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Lamb Navarin

Strange how a French name for an ordinary dish sounds better than than it should. Lamb Navarin is … [Continue Reading]

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Zucchini Slices with Sweet Potato

There are plenty of zucchini around at the moment so it's a good time to get stuck into them. There … [Continue Reading]

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How to Clean the Fridge

If there's one thing that reveals your true self - it's your fridge. Mine is always … [Continue Reading]

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How to Blanch Sugar Snap Peas

Sugar snap peas are just slightly more mature snow peas. The pods are more rounded in shape and they … [Continue Reading]

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Slow Cooked Lamb Casserole

Yesterday I saw some good-looking lamb forequarter chops at the butchers and asked for four of them. … [Continue Reading]

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Sweet Potato and Lentil Soup

Lentils are an essential source of inexpensive protein with dietary fibre, folate, vitamin B1 and … [Continue Reading]

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Slow Cooked Pot Roast

Pot Roast is a blast from the past, my mother used to cook this and I've only slightly adapted her … [Continue Reading]

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Stuffed Butternut

Butternuts are the perfect size and shape for stuffing; scoop out the seeds and fill with any … [Continue Reading]

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Pass the Polpettes please

Polpettes are basically meatballs but in this recipe there's no meat. These little beauties are made … [Continue Reading]

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Wonton Soup

Someone told me that 'won ton' means swallowing a cloud. Perhaps it does. And perhaps the wontons … [Continue Reading]

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How to Make Vegetable Stock

Stock can be made from many different ingredients, chicken, beef, fish, shellfish or vegetables but … [Continue Reading]

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Rhubarb and Apple Crumble

Rhubarb is an excellent fruit for cooking, it's cheap enough and easy enough, for anyone to cook. … [Continue Reading]

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Roast Vegetable Pie

A warm hearty pie for the cooler months. Here's an easy little pie with roasted vegetables, … [Continue Reading]

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Carrot Soup with Orange and Mint

A Meal for One A really simple soup to make with ready-made vegetable stock. You may like to … [Continue Reading]

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Slow Cooked Pear Sensation

These cheese-stuffed pears have sprung from an Ancient Roman recipe, at least I've served pears very … [Continue Reading]

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How to Cook Celeriac

Wonderful comfort food! An onion-flavoured root that turns into a great mash or bake. You cook … [Continue Reading]

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How to Cook Broadbeans

Broad Beans are winter vegetables here in South Eastern Australia and the perfect time to cook good … [Continue Reading]

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Leek and Potato Soup

The popular potato soup emerges every Autumn. Warming on those cooler evenings, serve with crusty … [Continue Reading]

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Slow Cook Kahlua Chocolate Cake

This slow cooked Kahlua Chocolate Cake is from a favourite Lunch Menu Lunch Menu Chicken … [Continue Reading]

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How to Cook Parsnips

Autumn is the time for roasting vegetables. All the different varieties of potatoes and yams come … [Continue Reading]

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Make Washing Powder

Cath makes enough washing powder for a year for under $10. It depends on how much washing you do of … [Read More...]

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Make Wool Wash

It's simple to make your own wool wash and then you have the added advantage of knowing exactly … [Read More...]

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How to Clean the Sink

My sink holds dirty dishes and standing rinsing water. I clean the cat's bowls in there … [Read More...]

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How to Clean the Fridge

If there's one thing that reveals your true self - it's your fridge. Mine is always … [Read More...]

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How to Boil Things

There was a time when cooking meant boiling. And I mean boiling. That was the style in my mother's … [Read More...]

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How to Poach an Egg

I like a poached egg plonked, all by itself, on a piece of toast but there are all sorts of ways to … [Read More...]

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