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Sarah Cooks: 11/1/11 - 12/1/11
Breakfast

A Rather Delicious Asparagus Salad

11/29/2011 11:55:00 PM
Here it is! A rather delicious asparagus salad, and my new favourite brunch dish. I made this up over the weekend, based on a classic Italian combination and a starter my ex-chef friend made for a recent lunch party. It has green, white and purple asparagus - some raw and sliced into fine shavings, some lightly cooked in...

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Breakfast

Danishes

11/26/2011 07:10:00 PM
Ever since I bought Nigella's How to be a Domestic Goddess, I've wanted to make her Danish pastry recipe. However, it always seemed too time consuming, despite being a sped-up version.  You need to let it rest and rise twice, then there's the rolling and the shaping and the ensuing mess.  And what on earth would I do...

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Bread

Nigella Lawson's Garlic and Parsley Hearthbreads

11/23/2011 07:34:00 PM
I wanted a hearty accompaniment for a simple spaghetti bolognese, but wanted something a little more special than a squidgy frozen loaf from the supermarket.  So I rolled up my sleeves and whipped up Nigella's garlic and parsley hearthbreads.  The more eagle-eyed among you will notice that I have made this before, seven years and a day ago,...

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Daylesford

The Lake House

11/21/2011 09:07:00 PM
For a special occasion dinner in Daylesford, it had to be The Lake House. Lake HouseKing StreetDaylesford 3460Ph: (03) 5348 3329Website So, you may have seen that Alla Wolf-Tasker herself commented on my post about Wombat Hill House. Cool, huh?  I think it's pretty great that someone so long-standing in the industry is still interested in and keeps...

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