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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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A Taste for All Seasons

By Beverley Sutherland Smith
Penguin Books Australia - 1991

One of my regulars, I can make it without the recipe. All the ingredients of cauliflower with cheese sauce mashed up together. Use the food processor (not invented when the recipe was written).

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Festive looking for Christmas if the cherries are in early enough. Cherries cooked in red wine and brandy, then a lemon yoghurt layer. Make it in a glass bowl and don't bother trying to unmould it.

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Horseradish and mustard gives it a bit of a bite. Don't bother unmoulding it.

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A regular in my repertoire, a doddle with the stick blender.

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Dead simple if you can get freestone peaches. A bit messy if they're clingstones, but still worth the effort.

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Make sure the leeks are cooked until really tender.

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