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Baked Stone Fruit

I confess I\’ve never made this before but I\’ve enjoyed eating it and asked for the recipe. I rarely eat stone fruit, seeing as they ...
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Coconut Mango Pots

This is a good mango-season recipe if you want a super-easy dessert that is more interesting than ice cream and also not heavy or overly ...
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Lightweight Sponge Cake

I\’ve never made this but I\’ve tasted it and it comes close to Aunty Olga\’s legendary (Asian-style) sponge cake. The opening and closing specs for ...
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Spinach Croquettes

These are a great finger-food but they need some lead-in time. (My Other Half has more patience than me and is happy to make these ...
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Buckwheat Burger Patties

I\’m not a great fan of risoles but they serve a purpose, like at a BBQ. I wasn\’t sure if I\’d keep this recipe because ...
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Birthday Cupcakes

I didn\’t grow up in a household that makes cakes so my skills are non-existent. I\’m not terribly fussed about eating them either – unless ...
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Chicken and Fukwa

I love this dish. Fukwa is also known as Bitter Melon, for good reason. Some varieties are more bitter than others. Once you acquire the ...
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Beef, Lobuk and Carrot Stew

This is another recipe I\’ve never cooked but keep because I always enjoy it when my mum cooks it (which isn\’t often anymore). Unfortunately I\’ve ...
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Lamb Shanks

I confess I have never cooked this. I actually don\’t want to cook it, because it smells so meaty just reading about it. BUT. Whenever ...
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Seafood

Baked fish parcels white fish (like snapper) or salmon fillets shallots grated ginger coconut milk light soy sauce (tamari) optional sesame oil fresh lime juice ...
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Eggplant Moussaka

This dish is much faster if you use an air fryer to cook the eggplant. Depending on the air fryer model, diced eggplant (tossed in ...
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Spinach and Ricotta Filos

This recipe requires filo pastry sheets, which are kept in the freezer and should remain cool even while working with them. While wrapping one filo ...
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Thai Curry Paste

This is not something we ever make because the kids won\’t eat it but I\’d like to keep it handy for when they\’re older. The ...
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Pumpkin, Pea and Paneer Curry

Kids have been known to eat this curry as it isn\’t too spicy (of course, without chilli). 300g frozen peas 1 kg pumpkin, skinned and ...
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Baked Fish in Coconut and Lime

We don\’t make this often because I\’m dismayed by the state of fish these days. I\’ve read too much about pesticides (for lice), antibiotics and ...
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Shepherd\’s Pie

For the top: 6 potatoes, peeled and diced 50g butter 1 cup milk a pinch of salt a glug of olive oil optional: grated cheddar ...
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