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Cheese pakoras
Flavors of India, 192pp. by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff 101 Productions, San Francisco, 1972 Cooking on page 32 This wonderful collection of vegetarian Hindu recipes belongs to my friend, neighbour and fellow book-club member, Pareen. Many years ago, Pareen’s parents migrated … Continue reading
Posted in Appetiser, Cheese, Vegetarian
Tagged appetiser, baking soda, besan flour, cayenne, cheese, chickpea flour, coriander powder, cumin powder, garlic, gram flour, Indian, lemons, paneer, panir, peanut oil, raita, snack, spices, turmeric powder, yogurt
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Brussels sprouts and chestnuts
Secrets of better cooking, 761pp. by The Reader’s Digest Association Pleasantville, New York, 1973 Cooking on page 432 This is one of the first cookbooks I ever owned. It’s a good all-rounder, with chapters on nutrition, shopping, kitchen equipment, the … Continue reading
Posted in Nuts, Side dish, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Tagged Brussels sprouts, butter, chestnuts, green onions
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Pitlai—Ayurvedic vegetables with dal
I’m so pleased to introduce a new guest contributor, Rhonda from Dubbo in New South Wales. Rhonda and I met online through a mutual friend who passed on the urls for my blogs. Turns out we know one another much … Continue reading
Posted in Main dish, Stew/soup, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Tagged Ayurvedic, carrots, cauliflower, cumin, curry powder, dal, eggplant, Elisabeth Luard, ghee, green beans, Indian, lentils, peas, sesame oil, tomatoes, turmeric, zucchini
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Proper tomato salad
Cook with Jamie, 447pp. by Jamie Oliver Michael Joseph, imprint of Penguin Books, London, 2006 Cooking on page 32–33 For being such a young chap, Jamie Oliver seems to have been around forever. I missed a lot of his early … Continue reading
Eggplant dip (Melitzanosalata)
Greek Cookbook, 128pp. by Tess Mallos Paul Hamlyn Pty Ltd, Sydney Cooking on page 32 I bought a secondhand copy of this cookbook not long after I arrived in Australia in 1982. Big price tag—$4 still appears lightly written on … Continue reading
Aunt Pearl’s Spam salad
Nelson family favourites, 206pp. by the descendants of AJ and Augusta Nelson Morris Press, Nebraska, 2008 Cooking on page 32 Three cheers for the Nelson family! When I started this blog, I never, ever expected to find a page-32 recipe … Continue reading
Posted in Meat, Salad, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Tagged celery, eggs, lettuce, mayonnaise, mustard, peas, potato sticks, salad, Spam, sugar, vinegar
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Cucumber and pineapple salad
Terrific Pacific Cookbook, 420pp. by Anya von Bremzen and John Welchman Workman Publishing, New York, 1995 Cooking on page 32 I bought this cookbook second-hand for $10 on one of our recent road trips. We can’t drive through a small … Continue reading
Posted in Fruit, Salad, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Tagged chillies, cilantro, coriander, cucumber, onions, pineapple, red onion, rice vinegar, sugar, Terrific Pacific Cookbook
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Hot artichoke dip
Cooking from Denim to Lace, 598 pp. by Alice Laue Morris Press, Nebraska, 1990 Cooking on page 32 This ring-bound cookbook is from my home state of Nebraska. The author is related to a dear friend of mine. By chance, … Continue reading
Posted in Appetiser, Vegetable, Vegetarian
Tagged appetiser, artichoke hearts, chillies, mayonnaise, Parmesan cheese, Tabasco sauce, vegetarian
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