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Pea, Lentil and Bacon Salad

by Peter G Recipes

I’m always trying to come up with different sides to enjoy with my meals and more importantly when I’m entertaining.  And when you’re holding a dinner party the last thing you want to do is be stuck in the kitchen the whole time. I mean the whole point of having people over is to

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Photo Friday-Salad Days

by Peter G Personal

It’s salad time!  The weather is high in humidity and you’ll probably hear the usual “it’s hot” posts by me.  It’s also the time of year that I get to indulge in my favourite salads.  I know you can whip up anything and call it a salad these days but I’m heading back to my roots.  Crisp, iceberg lettuce, cooling cucumber and juicy tomatoes.  Onions used to make an

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Heirloom Tomato Salad

by Peter G Greek Food

Another mission accomplished.  I found heirloom tomatoes here in Sydney!  Finally!  (The closest I’ve come to heirloom tomatoes was finding these kumatoes early last year).  I fell in love with these fruit when I first tried them in San Francisco

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Spinach Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette

by Peter G Recipes

There’s only so many desserts your body can take. After the panacotta and the tart I was looking for something healthy that would rev my body back from slugishness. Scanning the food channel late at night I was watching one of those cooking shows where the father, whose a chef, proceeds to cook a 14 course dinner for his whole family in half an hour. Hmmm…never mind that we never [...]

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Bread Salad

by Peter G Greek Food

Bread Salad With the warmer weather finally making an impact here in Sydney, it’s only appropriate to be whipping up so many salads. I mean how easy and simple. Following the KISS principle and relying on good quality produce, you really can’t fail. I had often heard about the Italian bread salad called Panzanella. While I’m not sure the version I tried was “authentic”, the flavours were mesmerising and unforgettable. [...]

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