The Ducks Guts' Profile

From: Melbourne, Vic Australia

Joined: March 26th, 2010

About me: Just in case my mother finds this website, I don't buy all my cookbooks new. A lot are second hand from garage sales and op shops. One of my favorites is a 1960's high school cookbook from Malaysia bought from a garage sale. I use to love the Time-Life Good Cook series and the Food of the World series, but I haven't had a lot of success cooking out of them. They are wonderful to read tho', so they are still in the bookshelves, and not relegated to storage.

Favorite cookbook: Thai Food by David Thompson

Lentil Soup from A Month in Marrakesh

A good plain soup which made a large potful. I made it with water, not stock, and it still worked, which is always a good sign. read more >

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Canapes

By Eric Treuille, Victoria Blashford-Snell
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd - 1999

Lovely light refreshing dIip and a great colour. I halve the number of spring onions and always check the chilli strength before adding them in case they are extra hot.

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Very good dip. I halve the amount of fegta and cream cheese, and put only 2 tablespoons of mint in.
Excellant on toast the morning after the dinner party, if you didn't put all of it out for the guests.

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Nice rich little biscuits (savoury cookies for Americans, I think). VERY easy to burn so keep an eye on them in the oven.

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Horrible. Perhaps peanut butter just doesn't work as a dip.

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Very good dip. I use 16 tomato halves and halve the amount of vinegar.

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Excellent little savoury shortbreads that you can make weeks in advance for a party. Recipe says it makes 40, but I find it only makes half that, so you may want to double the mixture.

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Lovely looking appetiser and is good to eat as well. Can be pretty much made in advance except for the final assembling in the last hour or so.

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