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Showing posts with label food and drink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food and drink. Show all posts

Monday, April 02, 2012

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Red Lentil Dhal

 This recipe was inspired by Madhur Jaffrey and a couple of other recipes I found online.  I changed a lot of things, adding heaps more garam masala, using olive oil and adding extras like green chillies and cherry tomatoes.  I hope this recipe works for you as...
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Monday, October 24, 2011

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Cappuccino vs Caffe Latte

Have you ever wondered about the difference between caffe latte and cappuccino? Many don't know the difference, including the people who serve them. Let's start with cappuccino. Cappuccino comes from the Capuchin friars - some say it refers to the colour of their robes, others...
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Thursday, November 11, 2010

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Mini Cakes for Mini Dieters

This is the perfect solution to the diet question: What treats can I have? Well, I have come up with yet another diet (I should be launching these as books!) for those watching their weight. It's called the "Inedible" Diet 1.  The treats look delicious 2.  The magic...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

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Would You Pay 15 Grand for a Meat Pie?

Would you pay 15 thousand dollars for a meat pie?Well I wouldn't, I'm a vegetarian.In a recent NineMSN Travel article, a number of expensive menu items are detailed - here are the Top 6 Expensive Meals:#1 $1156 Caviar Omelette (Norma's New York)I don't care if they use caviar from...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010


Rant time.

The old 2 minute noodles had a tangy flavour - a kind of salty, zingy hit. Apparently Maggi have taken it upon themselves to do some sort of focus group study.

You know the kind where the "consultant" guy gets paid $750 per hour to talk, well... bollocks.

"Okaaay. You know what 2 minute noodles need? Let's ask a random selection of bland-palated people and see what they think."

"Okay, now they have chosen the cardboard tasteless ones, we need a name"

"We'll brand them as 'EXTRA DELICIOUS' - they'll love it!"


Yeah.

Extra delicious to who? People with a cold?

Thanks to this treachery, we now have 2 minute noodles with very little flavour and barely-recognisable rehydrated vegetables. Vegetables that are still crunchy when the noodles are cooked!! Mmmm....

But you know what? They are now 14 grams lower in fat!! And "ovenbaked"...


Whoopeee.

You know what I want? I want those 14 grams of fat re-absorbed into those noodles so I can have the taste back.

What happened to my ridiculously wrong munchy snack that tastes like real (pardon the pun) 2 minute noodles!?!?

Grrrr!!! ARgh!!!

~End Rant.



Monday, November 23, 2009

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How To Get Cheap Raspberries

You may have noticed this - you go to the supermarket or grocer and the price for fresh raspberries is rather prohibitive. In fact, the price of gold and raspberries seem to following a similar trend. And given the choice, I would probably choose the gold. However,...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

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Waiter There's A Pubic Hair In My Soup!!

Don't shout so loud, everyone will want one. *bdum cha* (drum crash)  As I write this I am rather rapidly making my way through an entire pack of Mentos chewy dragees.I ordered cream of mushroom soup today. The soup was nice, the usual standard I have come...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

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Return of the Living Eggplant Parma

My partner told me about how amazing an eggplant parmigiana can be when cooked properly. We decided to try out a 'counter meal' as they are known in Australia - basically a pub meal. The special was eggplant parmigiana and we arrived with anticipation of a mouth watering culinary...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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Hungry Jacks Flame Grilled Burger

I had the misfortune of being hungry at a well known Melbourne railway station yesterday. I had travelled for a long distance and felt ravenous from the journey.I had even decided to go for the closest approximation of food I could find - namely Hungry Jacks (Burger King in the...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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I Love Beer and So Say All of Us!

It's coming up to that time of year when we think of shopping around for fathers day gifts. In fact, there are only a few days to go! It's pretty accepted that Dad's often like beer. It's not being stereotypical, they just seem to like it. How many of your Dads drink spritzers...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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Bat Faeces Soup

I saw one of those travel documentaries on the weekend. It was one of those "foods of the world" specials. I love to cook (and eat!) so I thought this would be good.How wrong one can be.As you know, I am a vegetarian. It is not something I would want to shove down anybody's throat...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

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Mmmmm Coffee!

Coffee. It's everywhere. Wafting from the booth at the train station. Steaming out of cafes and restaurants. It's easy to imagine yourself as one of those cartoon characters following the trail of coffee smells with your arms outstretched and eyes half closed. And so it comes...
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Monday, October 15, 2007

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Waiter, there's a pubic hair in my tofu!

I wish I was joking, I really do.The tofu arrived, it was named "deep fried five spicy tofu".It looked nice enough, it tasted pretty good, but you know what? When I got to the last piece of tofu, SOMETHING was hanging from its edge.I examined the something.It was a hair.Short.Curly.Coarse.AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The...
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Monday, September 24, 2007

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Food!! Food!!! Food!!!

I don't know why but I am ravenous this morning. I even paid $5 for a pastie at a bakery this morning because I couldn't bear the thought of not having one. I paid the very patient lady in 10c pieces because that's all I have at the moment. Thankfully she didn't think I was too...
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

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Hobart Continued - Salamanca Market

It's taken me a long time to write more about Hobart. Apologies. I have been very stressed and busy with various things. Back on track now...the story continues...We arrived at Salamanca Market with a triple hangover. The colours and sounds of the vibrant market jarred my nerves...
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Thursday, October 19, 2006

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Vegie Food

I discovered this cookbook at Borders for around $20.This is definitely the best cookbook I have ever bought. The recipes are simple, easy to follow and elegant. This is not an "I'm on a diet" cookbook which is refreshing. I am often annoyed that some authors think a vegetarian...
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