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Sour Cream Custard Brioche (Gâteau à la Crème Fraîche)

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:00:47 +0000

There was Mr NQN his eyes wide glued to the television. He was riveted, watching a stark naked man running across the ice. “Honey come have a look! Bear is running across the ice naked!!!” “And I would want to see this, why?” I asked raising an eyebrow from the comfort of the other room. [...]

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Luke Mangan: The Making Of A Chef Launch & Interview

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:00:39 +0000

Chef Luke Mangan This past Christmas was the season for food books and amongst the many cookbooks that were released, there is amongst them an autobiography of chef Luke Mangan called “The Making of a Chef” published by New Holland. Luke Mangan is known as the chef behind Glass, Salt and the P&O cruise Salt [...]

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Trailer Park Shepherd’s Pie & Win 1 of 5 Copies of “Mosh Potatoes” The Heavy Metal Cookbook. Rated: A.O.

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:00:12 +0000

An Adults Only Post! I was rushing around this November. So much so that I literally half lost my mind. I turned up at a facial appointment on the wrong day. I knew it as soon as I arrived and the therapist who has seen me plenty of times looked at me quizzically. “I’ve turned [...]

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Caesar Salad Soup, Win 1 of 4 Signed Copies of Quick Smart Cook & Menu For Hope

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:00:03 +0000

When I was sent a review copy of Delicious Food Editor Valli Little’s new book Quick Smart Cook I flicked through it eagerly and my gaze fell upon one dish in particular. You know I love quirky and putting a twist on anything and this dish put a twist on one of my favourite dishes, [...]

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Manna From Heaven Lemon Polenta Cakes, a Book Review & Win 1 of 5 Copies!

Not Quite Nigella — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:00:40 +0000

I’m very familiar with Manna’s Lemon Polenta Cakes. I first tried one years and years ago and as a bit of a lemon fiend I fell for them instantly. They were almost bite sized (although I’d make them last for 2-3 bites). I’m good at making food last. When was young we rarely got potato [...]

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Baked Figs with Gorgonzola Sauce, Buon Ricordo Book Review & Win 1 of 4 copies!

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:47 +0000

Food is sexy, there’s no doubt about it and figs are one of the sexiest fruits I can imagine and fresh figs are truly things of sensual beauty. If you get a good one, the right one will see you swooning in ecstasy. Get a dry, light one and you’ll probably wonder what all the [...]

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Pink Pasta for BCA Month & The Silver Spoon Pasta Book Review

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:00:33 +0000

It may sound provocative, but I am up for anything. Cooking for events that is. If I have the time, I will have a dish for you. So when my girlfriends and I decided to hold a Girl’s Night in for Breast Cancer Awareness evening this month, I knew I could contribute a pink dish. [...]

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Blanquette de Veau & “I Know How To Cook” Book Review

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:23 +0000

I was recently sent a copy of “I Know How To Cook” to review. For those of us that grew up outside of France and or without French relatives or parents, you may have a fleeting familiarity with the book itself but if you happen to be French or grew up with French relatives or [...]

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Pumpkin Cannelloni and Bill Granger’s Feed Me Now

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00:31 +0000

Getting a review copy of Bill Granger’s Feed Me Now is an exciting moment indeed. Exciting because like many Sydneysiders, I have grown up eating Bill’s hotcakes and scrambled eggs and watched him grow from a single cafe in Darlinghurst to a TV chef with an International presence and several eateries (including one in Japan). [...]

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