Category Archives: Snack

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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Oat and raisin cookies

Posted on March 20, 2023 by leggypeggy

First, cream the butter and sugar: the essential baking companion, 408pp. by Emelia Jackson Murdoch Books, Sydney, 2022 Cooking on page 32 Growing up I was the family baker, probably because I was the oldest. This book would have been … Continue reading →

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Turkish beetroot dip

Posted on August 23, 2021 by leggypeggy

Vegie side dishes, 192pp. by The Australian Women’s Weekly kitchens Bauer Media Books, Sydney, 2018 Cooking on page 32 Here’s another useful book from The Australian Women’s Weekly kitchens. As usual, the recipes are triple-tested, clearly explained and beautifully photographed. … Continue reading →

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Old Giovanni’s parsley eggs

Posted on June 12, 2021 by leggypeggy

Charmaine Solomon’s family recipes: good food, sharing and celebration, 314pp. by Charmaine Solomon Viking, Penguin Books Australia, Ringwood Victoria, 1998 Cooking on page 32 I was thrilled to find this book at Canty’s, my beloved secondhand bookstore. Our daughter, Petra, … 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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Strawberry and kiwifruit Romanoff

Posted on April 26, 2020 by leggypeggy

Easy entertaining, 98pp. by Suzanne Gibbs Southdown Press, Melbourne, 1987 Cooking on page 32 This cookbook covers recipes for almost every occasion—from brunch to lunch, barbecues to cocktail parties, Mother’s Day to birthday parties, and much more. Page 32 is … Continue reading →

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Blueberry muffins

Posted on February 15, 2020 by leggypeggy

Muffins, 64pp. by The Australian Women’s Weekly kitchens ACP Publishing, Sydney, 2004 Cooking on page 16 A friend gave me a whole stack of small Women’s Weekly cookbooks, and I’m finally starting to make my way through them. This book … Continue reading →

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Peppery pecans and noodles

Posted on December 16, 2019 by leggypeggy

The complete Christmas cookbook, 256pp. no author named Bay Books, Millers Point NSW, 2006 Cooking on page 32 This book was first published in 1999, so I’m celebrating its 20th year in print. It has virtually every recipe you could … Continue reading →

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Salted caramel and pecan blondies

Posted on December 12, 2019 by leggypeggy

The tin and traybake cookbook: 100 delicious sweet and savoury recipes, 228pp. by Sam Gates Robinson, London, 2018 Cooking on page 32 Sam Gates got the idea for this cookbook when she was moving back to the UK and trying … Continue reading →

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Spinach and feta dip

Posted on September 25, 2019 by leggypeggy

Essential: best-ever meals for busy lives, vol. 1, 314pp. by Annabel Langbein Annabel Langbein Media, Auckland, 2017 Cooking on page 32 In this cookbook, Annabel Langbein brings together what she has learned during a lifetime of cooking and eating. It … Continue reading →

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