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Classic Cakes
By Australian Women's Weekly
ACP Books - 2009
A tasty enough cake, but what a mess it made! Even though I had the oven slightly cooler than suggested the layer of butter, sugar, syrup and nuts at the bottom of the tin boiled up and over the top to form a sticky pool on the tray below. Some of this 'toffee' layer also stuck to the baking (parchment) paper lining the tin. When the cake eventually cooled and was upturned it was difficult to cut slices without spraying toffee and nuts all over the kitchen bench. In future I will just make a standard butter cake with maple syrup and sprinkle nuts on the top!
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Website: Consuming Passions
www.abc.net.au/passions/current
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Cook Now, Eat Later
By Mary Berry
Headline - 2014
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Cooking Class Cakes ("Australian Women's Weekly")
By Susan Tomnay
ACP Publishing Pty Ltd - 2006
A lovely moist cake with a sweet frosting. I replaced the wholemeal SR flour with normal white SR flour and it worked fine. Pecans and maple syrup are natural culinary bedfellows.
(Last made on Apr 26, 2009).
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The Country Cookbook
By Belinda Jeffery
Lantern - 2010
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Curry Easy
By Madhur Jaffrey
Ebury Press - 2010
Chicken pieces (on the bone) braised in a slightly spiced sauce of onions, dried apricots, cumin, cinnamon, garam masala and ginger. Easy to make and easy to eat :)
(Last made on Mar 09, 2012)
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Basically, chicken and onions poached in a creamy, coconut sauce with cumin, cayenne pepper, ginger and sweet red paprika. The recipe also includes either curry leaves or basil. I only had basil and the dish ended up tasting a lot like a Thai Red Curry, but very pleasant, nonetheless.
(Last made on Mar 26, 2012).
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Website: Delia Online
I don't know why I hadn't thought of this before - using muffin batter as cake mix. Delicious!
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Website: Delia Online
These were delicious even though I just used regular orange marmalade and not the Seville chunky marmalade listed in the ingredients. I didn't really like the suggestion to top the cooked and cooled muffins with extra marmalade. The muffins were sweet and citrusy enough without this addition and I'm not sure how well they'd keep with a wet topping.
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Website: Delia Online
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Delia's Cakes
By Delia Smith
Hodder & Stoughton - 2013
I don't know why I hadn't thought of this before - using muffin batter as cake mix. Delicious!
This recipe is also available at http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/exotic/american/blueberry-and-pecan-muffin-cake.html
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These were delicious even though I just used regular orange marmalade and not the Seville chunky marmalade listed in the ingredients. I didn't really like the suggestion to top the cooked and cooled muffins with extra marmalade. The muffins were sweet and citrusy enough without this addition and I'm not sure how well they'd keep with a wet topping.
This recipe is also available at http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/exotic/american/chunky-marmalade-muffins.html
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These are really nice biscotti with a great flavour but unfortunately they do crumble pretty easily during the slicing phase.
This recipe is also available at http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/cuisine/european/italian/almond-biscotti.html
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Delicious (Australia)
(February, 2010)
A pleasant, mild curry-flavoured accompaniment to grilled chicken or beef. Part of a feature article on summer barbecue food by Bill Granger.
(Last made on Feb 16, 2010)
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Delicious (Australia)
(March, 2010)
I used canned cherries (drained) as I didn't have frozen cherries to hand, and also halved the amount of lemon juice.
(Last made on Mar 15, 2010).
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A Nigella Lawson recipe incorporating dried apricots (pre-soaked in orange juice), mashed banana, orange zest and mixed nuts (I used macadamia and pecan).
(Last made on Mar 25, 2010).
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Moroccan-flavoured chicken, zucchini, tomatoes and chickpeas served with lemon couscous. Simple to make. A little extra seasoning required to bring out the flavours.
(Last made on Apr 02, 2010).
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Delicious (Australia)
(September, 2008)
Very easy to make. A fantastic winter dessert served with whipped cream or good quality ice cream. Substituting the rhubarb for drained, pitted (canned) cherries also works well.
(Last made on Jul 17, 2010)
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Delicious (Australia)
(August, 2010)
A lovely, rich, subtly-flavoured tart. No wonder it tastes so good - roast pumpkin, brie, parmesan, cream, butter, eggs, etc. :) This is the first Jill Dupleix recipe I've tried and I'm quite impressed. I shall be seeking out more of her recipes.
(Last made on Aug 02, 2010).
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Delicious (Australia)
(April, 2011)
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Delicious (Australia)
(October, 2010)
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Delicious (Australia)
(March, 2010)
Variation on the traditional fruit crumble with a 'pie' dough topping, baked until golden brown. Would work equally well with other stone fruit or apples, pears or berries. Delicious served warm with cream or vanilla ice cream.
(Last made on Mar 1, 2012)
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Delicious (Australia)
(March, 2012)
I couldn't find one of the ingredients (sundried tomato paste) at the store so I substituted regular tomato paste and a little added sugar. The bolognese sauce was lovely and rich.
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/28941/gnocchi+bolognese
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Delicious (Australia)
(June, 2007)
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Delicious (Australia)
(August, 2010)
The cake doesn't really need icing (unless, perhaps, for a special occasion). Topping the cake with blanched almonds prior to baking, could be an alternative decoration. I used 150g margarine and 175g unsalted butter, and 3 large (70g+) eggs. Also omitted the pinch of nutmeg and increased the cinnamon to 1.5 teaspoons.
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Delicious (Australia)
(November, 2005)
Tasty dish, quick and easy midweek dinner.
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Delicious: Comfort
By Valli Little
News Magazines - 2000
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Delicious: Quick Smart Cook
By Valli Little
ABC Books - 2009
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Delicious served with Coconut and Banana Pancakes (page 15).
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Website: Donna Hay
www.donnahay.com.au/recipes-and-menus/index.php
Lacked flavour and the chicken was very oily.
(Recipe originally published in 'Donna Hay' Magazine, Issue 40, Aug/Sep 2008, page 60).
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Donna Hay Magazine
(Autumn, 2002)
The bean mash with rosemary oil is great but be sure to use a good quality extra-virgin olive oil.
(Last made on May 20, 2009).
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Donna Hay Magazine
(Summer, 2003)
I modified the recipe slightly by adding a little more sugar to the dressing and replacing the red onion with fresh chives.
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The recipe calls for kipfler potatoes but I used plain ol' colibans.
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Donna Hay Magazine
(Spring, 2002)
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I adapted the recipe to serve 2 people, using 1 bunch fresh asparagus and 200g pasta. I added more mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper to the sauce/dressing than was stipulated, as the flavour was a little bland. Next time I might also add some herbs such as oregano or thyme.
(Last made on Oct 19, 2009).
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A lovely picnic lunch recipe for 2 people.
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The preserved lemon can be replaced with freshly grated lemon zest.
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Delicious served in wedges with thick (double) cream.
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Creamy and luscious.
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