Category Archives: Seafood

Prawn and grapefruit cocktail

Posted on August 3, 2023 by leggypeggy

Perfect entrees, 90pp. edited by Julie Gorrick Select Magazines, Gordon NSW, no date given Cooking on pages 32–33 A collection of more than 40 recipes for entrées that were popular, I suspect, in the 1970s and 80s. They cover soups, … Continue reading →

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Crunchy herb roasted fish

Posted on April 27, 2022 by leggypeggy

The instant cook, 192pp. by Donna Hay Fourth Estate, Sydney, 2004 Cooking on page 132 Donna Hay is a well-known Australian cook, food stylist, author and magazine editor. This cookbook, which was her eighth, focuses on home-cooked meals that can … Continue reading →

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Garlic prawn spaghetti

Posted on December 1, 2021 by leggypeggy

Julie Goodwin’s 20/20 meals: feed your family for $20 in 20 minutes, 248pp. by Julie Goodwin Hachette Australia, Sydney, 2014 Cooking on pages 32–33 This is the first time I’ve cooked from one of Julie Goodwin’s cookbooks. Back in 2009, … Continue reading →

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Scallops with herb butter

Posted on April 19, 2020 by leggypeggy

The daily cook book: 365 recipes +1 for a leap year, 320pp. by Love Food kitchens Parragon Books, Bath UK, 2007 Cooking on page 32 This is the fifth recipe I’ve shared from a Love Food cookbook. The previous ones … Continue reading →

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Beef ragout (pronounced beef ragu)

Posted on February 10, 2019 by leggypeggy

Ethnodelicious: eat, travel, collect, 160pp. by Dorinda Hafner and William and Dorothy Hall Cameron House, Winfield South Australia, 2005 Cooking on page 32–33 My other blog covers our travels, so I was instantly drawn to this cookbook that features a … Continue reading →

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Prawn, avocado and mango salad

Posted on September 17, 2017 by leggypeggy

The great prawn cookbook, 144pp. recipes by Stephanie Souvlis, Jenny Fanshaw, Ellen Argyriou and Di Kirby R&R Publications Marketing, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 2002 Cooking on pages 32–33 We love prawns (shrimps) so it was impossible for me to pass up … Continue reading →

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Sliced fish with ginger sauce (yue pin geury jup)

Posted on July 26, 2016 by leggypeggy

The commonsense Indonesian and Malaysian cookery book, 124pp. by Ella Mei Wong Angus and Robertson Publishers, Sydney, 1978 Cooking on page 32 Until I started to write this post, I hadn’t realised that this book is part of a series … Continue reading →

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Prawn caldine

Posted on January 3, 2016 by leggypeggy

Rick Stein’s seafood odyssey, 256pp. by Rick Stein BBC Worldwide, London, 1999 Cooking on page 32–33 I love Rick Stein and his recipes. His television series are thoughtful and informative, and I really appreciate the way he interacts with his … Continue reading →

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Sweet chilli and lime parcels

Posted on November 12, 2015 by leggypeggy

Asia express: 100 fast and easy recipes, 224 pp. by Marion Grasby Pan Macmillan Australian, 2014 Cooking on pages 32–33 Marion Grasby was one of the darlings in an early series of MasterChef. I think a lot of people expected … 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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