Perhaps, like me, you are always looking for something new to make. When I start thinking about my next dish I might start with a main ingredient in mind and go from there. It is …
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Cheese: Emmental
Emmental is a hard cow milk cheese that hails from Switzerland. It is what we refer to in Australia as ‘Swiss Cheese’ because of the characteristic holes caused by helpful bacteria. When the cheese cools, …
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What Is An English Pork Pie?
Pork pies consist of a thick pastry filled with pork, pork fat and jellied pork stock. They are served cold and were a traditional way of keeping the pork filling edible before the advent of …
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How do I use Saffron?
Saffron is a spice that adds a rich crimson yellow colour and grassy flavour to many dishes. The red threads of the saffron crocus flower (see below) are collected and dried. Real saffron is considered …
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Glutinous Rice Battered Air Fryer Pork
I recently tried a wet batter, made from glutinous rice flour and water my in air fryer. Air frying is perfect for those looking to use less oil in their diet. You get a lovely …
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Honey Brined Roast Chicken
Brining a chicken before you roast it enhances and locks in flavours and keeps the meat tender and moist. We have some general brining tips here (Ben’s brining tips) and today I am going to …
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Stacked Wraps Pizza Bases
I love to make my own pizza bases but sometimes I get stuck for time. Normally when this happens I buy pizza bases from my local baker but there are shortages at the moment. All …
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Condensed Mushroom Broth From Scratch
I love making this simple mushroom broth concentrate. Easily stored as cubes in the freezer it brings depth to soups, stews, pastas and the like. The ingredients are simple, 3l of water, your mushrooms of …
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Condensed Chicken Bone Broth From Scratch
This simple chicken bone broth is slowly reduced, over the course of a day, into a protein and collagen rich flavour boosting concentrate. Easily stored as cubes in the freezer, I make it anytime I …
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Plastic Lids For Canned Food
In an endeavour to reduce my soft plastic use I have invested in these reusable and recyclable plastic lids to cover cans. By popping a lid on a partly used food can I am able …