Category Archives: Cheese

Pan-fried haloumi with roasted tomatoes

Posted on November 25, 2023 by leggypeggy

Marie Claire fresh and fast: simply delicious healthy food, 256pp. by Michele Cranston Murdoch Books, Millers Points NSW, 2008 Cooking on page 32 I’ve cooked from several Marie Claire cookbooks written by different authors. This is a companion to Michele … Continue reading →

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Chilli eggs

Posted on August 14, 2023 by leggypeggy

Delia Smith’s complete cookery course: a new edition for the 1990s, 640pp. by Delia Smith BBC Books, London, 1992 Cooking on page 32 Delia Smith is a goddess of English cooking. The first edition of this important book came out … Continue reading →

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Baked halloumi with lemon, wild thyme and honey

Posted on May 21, 2023 by leggypeggy

Persiana everyday, 240pp. by Sabrina Ghayour Amber (Octopus Publishing Group), London, 2022 Cooking on page 32–33 Six years ago, Poor John and I spent about a month in Iran (present-day Persia). Restaurant food was mostly chicken and kebabs, and we … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower soup with nutmeg cream

Posted on June 30, 2020 by leggypeggy

Cauliflower is king: 70 recipe to prove it, 144pp. by Leanne Kitchen Murdoch Books Australia, Sydney, 2018 Cooking on page 32 Cauliflower is a wonderfully flexible vegetable. It’s delicious raw, roasted, covered in cheese, made into soup and much more. … Continue reading →

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Herb cheese pâté

Posted on June 11, 2020 by leggypeggy

Entertaining with Cranks: creating sensational meals the vegetarian way, 256pp. by Kay Canter and Daphne Swann Grafton Books, London, 1987 Cooking on page 32–33 Kay Canter and Daphne Swann, along with Kay’s husband David, opened the first Cranks restaurant in … Continue reading →

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Baked ricotta with preserved lemons and semi-dried tomatoes

Posted on February 10, 2020 by leggypeggy

Vegetables: best-ever vegetable recipes, 192pp. no author named Murdoch Books, Millers Point NSW, 2006 Cooking on page 32–33 You may notice that the cover says ‘2 for $25’.  I bought two many years ago—this one for vegetables and another for … Continue reading →

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Creamy spinach in zucchini

Posted on January 7, 2019 by leggypeggy

The no time to cook book, 80pp. edited by Sheryl Eastwood JB Fairfax Press, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales, 1989 Cooking on page 32 These days I have plenty of time to cook, but I bought this many years ago … Continue reading →

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Creamed carrot

Posted on October 31, 2018 by leggypeggy

The best of TV cookery, 144pp. by various famous English chefs from various TV shows and cookbooks Cooking on page 32 No idea how I came to own this cookbook, but is does showcase recipes from 22 different, famous chefs … Continue reading →

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Roast pumpkin and feta bruschetta

Posted on June 16, 2018 by leggypeggy

Shared plates, 192pp. by The Australian Women’s Weekly Bauer Media Books, Sydney, 2015 Cooking on page 32 The Australian Women’s Weekly magazine now comes out monthly, but it churns out new cookbooks all the time. This one is a lead … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with feta

Posted on May 4, 2018 by leggypeggy

The vegetarian gourmet, 128pp. by Roz Denny Ultimate Editions, London, 1995 Cooking on page 32 According to the pencilled price on the inside front cover, I bought this secondhand for $4. At first I thought it was based on recipes … Continue reading →

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