Month: September 2014
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Fluffy Cuban Mojo Sauce Recipe for Grilled Asparagus
Asparagus is particularly good at the moment with nice juicy, fat stems that are perfect for grilling. For years, I blanched asparagus and then refreshed them in iced water before dressing them, but last year, I discovered the joy of just baking, sauteeing or throwing them on the barbie, which makes fresh asparagus a snap…
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Addictive South Carolina Benne Wafers Recipe
When I was a teenager, I was slightly obsessed with the tiny rectangular sesame snaps you could buy from health food shops. I haven’t seen them around for years but I was quite excited when I discovered these sesame seed wafers from South Carolina, which seem to be a slightly less sugary, homemade version of…
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Herb Crusted Tofu Sandwich Recipe – Delicious Vegetarian Schnitzel
I was a bit dubious when I first made these herb crusted tofu triangles; I didn’t think they would work with the tofu flavoured only by the herb crust. It sounded a bit ‘Blandsville’, but somehow, it does work and the herby, cheesy crust makes a wonderful, textural contrast with the tofu. Plus they make…
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Vegetarian Indian Spiced Pasties | Jamie Oliver’s Inspired Recipe
A couple of months ago when I was on my road trip through rural NSW, I had a vegetarian Cornish pastie from a bakery cafe and it was one of the worst things I’ve eaten for a long time – dense with potatoes, bland and stodgy. To add insult to injury, my brother said the…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 