Monthly Archives: September 2015

Tamarind fish curry

Posted on September 30, 2015 by leggypeggy

Sri Lanka food, 188pp. by Sarogini Kamalanathan Four Wallas Publishing, South Perth Western Australia, 2013 Cooking on page 132–33 One of the best holidays we’ve ever had was two weeks in Sri Lanka in the late 1980s. We arrived in … Continue reading →

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Barney’s breakfast beans

Posted on September 28, 2015 by leggypeggy

Avalon food, 264pp. by families and supporters of Avalon Public School Create a Cookbook, Australia, 2012 Cooking on page 32 This cookbook celebrates the food, community and lifestyle of Sydney’s northern beaches. It’s also been a successful fundraiser for the Avalon … Continue reading →

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Preserved lemon and olive salad

Posted on September 24, 2015 by leggypeggy

Quinoa for families, 192pp. by Rena Patten New Holland Publishers, Sydney, 2012 Cooking on page 32 My first serious encounters with quinoa were a few years back when we spent four months travelling overland through South America. When I was … Continue reading →

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Johann Sebastian pork

Posted on September 21, 2015 by leggypeggy

Nudes and food: Gorman goes gourmet, 82pp. compiled by Virginia Dooley Northland Press, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1981 Cooking on page 32 I’ve had this cookbook for ages and never cooked from it until now. I probably bought it in the United … Continue reading →

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Fig and blueberry compote

Posted on September 17, 2015 by leggypeggy

Everyday, 288pp. by Peter Gordon Harper Collins, New Zealand, 2012 Cooking on page 32–33 Originally from New Zealand, Peter Gordon spent five years working in Australia before returning to New Zealand. He has two restaurant in New Zealand and the … Continue reading →

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Leek ‘n’ lentil soup

Posted on September 13, 2015 by leggypeggy

Rowan Bishop’s vegetarian kitchen, 192pp. by Rowan Bishop David Bateman, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011 Cooking on page 32 I’m always pleased to come across a New Zealand chef whose work I haven’t seen before. Rowan Bishop is certainly not new … Continue reading →

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Pancakes

Posted on September 9, 2015 by leggypeggy

The wind in the willows country cookbook, 124pp. by Arabella Boxer Methuen Children’s Books, 1983 Cooking on page 32 We loved the book Wind in the Willows, so I couldn’t resist buying this whimsical book by the English food guru, Arabella Boxer. … Continue reading →

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Spanish mussels

Posted on September 5, 2015 by leggypeggy

I’d eat that: simple ways to be a better cook, 192pp. by Callum Hann Murdoch Books, Crows Nest NSW, 2014 Cooking on page 132 The MasterChef competition is in its seventh season in Australia, but I remember back in 2010 … Continue reading →

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