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Dragon Fruit
Commonly know as Dragon fruit, the Pitaya is a relative of the cactus and native to the Americas. They are now grown further afield and are relatively expensive. Their common name comes from the external scaly look of the fruit. Cut open they have a firm, slightly sweet white or pink flesh dotted with tiny…
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How Do I Use Cloves
Cloves are a must-have in your spice collection. They are the dried buds of a tree that originally only grew on a few islands in eastern Indonesia. Cloves are very aromatic and impart a slightly sweet but tangy earthy flavour. Note though that a few go a long way. Cloves have been traded up to…
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Cinnamon
Cinnamon is one of my favourite spices. It is the dried bark of the cinnamon tree and is amazingly aromatic and imparts a warm, spicy and earthy flavour. Long strips of the tree’s bark are sliced off and allowed to dry. These cinnamon ‘quills’ or sticks are then cut to size and sold as is…
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Simple Ramen Bowl: Make It Your Way
Recently, like the rest of the planet, I have become obsessed with making my own noodle bowls. I love them because although they are healthy and light, you can jam pack them full of vegetables to satisfy even the hungriest guests. I build my bowls with meat or vegetable based broth and of course noodles…
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Peanut Oil
Peanut oil has a lovely nutty aroma and a very mild taste. It imparts this flavour to the food and is excellent for shallow frying crumbed meat, vegetables and the humble potato chip. Commonly the oil is highly refined (and filtered and bleached) and that gives it a high smoking point like sesame oil. Commercially…
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Durum Wheat Semolina
Semolina is made from a mix of wheat kernel middlings. Wheat middlings are parts of the wheat kernel that are removed from the kernel to get to the endosperm (the inside of the kernel) the purest parts of which are used to make the fine flour we bake bread and cakes with (source information from…
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Fennel
Fennel is the seed of a tall perenial plant that was initially native to the Mediterranean coastline. It is in the same family as parsley and coriander. There is also one cultivar, Florence fennel, that is grown for it’s bulb. It makes for an amazing fennel and lemon salad. It is sometimes sold as an ‘anise…
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Dhanna Dal
Dhanna Dal is the inner core of a coriander seed. You can get them at your local Indian grocer. They have a warm zingy nutty taste with citrus tones, are very morish and have a pleasant crunch. Dry-roasting them reduces the warm zingy taste and brings out the nutty flavour making it earthier and less…
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PK’s Carrot Chips
These carrot and honey chips are a great alternative to potato fries. Even little fussy eaters will munch down on them. 🙂 #dinner #carrot #vegetarian #kidfriendlymeals Simply Cut the sides of your carrots to give you nice rectangular blocks. Cut these down further to get the chip width you like. Cover an oven tray in…
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Porcini Mushrooms
As a recently born again mushroom addict I am making up for lost time. I am always on the look out for new varieties to try and Porcini are my current favourite. 🙂 I buy them dried from France as they don’t grow wild in Australia and they have resisted domestication. When you open the…
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