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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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The Complete Australian Cookbook

By Rene Gordon
Hamlyn Australia - 1985

This is the classic recipe.

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White wine and dried marjoram make this a bit out of the ordinary.

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Nobody has lamington drives anymore. How do the Girl Guides raise money nowadays? Who under the age of 40 can remember the messy sticky fun of dipping cubes of butter cake into chocolate syrup and then rolling them in coconut?

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Works every time. A good way to use up the seed end of a butternut pumpkin, which can always be cooked, pureed and frozen.

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