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Cheese: Emmental
View recipe: Cheese: EmmentalEmmental 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, during the ageing process, the bubbles formed in the molds remain. Milk Cow Origin Switzerland Aged Varies from weeks to…
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What Is An English Pork Pie?
View recipe: 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 refrigeration. Often the crust was discarded like the top of a Cornish pastie. I like to eat slices of…
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How do I use Saffron?
View recipe: How do I use Saffron?Saffron is a spice that adds a rich crimson yellow colour and grassy flavours to many dishes. The red threads of the saffron crocus flower (see below) are collected and dried. Real saffron is considered expensive but ‘worth it’s weight in gold’. If you are simply chasing its colouring effect, there are cheaper alternatives such…
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Glutinous Rice Battered Air Fryer Pork
View recipe: Glutinous Rice Battered Air Fryer PorkI 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 light yet chewy coating. Worked a treat and they were gobbled up in no time. Simply Mix some rice flour…
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Honey Brined Roast Chicken
View recipe: Honey Brined Roast ChickenBrining 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 be adding honey and cinnamon. Steps Making the brine Brining the chicken Cooking the chicken Serving Equipment 1 chefs knife…
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Stacked Wraps Pizza Bases
View recipe: Stacked Wraps Pizza BasesI 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 I could get were some soft wraps. No problem, I simply stacked them 3 deep, using cheese to bind them…
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Condensed Mushroom Broth From Scratch
View recipe: Condensed Mushroom Broth From ScratchI 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 choice, an onion and several pinches of salt to get the flavours going. Note: Takes about 8 hours in a…
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Condensed Chicken Bone Broth From Scratch
View recipe: Condensed Chicken Bone Broth From ScratchThis 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 get enough chicken frames. The flavours are kept simple, just chicken bones, one onion and several pinches of salt to…
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Plastic Lids For Canned Food
View recipe: Plastic Lids For Canned FoodIn 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 to store the remaining contents in the fridge without using cling film or an extra food storage container. They clean…
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Pork Belly Air Fryer
View recipe: Pork Belly Air FryerCheck out this super easy Asian styled pork belly recipe. With a few simple ingredients and my air fryer I turned out this punchy little salad. Simply Cut your pork belly portion into cubes. Then drizzle with dark soy and garlic infused olive oil. Add some black pepper and salt then marinade for several hours…
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