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From: Melbourne, VIC Australia

Joined: December 27th, 2009

About me: I've been cooking for over thirty years, and I can remember the days before EVO, couscous and (ghasp!) microwaves. My cookbook collection reflects this personal and national gastronomic history. My own cooking has actually got simpler over the years, and I can do much of my repertoire without looking at a recipe. But I still love collecting cookbooks, although these days I'm a bit over food porn with great big colour photos - I really prefer food writing to recipes.

Favorite cookbook: The Cook's Companion


Latest review:

December 13th, 2015

Salmon with macaroni from A Year of Good Eating: The Kitchen Diaries III

Simple but delicious. Poaching the fish in 600 ml of cream (that's two bottles), which is then poured over the fish and pasta, sounds richer than it is. This is partly due to the dill in the crumb topping. I... read more >


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Maggie's Table

By Maggie Beer
Viking - 2002

31st January 2010

Country Chicken and Mushroom Pies : page 127

The filling is good, but I turn to this recipe for Maggie's famed sour cream pastry, very buttery and as good cold as it is hot.

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31st January 2010

Flo Beer's Pickled Quince : page 182

Uses prodigious quantitites of white-wine vinegar. Maggie suggests using to accompany pickled pork, or in a lamb pie recipe. I suggest using when you would use mustard fruits.

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