Cookbook Review: Australian Women’s Weekly’s More Cakes for Kids

Copy of more cakes for kids

Rating: I still remember the dog-eared copy of my mum’s Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book - resplendant with the hickory dickory clock and numbered cakes to careen over with delight. Well, get set post-Baby Boomers, because a whole new generation of super dooper cakes for kids is out in AWW’s glossy new More Cakes for [...]

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Cookbook Review: Food Fashion Friends

food fashion friends

Rating: If the stunning cover with its embossed typeface and gorgeously retro greenhouse tea party doesn’t hook you in, the subtitle surely will – recipes and styling for unforgettable parties. And, yes they are unforgettable… most happily – in a good way. Gone are the days of the predictable ‘dinner party’ – a fad of [...]

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Cookbook Review: Healthy Family, Happy Family

Healthy Family Happy Family

Rating: Food is a hot topic at the moment. With shows such as Masterchef and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution in our lounge rooms each night, it’s hard to escape this one simple fact: home-cooked meals are one of the best things you can give your family. Fresh food has taken a back seat in recent [...]

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Cookbook Review: Heston’s Fantastical Feasts by Heston Blumenthal

hestons feasts

Rating: Heston Blumenthal is the modern master of the truly fantastical. His restaurant, The Fat Duck, is regularly rated as one of the top eateries in the world. Specialising in molecular gastronomy, he creates dishes that both entice and confound the senses. Do you have a yen for lickable wallpaper that tastes like sausages? Or [...]

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4 Ingredients Recipes: Green Curry Salmon Cakes

salmoncakes

Serves 4-6 INGREDIENTS: * 500g potatoes, peeled and chopped * 2 tbs. green curry paste * ½ cup coarsely chopped coriander * 415g can pink salmon, drained and flaked METHOD: 1. Place potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Boil for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain and [...]

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4 Ingredients Recipes: Carrot and Ginger Soup

4 Ingredients - Carrot & Coriander Soup

Serves 4 INGREDIENTS: * 2 spring onions, sliced * 1 tbs. freshly grated ginger * 12 medium carrots, peeled and sliced * 4 cups vegetable or chicken stock METHOD: 1. In a large saucepan, sauté the green onions and ginger for about 5 minutes. 2. Add the carrots and sauté for a few more minutes. [...]

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4 Ingredients Recipes: Bircher Muesli

Bircher Muesli

Serves 2 INGREDIENTS: * ½ apple, peeled, cored and finely grated * ½ cup muesli apple cereal * 1 cup pear juice * 2 kiwi fruit, diced METHOD: 1. Place apple, muesli and fruit drink in a bowl. Mix well and leave to soak for 1 hour or overnight in fridge. 2. Top with your [...]

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4 Ingredients Recipes: Baked Apple with Cinnamon

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Serves 4 INGREDIENTS * 4 green apples * 2 tsp. cinnamon sugar * 4 tbs. butter * 1 cup organic raisins METHOD: 1. Preheat oven 180C. 2. Scoop out the core from top of the apple, leaving a well (do not cut all the way through). Stuff each apple with equal parts of raisins, butter [...]

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Love at First Bite: The Unofficial Twilight Cookbook

Love at First Bite: The Unofficial Twilight Cookbook

Whether you’re a Twi-hard, Twi-mum or even a Twi-dad, there is no doubt the international phenomenon known as Twilight has had a cultural impact on society, including in our kitchens. Now the delectable delights interwoven throughout the Twilight saga can be found in US pop culture writer and cook, Gina Meyers’ new book, Love at [...]

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Book Review: Top 100 Pasta Dishes by Annabel Karmel

pasta dishes

If you’ve ever wondered what to cook for dinner, keep reading. Those who have been confused about what they can feed their baby or toddler at each age or stage, please, read on. Anyone who wants their family to eat food that is healthy but not too time-consuming, you’re in the right place. It can [...]

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