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Minestrone Soup

Feb 8, 2009

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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…

Temperature control – Cooking with soups, stocks and eggs

Jan 20, 2009

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in Food hygiene, Temperature control

Soups and stocks It is much safer to prepare soups and stocks in small quantities and throw away any left over at the end of the day. [Hmmm, if it’s stored properly in the fridge or freezer there’s no real need for the home cook to throw it away.] It is bad practice to top…

Couscous Salad

Jan 11, 2009

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in Recipes, Salads, Vegetarian

A couscous salad is a quick and tasty vegetarian snack or a nice addition to a tapas selection. In addition to the couscous, you can add things like chickpeas, spring onions, tomatoes, capsicum peppers, herbs, dried fruit. Here’s my version. Ingredients (Serves 4 as a tapa dish) 175 g (6oz) couscous 1 tbsp butter (optional)…

Chicken & rice soup

Dec 26, 2008

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in Recipes, Soups

Here’s a quick and easy recipe for chicken and rice soup. Of course you can always adapt it using leftover turkey or whatever you happen to have in the house. Ingredients (Serves 2 hungry people as a meal in a bowl and 4 as a starter) 1 medium onion, chopped a little vegetable oil for…