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Archive | February, 2012

Big Fry-Up Breakfast

February 25, 2012

Weekends are for relaxing with the family, for leisurely breakfasts that are shared over a pot of tea and plenty of chatter. This a recipe for a non greasy fry-up with sausages, eggs, cherry tomatoes and mushrooms cooked in one pan with plenty of fresh herbs

Tagged: | autumn, camping, egg, family, herbs, mushroom, picnic, sausage, tomato

Chocolate Beetroot Pudding Cake

February 21, 2012

A rich and indulgent dessert that is slow baked in a water bath. The result is a delectable combination of flavours, the chocolate and beetroot marrying beautifully into one moist, brownie like pudding cake

Tagged: | baking, beetroot, brown, chocolate, dessert, party, pudding, red, sweet, water bath

Vegetable Fritter Salad

February 17, 2012

Vegetable Fritter Salad, is a delightfully crunchy and quirky salad made of spicy Indian bhajis served on a bed of salad greens and drizzled with a lemony sour cream dressing

Tagged: | besan, bhaji, brown, canapes, carrot, chickpeas, chili, deep-fry, dip, finger-food, fritters, indian, onion, party, potluck, salad, snow peas, spices, vegetarian

Chickpea Bhel Salad

February 14, 2012

Chickpea Bhel Salad is inspired by Mumbai's most popular street snack - bhelpuri. It is light, healthy, tangy and packs a crunch with chickpeas, peanuts, capsicum and lime

Tagged: | chaat, chickpea, healthy, indian, lime, peanut, picnic, quick, rock salt, salad, spices, street food, summer, vegetarian

Daisy Cake

February 9, 2012

Daisy Cake is a beautiful 2 layer, old-fashioned, home-made cake baked from Margaret Dunn's charming cookbook Mrs. Harvey's Sister-In-Law And Other Tasty Dishes. The cake has yellow and white layers, hence the name

Tagged: | baking, cake, coconut, daisy, high-tea, margaret dunn, mrs. harvey's sister-in-law, old-fashioned, orange, picnic, retro, white, yellow

Cookbook Review – Mrs. Harvey’s Sister-In-Law And Other Tasty Dishes By Margaret Dunn

February 9, 2012

A detailed cookbook review of Mrs. Harvey's Sister-In-Law And Other Tasty Dishes by Margaret Dunn, an Australian cookbook with a melting pot of recipes and anecdotes accumulated by the author from her life and travels in several countries around the world. A truly old-fashioned and delightful little retro cookbook

Tagged: | australia, cookbook, margaret dunn, mrs. harvey's sister-in-law, old-fashioned, retro, review

Apricot Fig And Goji Berry Powerballs

February 6, 2012

Apricot Fig And Goji Berry Powerballs for a no-cook, light and healthy snack. Ready in less than 10 minutes and perfect to have stocked up on your desk for those pesky snacking bouts