Category Archives: Vegetable

Sumac, onion and mint salad

Posted on April 22, 2023 by leggypeggy

Salad days, 120pp. Australian Women’s Weekly Test Kitchens ACP Books, Sydney, 2008 Cooking on pages 32–33 Women’s Weekly cookbooks are available the world over. I have bought them in Australia, Lebanon, the USA, Kazakhstan and New Zealand. Can’t remember where … Continue reading →

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Beef bourguignon

Posted on June 16, 2022 by leggypeggy

Tasmanian trail: from passion to plate, 208pp. by Ben Milbourne New Holland Publishers, Auckland, 2014 Cooking on page 132 Tasmania is Australia’s smallest state and one of the country’s most thriving food paradises. In producing this cookbook, Ben Milbourne travelled … Continue reading →

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Asparagus wraps

Posted on December 22, 2021 by leggypeggy

4 Ingredients Christmas: the easiest entertaining cookbook you will ever own, 176pp. by Kim McKosker 4 Ingredients, Caloundra, 2011 Cooking on page 32 After being turned down by every major publisher in Australia, Kim McCosker self-published her first cookbook, 4 … 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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Roasted tomato salad

Posted on July 14, 2020 by leggypeggy

Delia Smith’s summer collection: 140 recipes for summer, 224pp. by Delia Smith BBC Books, London, 1993 Cooking on page 32–33 Delia Smith is one of Britain’s most popular cookbook authors and television presenters. As a celebrity chef, she is known … Continue reading →

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Fennel gratin

Posted on June 24, 2020 by leggypeggy

Rustic Italian food, 292pp. by Marc Vetri with David Joachim Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, 2011 Cooking on page 232 This looks like the only book on homestyle Italian cooking you will ever need. There are recipes for basics such as … Continue reading →

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Quinoa, eggplant and chickpea salad

Posted on May 5, 2020 by leggypeggy

Gluten free and easy, 180pp. by Robyn Russell Murdoch Books, Miller Point NSW, 2004 Cooking on page 32 I’ve known about the need for gluten-free food since the mid-1980s. Back then a friend had four daughters who were all diagnosed … Continue reading →

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Apple, celery and nut salad

Posted on March 30, 2020 by leggypeggy

The garden grows cookbook, 234pp. by Eva and Tony Lambert Wildwood House, London, 1978 Cooking on page 132 The book starts out with a story about a teacher who asked her class where eggs come from. A young boy was … Continue reading →

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Grilled Korean pumpkin

Posted on February 23, 2020 by leggypeggy

Seoultown kitchen, 159pp. by Debbie Lee Kyle Books, London, 2011 Cooking on page 132–33 I’ve not cooked much in the way of Korean food, so I was pleased to find Debbie Lee’s book of easy-to-make, authentic national recipes. Lee, a … Continue reading →

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Layered chickpea salad

Posted on February 19, 2020 by leggypeggy

Meal in a jar, 96pp. no author named Igloo Books, Sywell UK, 2016 Cooking on pages 32–33 I checked this out of the library because I found the concept intriguing. Even though glass is breakable this would be a great … Continue reading →

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