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Anzac Biscuits Recipe

by Peter G Recipes

April 25th marks ANZAC Day here in Australia and New Zealand. If you’re reading this from overseas and you’re not familiar with the term, the word is an acronym. It stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. It’s Australia’s day of commemoration. Traditionally, it honours the lives of soldiers who fought in the First World War. But in recent times, it has also taken on to remember the men [...]

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Baked Lime Cheesecake with a Fig Salsa

by Peter G Recipes

When I hear the word cheesecake, my mind springs to “Sara Lee”! There I said it. Is that a bad thing? Don’t get me wrong. In my Greek household growing up, the only cheesecake I saw was a packet of Sara Lee. And I used to think it was exotic because it was from New York!

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Almond Pancakes

by Peter G Recipes

I’m currently in a very experimental mood. My latest kitchen experiments have me feeling more like a mad scientist than your average home cook. After discovering the joys of making raspberry vegan ice cream, I was forced to up the personal ante a little more. I had planned a small brunch in my already cramped apartment for a few people. In my head, I envisioned a “buffet style” menu. Fruit [...]

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Very Vegan Raspberry Ice Cream

by Peter G Recipes

Yes, even I was skeptical. It’s a term I don’t often use to describe myself, but in this case it’s true.  If you had told me a few months ago that you could make ice cream using frozen bananas and an avocado (of all things!) I would have laughed in your face! And probably dismissed you in the process.  Now it’s me who has egg (or should I say ice [...]

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Vanilla “submarine”

by Peter G Greek Food

If any Greeks are looking at these pictures they will immediately recognise this as “βανιλια” or “βανιλια υποβρυχιο”. This literally translates as vanilla and vanilla submarine. In Greece, vanilla fondant is often served as a “spoon sweet”. You dip your spoon in the fondant, scoop a little, dunk it in a glass of cold water and lick it like a lollipop. The longer it’s exposed, the softer it becomes and [...]

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