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Sarah Cooks: 9/1/16 - 10/1/16
Pastry

Asparagus Tart

9/25/2016 04:21:00 PM
Asparagus Tart Hello hello! Well, it's mid-September and it looks like Spring has (tentatively) sprung! Although it's raining quite a bit and it's still quite cool, the days are getting longer and the sun is shining just that little bit more strongly. Woohoo! Speaking of Spring, I recently got sent some asparagus from the Australian Asparagus Council to celebrate...

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Chicken

The Noble Experiment

9/19/2016 10:48:00 PM
Cocktails! Clockwise from front: Outrageously Good Espresso Martini - $21 Bootleggers Iced Tea (non alcoholic) - $9 Les Diaboliques - $19 The Man from Planet X - $20 Hey hey! So you may remember that Sandra and I have a little tradition with our friend An, where we buy each other a degustation dinner as a birthday gift....

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Custard

Mini Blueberry Tarts

9/12/2016 09:45:00 PM
Mini blueberry tarts When I hosted my Father's Day Afternoon Tea, I was most proud of the mini blueberry tarts I made. I chose these because I wanted to add something with fresh fruit to the carbolicious scones and sandwiches. I had some rich shortcrust pastry in the freezer, and thought a plain vanilla custard with fresh blueberries...

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Unblogged

The Unblogged Files: August 2016

9/07/2016 11:17:00 PM
Unblogged Files Time! August was a reasonably quiet month for me -  it was very busy at work, so not a lot of time for social stuff! But as usual, there was a lot of good food. Let's roll! Breakfasts were either savoury (mainly avocado, but also smoked salmon)... Savoury breakfasts ...or sweet. Think açaí bowls, overnight oats and...

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