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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

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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Bitter: A Taste of the World's Most Dangerous Flavour

By Jennifer McLagan
Jacqui Small LLP - 2015

The worst part of this was sourcing blackcurrant jam. Thank goodness for Google!

It sounds straight forward, but takes a while because there's a lot of turning up the heat and reducing; you start with 250ml of coffee and 250ml of chicken stock and are supposed to eventually wind up with about 75ml of syrupy sauce. However, it was delicious.

Still not sure about the most suitable accompaniments - I went for plain boiled new potatoes and peas for want of any better ideas.

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McLagan insists that you use dried chickpeas, soaked overnight. She's right, they taste so much better to the tinned ones.

You have to use a really hot pan and not be afraid of properly charring the sprouts - I was a bit too cautious the first time.

Good as a side, but also makes a delicious light meal on its own.

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