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Delicious Indian Creamed Spinach Recipe
I love creamed spinach. I have fond memories of going to Cafe Scheherahzade in Melbourne during the eighties and feasting on their latkes and creamed spinach. Tragically Cafe Scherherazade closed its doors eight years ago so their creamed spinach now exists only as a memory. During the winter, I had a sudden craving for some…
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Sensational Adzuki Bean Dal | Madhur Jaffrey Recipe
Adzuki beans are not something I associate with Indian food so when a friend first told me about this adzuki bean dal I thought it was some kind of macrobiotic hippy/ Indian fusion dish. In fact adzuki beans are used in all over India where they are known as red chori beans. I’m glad…
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Delicious Coriander Pesto: Perfect for Noodles and Tofu Dishes
Last week, I had to go away to Melbourne for five days and I spent a couple of days clearing out the fridge. I made some laksa paste and a shallot, ginger, chilli paste for a Burmese curry base. Things were going well and I was feeling pleased with my thrifty frugal house-wifery when I…
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Easy Indian Carrots and Green Peas with Fresh Coriander | Aromatic Vegetarian Side
Peas (almost always frozen) were a staple vegetable when I was growing. I’m still partial to peas as a vegetable and I always have a packet of frozen peas in the freezer, though I don’t dish them up for dinner quite as much as my mum used to. I particularly love peas and rice as…
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Transform Surplus Tomatoes into Delicious Roasted Sauce
Every wondered what to do with 3-4 kilos of end-of-season tomatoes going cheap at your local green grocers, the answer is this: roasted tomato sauce. Chop the tomatoes up with some onion, garlic, herbs, salt and a good slurp of olive oil. If you’re feeling really fancy, you can add a dash of wine and…
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Easy Canned Bean Dahl with White Beans | Madhur Jaffrey Recipe
Last weekend for my son’s twelfth birthday party, we hosted a ‘mega sleep out’ party for 10 boys in a tent in our backyard. After a quite a deal of research on whether Pizza Hut or Dominos were the best cheap option for ordering in pizza, I decided to hell with it and just make…
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Tomato Ginger Yogurt Hard-Boiled Egg Curry Recipe
I don’t make egg curry often and when I do, it’s often one of those ‘the cupboard is bare‘ meals, so I don’t like to get too fancy with it. This egg curry is adapted from Karen Martini and it’s one of those recipes that can be pared back to use the ingredients you have…
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Ultimate Slow Cooked Chickpeas by Ottolenghi
I use canned chickpeas a lot, for their ease and convenience, and they are perfectly fine and good, but something happens when you take the extra trouble to soak and cook your own chickpeas that turns this humble store cupboard staple into something extraordinary. These slow cooked chickpeas from Yotam Ottolenghi’s latest book Plenty More…
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Paula Wolfert’s Creamy Vegan Hummus
I’ve made a lot of hummus over the years. When I’m in a rush, I use canned chickpeas, throw them in the processor and in five minutes, I have a pretty decent hummus that is miles ahead of any of the tubs of supermarket hummus you can buy. But, if you want to make a…
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The Back Yard Lemon Tree 