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Sarah Cooks: 2/1/11 - 3/1/11
Events

An Oeuf Roe Degustation Dinner at Provenance Food and Wine

2/26/2011 08:59:00 PM
Last week, I received an invitation to: "An Oeuf Roe: a nine course degustation of eggs and caviar" at Provenance Food and Wine on Smith Street in Collingwood.  After having a quick squiz at Provenance's website to find out what they do, my answer was a very enthusiastic yes! Provenance Food and Wine 288 Smith Street Collingwood, VIC 3066...

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Entertaining

Cured Salmon

2/24/2011 10:08:00 PM
At our mega Christmas parties, (yes, I still have a zillion posts from them!), one of the more popular dishes was Nigella's gravlax.  I've made it before, it's extremely easy, and everyone seemed super-impressed by it.  The recipe is here, on the BBC food website, so I'll just quickly step through the process and we can look at...

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Breakfast

Duchess of Spotswood and A Bunch of Cakes

2/19/2011 05:36:00 PM
I generally only have one reason to cross the Westgate - and that reason is Andrew's Choice butcher, who, in my opinion, make the best German smallgoods in Melbourne!  But now I have another reason: a fabulous little cafe by the name of Duchess of Spotswood. Duchess of Spotswood 87 Hudsons Rd Spotswood VIC 3015 Ph: (03) 9391 6016 Twitter...

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3 Dinners

3 Dinners: Nigella Salads

2/15/2011 07:58:00 PM
I've got a few more Nigella Kitchen recipes to share.  Today's theme: Salads! Panzanella I knew I would love Nigella's panzanella (Italian bread salad) as soon as I read the recipe.  The dressing starts with some finely sliced red onions, soaked them in red wine vinegar.  Always delicious.  (Remember?) There are also stale bread cubes, basil leaves and diced tomatoes....

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Chocolate

Valentine's Day Double-Chocolate Chunk Cookies

2/13/2011 10:32:00 PM
Happy Valentine's Day, everybody!  Whether you're single, attached, in love, cynical, or a busy florist or restaurateur charging exorbitant prices, I hope you have a great day! For me, Valentine's Day is an excuse to get stuck into some good ol' fashioned heart-shaped baking.  I briefly considered making Smitten Kitchen's fabulicious white and dark hearted brownies (OMG CUTE!), but then...

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