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Win 1 of 2 Ticket & Book Packs To Chef Jam At The Melbourne Food & Wine Festival!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:02 +0000

Tickets from last year’s event Ever been curious about what Rene Redzepi (Noma), David Chang (Momofuku) and Massimo Bottura (Osteria Francescana) think is the future of food? How about a home grown opinion like that of Neil Perry or Peter Gilmore? At the upcoming Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, the Chef Jam event is an industry focused event [...]

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Win a Mixed Case of McGuigan “The Shortlist” Wines Worth $174!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:23 +0000

Well now that hopefully all the new year’s resolutions have run their course, now is the time to try some fantastic wine. And if you’ve been busy out and about enjoying the Sydney Festival (psst, there’s only a few days to go!) and the fast festival feasts you may have come across Sydney Festival sponsors [...]

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Win a $150 Gourmet Meat Voucher at Brookvale Meats!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:55 +0000

I know Australia Day is coming up soon and the first thing I think about for Australia Day is what we might put on the bbq. Good quality sausages are usually a given but sometimes you also want something a little bit upmarket too. Brookvale Meats is a meat supplier that delivers great quality meat, [...]

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Win 1 of 3 Ferrero Limited Edition Gift Boxes For Chinese New Year!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:20 +0000

I’m going to start off today’s post with an interesting fact about Ferrero chocolates. Did you know that Ferrero Rocher is the highest selling chocolate in Hong Kong over the Chinese New Year period with over 40% of all chocolate sales? All that glitters is definitely gold and good luck for Chinese people and the [...]

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Win a Philips Saeco Intelia, Coffee Beans and a Barista Course Worth $1,225!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:06 +0000

Welcome to the new year Dearest Darlingest Readers! I thought that I’d start the year with a real bang and a treat-and possibly something to help ease you back into working life. I’m giving away the new Philips Saeco Intelia coffee machine worth $999 plus a couple of extra goodies to give you the “Italian coffee [...]

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To Market To Market, December 2011

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:00:47 +0000

*Updated with winners, please see below* My darling readers, are you as exhausted as I am? Crazy doing the Christmas shopping in an effort to make Christmas dinner special? Well allow me to don an elf outfit and help you out a little bit as I introduce you to the things that I’ve been sent [...]

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Win 1 of 4 Copies of Donna Hay’s New Cookbook “Simple Dinners”!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:00:13 +0000

I used to like to play a game with myself. When Mr NQN’s family used to pop by, I used to invite them to stay for dinner. I loved the challenge of being able to conjure up something, for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores out of what I had in my cupboard or fridge. I would [...]

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Win 1 of 3 Copies of Bill’s Everyday Asian!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:00:13 +0000

So what does Bill Granger know about Asian food? Well, to be honest I wouldn’t have thought he’d know much about Portugal but his recipe for Portuguese custard tarts is one of the most delicious and used recipes ever. And it stands to say that Australians eat plenty of Asian food -and cook it too! Bill’s Everyday [...]

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Lychee Poll: Win 1 of 3 $100 Coles Gift Cards & A Box of Lychees!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:00:34 +0000

Dear Reader, is one of your favourite parts of Summer the delicious fruit that is on offer? If so, it is mine too! I adore the sweet, tropical fruit that we get when the temperature rises and one of my favourite fruit from childhood is lychees. Admittedly, we tended to eat them at Chinese restaurants [...]

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Win 1 of 10 Dilmah Rare Uva Seasonal Flush Teas!

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:00:32 +0000

How do I solve the mysteries and complexities of a hectic day? Why by sitting down to a cup of tea and a biscuit thankyouverymuch. I do believe that this helps to cure most small niggly ills and can right the world gone a bit askew. So when I was told about a new [...]

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