. So a good deal of “research” later i.e. scanning cook books and magazines, I saw [...]

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Pasta with Greens

by Peter G January 16, 2008 Recipes
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Fresh wholemeal linguine with asparagus, peas, spinach and mint. I try to eat healthy. I swear I do. I try to incorporate a well balanced eating routine but I find that during the “silly” season (Xmas and New Year) things can get a little hectic on the food front. Second helpings and extra sweets can certainly build up into unwanted kilos. So I was looking for a healthier alternative the [...]

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Tomatoes On Toast

by Peter G January 8, 2008 Greek Food
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Continuing on from our Summer Antipasto I wanted to highlight some of the options individually and how you can utilise them as other dishes. Take for example our roasted amoroso tomatoes and olive ciabatta bread. These two items are another one of those relationships that were destined to be together. I mean how could they fail. The tomatoes are so juicy and sweet this time of the year. Ripe and [...]

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Summer Antipasto…Endless possibilities

by Peter G January 6, 2008 Recipes
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  Happy 2008 everyone! The new year saw us sweltering here in Sydney. With temperatures in the mid to high 30′s I was at a loss at what to cook. Nobody wants to be stuck in a hot kitchen sweating away. This is where the famous Italian antipasto or Greek “meze” come into play. It’s very simple to throw a few things together and nibble at a little bit of [...]

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Cherry Season

by Peter G December 27, 2007 Recipes
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Cherries are abundant this time of the year Hope everyone had a few busy days. I did. I had problems with my blog and couldn’t get out my Xmas wishes to everyone. That’s modern technology for ya. Anyway, it’s all been sorted out and I can write about one of my favourite fruits. Cherries. They are everywhere this time of the year here in Australia. Juicy, dark red and full [...]

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Dukkah Crusted Lamb with Coriander Pesto

by Peter G December 7, 2007 Recipes
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Dukkah Crusted Lamb A friend noted the other day that I had been cooking a fair few salads here on my blog. He said it would be good if I could do some more meals with “bite”. I interpreted that as meaning he wanted some meals that were a little more “filling”. So I gave into my caveman instincts and decided to whip a meal fit for any carnivore. With [...]

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Thai Beef Salad

by Peter G December 1, 2007 Recipes
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Fresh Thai Beef Salad Everyone knows my love for Thai food. While I usually prefer to go out and eat it, I occasionally indulge in a bit Thai cooking at home. The flavours are strong but the key is always balance. The Thai version of Beef salad is an old favourite and the perfect summer dish. It really is a complete meal and quite healthy. Oh yeah! and very easy. [...]

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Quick Pasta

by Peter G October 7, 2007 Recipes
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My own creation…all lying about in the fridge Yours truly was looking in the fridge yesterday, trying to decide what to eat for dinner. I’m sure this routine is repeated everywhere in the world, no matter where you are. You open the fridge, you look, you think you have a solution and then you start all over again! Considering how many food blogs I read, cookbooks I consult and Cooking [...]

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