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Nov 27th

cobb salad with honey mustard dressing

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Chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese, egg, bacon & potato…. it sounds so boring. It sounds so American. But while I’m confident Aristotle did not intend for the phrase to be used in this way, when it comes to a cobb salad, if prepared in good taste, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

This is a fun salad – it is colourful, fresh & summery. It has a little bit of something for everyone, and everyone has their own adaptation. In my version, I use prosciutto instead, and rather than having everything cut to minuscule, identical cubic portions, everything is still identifiable. Because all my guests still have their teeth. Let’s call it rustic. (more…)

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May 2nd

poached eggs with creamed corn and jalapeno & coriander dressing

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I have had several requests to post more breakfast recipes.  With a little inspiration from some of the cafes/restaurants I frequent for a unique breakfast and good coffee (first and foremost, my favourite would have to be cup in west end. corner store in toowong is good but it depends who is on the coffee machine), I think this can be arranged.


This recipe will definitely spruce up your morning with a bit of tang from the limes, accompanied by some bite from the jalapeños. The idea is adapted slightly from a recipe in 2010 Gourmet Traveller Annual Cookbook.  The original recipe refers to the coriander dressing as relish, but it is not nearly as thick and no cooking is involved.  Not to say that this isn’t as good, if not better, but it is much fresher than a relish. Let’s call it a dressing. The tangy-ness of the dressing cuts the sweetness of the creamed corn, and adds an oriental touch to the dish. Delicious.

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Jan 25th

banana bread

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This is the first thing that comes to mind…

banana bread

When i have too many of these…

bananananana

…because banana bread tastes better than the real thing.  Well, maybe not. But better than the real, overripe thing.

I found this recipe while baking in louise’s kitchen, as brisbane flooded around us… for all the hard workers to enjoy on their tea break.

It’s a recipe that produces dense, moist banana bread; a recipe which contains more bananas and less added sugar than many of the other recipes I have tried for banana bread. Many banana ‘bread’ recipes are more cake-like. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t an exception, but at least it sticks together when you pop it in the toaster like a piece of bread. That is enough similarity for me to justify eating it for breakfast anyway.

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