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Day 14 – Moroccan Lamb Pies
With lamb prices at continuing high prices, I rarely plan a meal with it, if ever. When I do spy a great special, I buy it. Even if I’ve got nothing planned, I will freeze it and wait for an ideal time...
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Day 2 – Cheese Borek
From simple snack to something more substantial for dinner, boreks, that wonderful street food from Turkey and surrounds, are the perfect way to fill pastry with all sorts of tasty additions. Cheese...
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Desserts – Nectarine Frangipane Tart
There are only a few precious weeks left until this summer’s stone fruit season ends, so like most people who sense the end of the world, I have hoarded and gorged on peaches, apricots and nectarines....
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Day 8 – Pear and Gorgonzola Tart
As the Australian Pear Growers’ Association would like me to remind you, it’s pear time. I know this because they very kindly sent me a gift box of six deliquescent beauties to celebrate Australian...
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Desserts – Lemon Ricotta Tart
From a recipe by Steve Manfredi, this makes the very best of a special occasion without the need for expensive ingredients, or even those that may be out of season. I started hunting down a suitable...
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Day 5 – Russian Fish Pie
Two years after Dad passed, Mum is throwing things out that she no longer has a use for. Some items went earlier than others. The larger SUV was traded in for a more manageable hatchback within a...
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Day 8 – Beef and Guinness Pie
As you might expect from a middle-aged mumsy brunette, I am not one to trade on my looks. I never really have, blessed as I have been with height but poor posture, reasonable looks topped off with...
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Day 10 – Minted Pea, Asparagus and Mozzarella Tart
A quantity of sour cream pastry provides all sorts of possibilities but it was a trip to the local market that really inspired me. Then again, it’s hard not to be inspired after the dreariness of...
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Dessert – White Chocolate and Strawberry Tart
A special occasion demands a special dessert. Otherwise what else is there? Yet another Vienetta? A month ago, on a cold Saturday in the middle of a park I got a phone call from a friend inviting me to...
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Day 6 – Brie and Tomato Tart
You know you’re truly settled into Melbourne when you join in and blame the weather for disrupting your enjoyment of the day. In my case, plans were made to attend the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a...
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Desserts – Sour Cream Lemon Tart
If I’m in a café nurturing a mid-afternoon sugar slump, the chances are I’ll be doing so with a lemon tart. As a result of considerable testing in this area I can tell you that no two tarts are the...
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Day 12 – Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Quiche
I rarely stray from the classic combination of cream, eggs and bacon when making a quiche, if only because to my way of thinking a classic quiche recipe can be very easily adulterated and diminished. I...
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Day 6 – Chicken and Pumpkin Layer Pie
With pumpkin well in season, now is the time to take advantage of prices as low as a dollar a kilo. The question then becomes one of how to use it all up, especially if you don’t much care for pumpkin...
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Desserts – Shaker Lemon Pie
Never one to say no to a lemon pie, I have to say this recipe intrigued me. Combine whole sliced lemons with sugar and egg. Could such a simple recipe really be that good? To answer this question, one...
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Day 1 – Red Pepper and Mushroom Tart
There is nothing more satisfying than using up some fridge based odds and ends and then having the resulting effort taste even better than you could have hoped for. To be honest, using up leftovers can...
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Day 2 – Salmon and Spinach Quiche
“Sandra, N has invited you to lunch, only she didn’t have your number so she asked me to ask you.” “Oh, that’s great, what’s her number so I can reply?” “I’ll send it to you.” [Eight days later, and...
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Dessert – Quince Crostada
Quince are related to the apple and pear family and the only reason they are not as well known as their cousins is their plug-ugly looks. They are hard, lumpen, as big as a baby’s head, furry. No...
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Sweet Treats – Lemon Cream Tarts
Not every 15 minute meal can be cheap as well as delicious, but I have to say these lemon cream tarts are a sensational exception to the rule. Granted, I had lemon butter in the fridge, and it also...
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Day 1 – Pumpkin and Goat’s Cheese Tart
If you want to save on your grocery bills, you need to start paying close attention to the amount of food you buy. Not eat. BUY. We have become somewhat unconscious shoppers, not paying too much...
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Desserts – Pecan Syrup Tart
Pecans are a special treat for me, with a finer texture and more delicate flavour than walnuts. Luckily, we get a lovely local crop in this country and the good news is that they are in season right...
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