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A True Blood Dinner Party!

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:38 +0000

I am pretty sure that the pharmacy near Mr NQN’s work knows me by now. I am the woman who rings up frantic at around 5pm and asks for 10 bottles of her favourite produce to be put aside to be picked up by her husband after work. One afternoon’s request was a little odd. [...]

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“Smash & Crab” Crab & Harissa Soup

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:00:47 +0000

Hate your boss? Your neighbour driving you up the wall with their decidedly bogan choice of music (yes I’m talking to you neighbour!)? A friend or a relative sending you passive aggressive emails? Well do I have the recipe for you! And if I told you that it would require you to vent any pent [...]

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Truffled Mushroom Soup & Cheese Toasties

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 03 May 2011 19:00:17 +0000

“I’m a cat….I’m a cat…” I say to myself, exhausted, sweating and irritable. “I’m not a dog…I’m not a dog…” I affirm to myself aloud panting and checking the time on the iPad and phone every few seconds. Frustratingly, time refuses to budge. “WHERE ARE THOSE ENDORPHINS?!!!” I yell out loud. The gardener across the way just [...]

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Cheeseburger Soup

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:00:58 +0000

I once attended a very chichi event where a renowned hatted chef was cooking. His food was exquisitely prepared and yet the woman sitting next to me said “This is disgusting. I hate how he uses duck fat, it just makes me nauseous”. My jaw dropped. Was she really a food and travel writer? She [...]

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Cream of Garlic Soup

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:00:00 +0000

I flipped through the calendar. Was it really true? Had I had this dreaded wretched flu turned bronchitis for over a month? I hate to sound like a malingerer but the dates didn’t lie. I had had this dreaded lurgy for almost five weeks. It meant cancelling much desired travel plans and coughing my way [...]

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Roasted Capsicum and Carrot Soup with Cheese Pockets

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 01 May 2010 19:00:33 +0000

Tastes are a funny thing. I have definite taste preferences and they often vary quite wildly from Mr NQN’s. I like salty and sweet and don’t like bitter very much at all having never grown up with much bitter food as my mother doesn’t like it and therefore never prepared bitter tasting foods. Mr NQN [...]

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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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Creamy Cauliflower and Bacon Soup with Crispy Crumb Topping

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:00:28 +0000

If I appear to be in the midst of a soup epidemic I plead guilty Your Honour. It’s cold here and looking after a patient at home for the next week or so (Mr NQN) means that soup is a weekly feature. The routine is simple. I make a big batch of soup (the flavour [...]

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Carrot, Cumin and Ginger Detox Soup

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:00:56 +0000

I was in my pajamas and my carrots were old. This is not the way I like to start any post admittedly but it’s the brutal truth. It was a Sunday morning and it was cold. I was awoken by the loudspeaker from the Balmoral Burn charity run nearby and I wasn’t in a great [...]

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White Bean & Spinach Soup with Chorizo

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:00:33 +0000

My husband was sick with the flu this week and as anyone knows, men are a downright drama when it comes to being sick. They, or at least my husband is, the worst patient in the world. They turn from agreeable, pleasant, dependable creatures to babies who can’t do anything except for what they want [...]

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