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Jewels’s 5 Star Turkey Jasmine Burger

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:00:30 +0000

Life is a funny creature isn’t it? One day you might be your 12 year old self kissing the posters of Duran Duran goodnight and some years later you might find yourself talking to one of Duran Duran’s wives on twitter and discussing Hallowe’en celebrations. And that’s what I found myself doing with Julie Anne [...]

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5 Minute Enoki Mushroom & Shallot Omelette

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:00:33 +0000

I was interviewed the other day on the phone and the journalist asked me if I had any tips for any potential bloggers. One of the best pieces of advice I can give is to make use of the medium as much as possible. The advantage for blogs unlike print mediums is that we can [...]

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Chorizo Sausage Rolls

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:00:18 +0000

I have an excellent memory. Well I should clarify, I have an excellent memory for food. Names and so called “important things” …well unfortunately not. Last week I was in New Zealand and I had met so many people and animals (with human names) that when someone asked me about “Tom” I said in a [...]

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Chicken Liver Pâté

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:00:37 +0000

I had my very first try of pâté when I was a teenager. A friend of mine at the time used to invite me to Symphony and Opera in the Park with her family. They would unpack the food and there was always pate and water crackers and I would experiment with this unusual spread that I [...]

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Purple Potato Salad

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:00:56 +0000

What’s your favourite colour to wear? Well if you are in Mr NQN’s immediate family, the answer no doubt willl be purple. Mr NQN’s mother Tuulikki is so enamoured of the colour that come Christmas or a birthday we buy her something in purple. She even bonds with people if they are wearing purple. We were at [...]

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Xiao Long Bao – Shanghai Soup Dumplings

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:00:02 +0000

Did anyone read the recent article in the Wall Street Journal about Why Chinese mothers are better mothers? It was one of those topics that was sent to me by a friend and had me alternately cringing and laughing at the same time. In it the writer Amy Chua purports that raising children “the Chinese [...]

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The 5 Minute Spanish Potato (Chip) Omelette

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:00:04 +0000

The first time I met Spanish Chef Miguel Maestre at the Taste of Sydney food festival, he asked which company I was from. I answered that I was from a food blog called Not Quite Nigella and he proceeded to tell me how much he loved Nigella. He was over the top, effusively friendly, self [...]

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Gruyere Cheese Gougeres Filled with Bechamel

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:00:15 +0000

When I was young, I thought that the most sophisticated things were French. I loved those wobbly supermarket creme caramels where you would break off the tabs and the whole caramel would come shimmying and wobbling down the sides. I always thought that it was a marvellous feat that it was able to do that-it [...]

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Beetroot and Walnut Tarte Tatin for Two

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:00:43 +0000

We were talking about Golden Books the other day. I got to reminiscing about my favourite ones and I recall my very favourite ever Golden Book was one called Elephant on Wheels. It was about an elephant who loved to roller skate. I loved it because I was forever being told not to do something by my parents. I [...]

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Veal, Mustard & Pickle Toasties For Rainy Winter Nights In

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:00:40 +0000

I was in the passenger seat of a car when I saw the girl walk past us at the intersection. I let out a gasp.“Is she topless?” I asked my father who was doing the fatherly thing and picking me up from the airport. He is partially deaf so all I got back in response [...]

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