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After delving into the world of Jamie Oliver this week, my friend Paul and I decided to do a Jamie cook up. We looked through the books we had, magazines and recipes on his website and had many ideas, maybe to many as we couldn’t choose just two or three. I told Paul to choose [...]
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Last Sunday it was cold and rainy and I felt like cooking something warm and hearty and wanted to make the most of a pasta maker a friend lent me. It was exactly like the one I used in Italy which was a relief, as I would at least know how to use it. Thankfully [...]
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After getting back from overseas, you settle in (in my case….to winter), get over jet lag, go back to work to pay off your debt from either buying too many things or paying for the extra luggage, and then……………become depressed that you are back to your old life.
Of course one good thing about being back [...]
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Today was my big family lunch to celebrate my brother and my birthday, but also to welcome me back from 6 weeks away. I felt it a necessity to cook something that I learnt whilst over in Italy. My cousin James was dying for me to make the tagliatelle, and although this was my plan [...]
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Today was a lucky day for me, as I was able to do something I have always wanted to do…..learn to cook from Nonna in Italy. I am here in Positano and my friend Gaetano’s Nonna was more than happy to show me a quick and easy dish so I can take home and make [...]
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I have wanted to learn how to make fresh pasta for a very long time and although I know I could have learnt in Sydney from friends or chefs I know, but once I booked my tickets to Italy I decided, no, I will learn from a true Italian, I wanted to learn the proper [...]
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I went over to my friends house last week to cook, an old friend who I hadn’t seen for years actually, but a friend who joined me when a group of us dined at Billy Kwong in Surry Hills.
We were so impressed with the duck dished served, with a rich plum sauce, that we decided [...]
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