Category: Food
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Tenderheart Cook #63 and #64
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Roasted Turnips with Red onion, Lentils and Wasabi aioli The Quick Lowdown: Thai Curry Snow Pea Stir-Fry When we got back from Sydney, my snowpeas were dripping with pods, many of them needing to be eaten quick smart, so I made this dish. The Quick Lowdown: I love…
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Melbourne to Queensland Roadtrip 2025
We are on the road again, heading up to Noosa for an extended stay, but first we had to drive up. The drive is two days worth (about 2000 km). This time we took four days. I’ve had St Peter Restaurant in Sydney on my want to do list for a number of years now…
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London Day 5: East End Food Tour
Friday April 25th April This morning I went with G to Fortitude Bakery to pick up pastries and coffee (for G, not me. I am still off coffee). I had their cinnamon scroll. Yummy! No big breakfast for me today because I had another food tour. This time I would be exploring the London East…
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Tenderheart Cook #61 and #62
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Cheesy Kale and Rice Cake Gnocchi Bake I had a big bunch of kale to use but didn’t want to go to the Asian supermarket so I substituted gnocchi for the rice cakes. One of the great things with this cookbook is that for every recipe swaps are…
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Tenderheart Cook #59 and #60
Zucchini, dill and tahini soup It’s zucchini season here, and just after I made this soup, our neighbour dropped in some zucchini and cucumbers from her garden, so I may try a few more of the zucchini recipes from Tenderheart this week. The soup has walnuts in it, which was a new concept for me,…
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Tenderheart Cook #57 and #58
Charred gai larn and farro with soy tahini I’d made the soy tahini sauce before to serve with broccolini, but this is the first time I’ve made the whole dish. The Quick Lowdown: Recipe here. Carrot and Cannellini Bean Tray Bake With Yuzu Lemon Vinaigrette I had a lot of baby carrots in my veggie…
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Tenderheart Cook #55 and #56
I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. Upside-down Rhubarb and Ginger Olive Oil Cake At the start of December, we had a heap of rhubarb in our garden, and I wanted to try this cake out. Our small group BBQ gave me the perfect opportunity, and it received rave reviews from all our guests. The…
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Beach Days, Picking Berries and Making Jam
It was hot on the weekend. I moved my longer run to Saturday morning, which was forecasted to be a bit cooler. I was still a sweaty mess afterwards and needed a cool shower so I would be ready for our 8:30 am departure for berry picking. This is a yearly ritual (see 2024 and…
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Tenderheart Cook #53 and #54
Marinated Celery with Couscous and Pickled Golden Raisins Sultanas I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook. The Quick Lowdown: Recipe here Turnip Tortilla I got a bunch of turnips in our veggie box, and we were not long home from Spain, where I ate almost daily tortillas, so I was keen to get into this.…