This weekend I’m off visiting my parents again, and so don’t have time to go through one of my cook books and cook up something amazing. And I’ve run out of recipes stored in my head, so this time I’m giving you my modification of this recipe. Ingredients: 2 large eggplants 1 teaspoon ginger paste …
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Oct 19
Cook Book 14: Moorish: Flavours from Mecca to Marrakech
The food was plentiful and delicious and everyone ate their fill, and then some. There were some tricky moments, which I’ll record in the notes, but otherwise this book was great. The recipes of Moorish: Flavours from Mecca to Marrakech by Greg and Lucy Malouf (again sadly out of print). A combination of food from …
Oct 05
Cook Book 12: The Indian and Pakistani Menu Planner
Apologies for this going up so late, but I had the 53rd Down Under Feminist Carnival to curate and put online – and that took priority over this. But never fear, we are now back on track and I can write all about The Indian and Pakistani Menu Planner. One thing this book could have …
Sep 23
From the memory bank – Chicken and eggplant pasta
This weekend I’m visiting my parents in country Victoria so probably won’t get to cook from any of my books (unless I find I share one with my parents and the ingredients are available). So to tide you over, here is a quick, easy, and tasty recipe I make when I have the ingredients around. …
Sep 07
Cookbook 9: Turkish Cooking
This cookbook is Turkish Cooking by Tess Mallos. Full of some really amazing recipes and one I definitely want to pick up again. A few tips before you start it is vitally important (I have discovered) that when purchasing dried beans for a recipe, that you make you sure purchase dried beans, and not (as …
Jul 29
Cookbook 7: Italian Food Safari
I’m going to be in Europe for a couple of weeks as of next weekend, so this project will be on hold (I’ll try and avoid buying cookbooks, and taking them with me) while I’m there, but will recommence on the weekend of 25 August. Anyway… this weekend was Italian Food Safari, which again taught …
Jul 02
Cookbook 3: Sri Lankan Flavours: A journey through the island’s food and culture
This weekend’s book was Sri Lankan Flavours: A journey through the island’s food and culture with recipes by Channa Dassanayaka (a Melburnian it turns out). I cooked for 7 for this meal, and there are several important lessons I learnt. PREPARE ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE DISH BEFORE YOU START TO COOK The serving size …
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