Penne with parmesan and orange.

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You know those weeks that are overflowing with uncertainty, those that take you on a roller-coaster ride from the dizzying highs, to the terrifying lows through the creamy middles? Well, I’ve had one of those weeks, its true, and I’m not sure that this ride is going to end anytime soon, unfortunately. So, with no time or energy for elaborate complex or fiddly cooking adventures I was happy to stumble across this simple pasta recipe. Extra points for using up some of those many de-zested oranges lolling around in my fridge,  slowing but surely hardening up, their sweet juices drying thanks to a recent orange zest heavy secret dinner escapade. 

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Milan Cookies – Daring Bakers July Challenge

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The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.
 

Biscuits remind me of home, family. My Grandma makes wonderful biscuits, my favourites are buttery and crisp with a dark chocolate round pressed into the top. The smell of anzac’s baking transport me to my childhood, in fact biscuits seem to be the first thing youngsters learn to bake, not as difficult as a cake, and ever-so rewarding.

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Chana Punjabi

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Memorable meals need not be fussy, complex, intricate works of art. They don’t necessarily require expensive ingredients or complicated preparation. Sometimes company and ambience is important, but standing alone in the kitchen sneaking morsels works too. Thats how I remember this curried chickpea dish. Their long slow braising often interrupted by my descending ‘tasting’ spoon, charting their progress from ‘fresh from the tin (bland)’, past the ‘tasty sauce only (mediocre)’ stage to ‘plump, spiced, juicy flavour explosions’. Need I say more?

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Asian style fried eggs

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Soft boiled eggs for breakfast with toast soldiers while convalescing or a greasy fried egg to cure a hangover.
Little orbs of nourishment, eggs are the perfect comfort food. Easy to prepare and most of us always have a few lolling around in the fridge right now.

So, why not tart up your fried eggs a little and turn them into something more than just a hangover cure. Fry the bottoms til crispy and top with some asian flavours and enjoy them in sickness and in health.

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Uccello, Merivale Winter Feast.

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I believe that you get what you pay for, mostly. Being cost conscious (ok, I admit it, I’m frugal, I could even be considered tight) even outside of our current GFC-scared environment, I’ve been forgoing cheap disappointments of meals for a while now in order to enjoy a more expensive and luxurious dining experience more often.
But what if those things aren’t mutually exclusive?

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