Tag: Cooking
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Carrot and orange soup
This was a real favourite in the 1980s, although it has stood the test of time and is still popular. I was having one of my “use it or lose it” days and a glut of carrots emerged from the fridge’s vegetable drawer. They were a little bit past their best, so no use for…
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These tarts aren’t sexy enough
Not Delia describes the lack of appeal of Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine’s cover for their February edition.
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Mushroom and pesto lasagne
Here’s a recipe for a delicious vegetarian lasagne. It’s a little bit complex because it requires preparing several different items before going on to do the final assembly. The main prerequisites for assembling this recipe are: Lasagne sheets (I used ready-made but it’s actually quite easy to make your own pasta) Béchamel sauce (Here’s my…
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Minestrone Soup
This isn’t a recipe for an authentic minestrone soup. I don’t know what an authentic one is but every cookbook I looked at seemed to make it in a completely different way. My version was to look at some pictures and have a “use it or lose it” day with the contents of the vegetable…
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Pancakes with bacon, mushroom, and leek
I posted a recipe for buckwheat pancakes recently. These are lovely savoury pancakes which I stuffed with a filling of bacon, mushroom and leek in a parsley and mustard sauce. This is a very quick and easy recipe to make – especially if you have a few buckwheat pancakes already stored in the freezer. They…