Category: Preserves, Condiments, Sauces
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Homemade Chipotle Mayonnaise: Quick and Easy Recipe
Chipotles in adobe are smoked and dried jalepeno chillies canned in a rich, thick sauce of tomatoes, vinegar, garlic and other spices. They’re hot, smoky, sweet, tangy and spicy which is a pretty unbeatable combination of flavors. They’re a sensational way to spice up black beans, guacomole, refried beans, burgers, enchilada sauce or even hummus.…
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Mastering the Flavor Bomb: Frank Camorra’s Signature Sofrito
I recently got a new refrigerator and nearly doubled my freezer space overnight. My old tiny freezer was always chaotic, with things crammed in so that something would always fall out when I opened the door. Now I have three storage drawers which make feel ultra organised and virtuous and I don’t have to hold…
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Refreshing Lime Cordial Recipe to Beat the Heat
Sydney has just suffered its worst heatwave since records began – a week of hot and humid weather culminated in three days of 40°+ temperatures across the city (for those not on the celsius scale 40°C is equivalent to 104° fahrenheit). In Penrith, the official temperature peaked at 46.9°C (116.4°F) but in the bitumen heat…
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Quick Carrot and Cucumber Pickle Recipe
I love pickles and quick pickles are so good because you can whip them up with very little effort and you know exactly what’s in them. This pickle makes an excellent side to all coconut based curries, it’s great on sandwiches of all kinds and I’ve also used it in Vietnamese Banh Mi style rolls…
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Easy Beetroot Relish with Coconut Sugar and Oil
I had a number of different recipes that I wanted to post (creating a jumble of possibilities) but decided not to post any of them, instead, making do with this quick beetroot relish. It’s the end of summer and the time of year when I start thinking about using the surfeit of summer produce to…
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Marcus Samuelsson’s Quick Cucumber Pickles Recipe
The heat is on and Sydney has just had its first heatwave of the summer. While we are still officially not even mid-way through spring, that becomes meaningless when you have a a heatwave of 35° plus temperatures and the worst October fire conditions ever. The idea of springtime and a slow build up to…
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Authentic Parsi Tomato Chutney Recipe: Zingy, Sweet, and Irresistible Chutney Delight!
I’ve found it hard to get into the swing of Christmas this year. Even before the incomprehensible horror and sadness of the Newtown school shootings, I just couldn’t seem to get motivated to buy presents, bake biscuits or even pull out our Christmas tree from the top of the cupboard for my son to decorate.…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 