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Tag Archives: brandy
Prawn and grapefruit cocktail
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
Posted in Appetiser, Fruit, Sauces and condiments, Seafood
Tagged brandy, chilli sauce, cream, dill, grapefruit, lettuce, mayonnaise, prawns, shrimp, sugar
12 Comments
Pepper steaks with horseradish sauce
BBQ, 200pp. by Murdoch Books test kitchen Murdoch Books Australia, Millers Point, 2008 Cooking on page 32–33 Horseradish and black pepper are two of my favourite flavours so I absolutely had to buy this book when I saw it at a recent … Continue reading
Posted in Main dish, Meat
Tagged beef stock, brandy, cracked pepper, cream, horseradish sauce, steaks, sugar
21 Comments
Black forest mussels with mushrooms and brandy
The great mussel and clam cookbook, 128pp. by various contributors New Holland, Publishers, Sydney, 2002 Cooking on pages 32–33 Seafood was an uncommon ingredient in meals when I was growing up. It was the 1950s and transporting fresh seafood to … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and seafood, Light meal, Main dish
Tagged brandy, butter, double cream, garlic, mushrooms, mussels, onion, parsley, white wine
12 Comments
The richest cup of chocolate
The Haigh’s book of chocolate, 142pp. by Cath Kerry with recipes from leading Australian chefs Wakefield Press, Kent Town South Australia, 2004 Cooking on page 132 I bought this book as a birthday present for Poor John. He’s from Adelaide, … Continue reading
Posted in Beverage, Snack, Vegetarian
Tagged Adelaide, brandy, cinnamon, cocoa, Cointreau, dark chocolate, Haigh's, milk, rum
12 Comments
Onion soup
Bride’s first recipes, 47pp. by Irene Chalmers Potpourri Press, Greensboro North Carolina, 1975 Cooking on page 32 The cookbooks featured on this blog usually come from my collection, the local library or my forays into the bookshelves belongings to friends … Continue reading
Posted in Appetiser, Light meal, Stew/soup
Tagged beef broth, brandy, bread, butter, flour, oil, onions, Parmesan cheese, Swiss cheese
10 Comments
Coq au vin
Commonsense cooking, 384pp. edited by Jane Price Murdoch Books Australia, Millers Point NSW, 2010 Cooking on page 132 We’ve had a few cold summer days so I went searching through my cookbooks to find something easy-to-make and warming, and that … Continue reading
Posted in lunch, Main dish, Meat, Poultry, Stew/soup, Vegetable
Tagged bacon, bay leaves, brandy, chicken, chicken stock, food, garlic, mushrooms, onions, parsley, red wine, thyme, tomato paste
22 Comments
Chai tea, white hot chocolate and spicy dark chocolate
Bill’s basics, 256pp. by Bill Granger HarperCollins Publishers Australia, Pymble NSW, 2010 Cooking on page 32–33 Bill has been a big name on the Australian food scene since the early 1990s. In fact, in 1993, he dropped out of art school … Continue reading
Posted in Beverage, Breakfast, Chocolate, Dairy, Snack
Tagged allspice, allspice berries, Bill Granger, brandy, cardamom, cardamom pods, chocolate, cinnamon, cinnamon sticks, cloves, cups, dark chocolate, India, loose-lesaf tea, milk, nutmeg, red chilli, star anise, sugar, tea, vanilla pod, white chocolate
2 Comments
Prawn pâté
Egg cook book, 120pp. by Peter Russell-Clarke Schwartz Publishing, Melbourne, 1979 Cooking on page 32 Peter Russell-Clarke is one of Australia’s cooking institutions. When I first arrived here in 1982, I regularly watched his five-minute cooking show, Come and Get … Continue reading
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