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These two quick simple ways with cucumbers are from my new book, The Cook’s Garden (NH $49.95) which is full of fabulous ideas for growing and cooking fruit and vegetables from your kitchen garden. With the Melbourne Cup just around the corner, pass a platter of these around with the chicken sandwiches and champagne. 1. [...]
I’ll never forget the first time I tasted mascarpone, the luscious fresh Italian double-cream cheese made from cow’s milk. It was in the early 1970s at the back of a house in Marrickville, in Sydney’s inner west. An Italian friend of mine had taken me there one Sunday morning to meet his friend, the cheesemaker [...]
For a simple yet impressive breakfast dish or snack. Heat the grill. Toast the bread lightly on one side. In a small bowl combine the ricotta with the maple syrup or honey. Spread this mixture over the un-toasted side. Top with generous pieces of fresh custard apple (check that you have removed any black seeds). [...]
On a trip to Tumbarumba last week, a pretty town set among rolling green hills in southern NSW, I came across a funky little cafe called The Nest run by Laura Smit. A former Masonic Hall, it’s attached to a small cinema where you can sit and watch movies while sipping on cafe (or a [...]
