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Heirloom Tomato Salad

by Peter G March 23, 2010 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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P.L.T.-Prawn, Lettuce and Tomato Roll

by Peter G February 15, 2010 Recipes

It’s been a few weeks! A busy few weeks. I had a bit of a break and went down to the South Coast of NSW for a few days with a group of friends. I’ll be covering that in a future post. I also managed to get down to Tasmania for a week but that was strictly business-helping out a friend on a project. I was also in the States [...]

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Prawn Tacos with a Kohlrabi Slaw

by Peter G January 10, 2010 Recipes

“Hola!”…we’re going to Mexico! Beautiful Mexico with its wonderful Margaritas, tacos and tortillas. The lovely Joan from Foodalogue is hosting her annual “culinary tour around the world” and she’s inviting us to join her on this 13 week extravaganza. The theme this time is

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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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Chorizo Stuffed Spatchcocks with a Zesty Potato Salad

by Peter G December 12, 2009 Recipes

The “Merry Season” is upon us. Only two weeks left now before we start saying “Happy Holidays” and get to overindulge for one day and then go ahead and repeat it all the next day! Yes, I’m talking about Christmas. This year I plan on spending it with family but I will be holding a pre Xmas

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Asparagus with Feta Cheese

by Peter G November 28, 2009 Recipes

This dish is another one of those I had stored in my drafts folder before the recent dramas took place on my website. I definitely enjoy asparagus but sometimes I feel it needs a little lift. I enjoy it even more when it is in season during

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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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Wonderful Watermelon Salad

by Peter G March 30, 2009 Greek Food

This post is probably a few months too late…sort of. I actually had planned on blogging about this earlier, but I have been on a very busy schedule that I totally forgot about this recipe. This is a very quick and tasty salad made with watermelon that is at its sweetest. I actually saw a recipe for this in a summer edition of Australian Gourmet Traveller and knew I had [...]

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Corn Salsa

by Peter G March 14, 2009 Recipes

As I walking home the other day, I noticed a mini food market being set up at a nearby park, just around the corner from my place. I was curious to see what it was all about and had a good “sticky beak” around. They were selling fresh produce from a nearby farm and whilst the goods were not certified as organic, the gentlemen doing all the talking explained that [...]

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Kumatoes

by Peter G February 19, 2009 Recipes

Before I continue with today’s post, I just wanted to say Thanks to the Times for choosing my food blog as one of the Top 50 in the world! It came as a big surprise when I woke up yesterday morning (I always seem to be asleep during these things!). Thank you to everyone who emailed and “tweetered” me and sent words of congratulations! I feel really honored especially considering [...]

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Blackberry Jam

by Peter G January 21, 2009 Recipes

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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Blueberry Pikelets

by Peter G January 17, 2009 Recipes

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

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

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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Spanish Tapas

by Peter G December 28, 2008 Recipes

Looking through my mail the other day, I noticed a large green envelope all the way from Spain. Nuria, from Spanish Recipes had sent me a batch of Spanish Acorn ham. The gift was her way of saying thanks for some blog traffic I had sent her way! I was touched by her wonderful generosity and kind spirit and for sending me some of this “Spanish Gold”. Yes, it was [...]

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