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Paola Bacchia – Foodie Profile In this Foodie Profile I chat with Melbourne based cookery teacher and cookbook author Paola Bacchia. She shares her career journey, recommendations on eating in Italy, shopping for Italian ingredients and her observations about Italian food culture in Australia. She also talks about her four...

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My Favourite Cookbooks

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My favourite cookbooks Cookbooks for me are somewhat of a hobby and addiction. At bookstores I always make a beeline to the cookbook section as I’m always keen to see what’s been newly released or which are the bestsellers. I remember listening to a cookbook seminar online a few years...

Recipes / Vegetarian

Tomato risoni/orzo with dill and mozzarella

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Tomato risoni /orzo with dill and mozzarella Risoni or orzo as it is also called, is a type of pasta that I associate fondly with my childhood. It was stirred through milk soups or made with a quick broth and I always found it filling and comforting. Now of course,...

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Chremslach Pancakes Recipe

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Chremslach Pancakes Recipe Have you ever eaten clouds before? Well you’re about to. Enjoy this very special family recipe for Chremslach, pancakes from a Jewish kitchen, traditionally eaten at Passover. Main words, recipe and images by Yasmin Shenhav of Sunny Side Up. The main custom in the Jewish holiday of Passover, forbids the eating of...

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Cacio e Pepe Lasagna Recipe

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Cacio e Pepe Lasagna Recipe For cheese lovers, a quick cacio e pepe pasta can be one of the ultimate comfort foods. Introducing cacio e pepe lasagna, an indulgent alternative to traditional lasagna where the layers combine BÉCHAMEL, CHEESE, and of course some freshly ground pepper. Back in 2017 Rome, my husband and I...

Dinner / Recipes / Vegetarian

Broccoli ricotta pasta

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Broccoli ricotta pasta This is my Mother’s recipe. It’s a simple but flavourful meal that can be put together fairly quickly with supermarket ingredients. The broccoli adds to the freshness of the dish, while the creamy ricotta adds an element of decadence. What I love about this dish apart from the flavour...

Recipes

Coconut and Raspberry Cake (Gluten and Dairy Free)

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Coconut and Raspberry Cake (Gluten and Dairy Free) Recipe Serves 8, best consumed within three days Many years ago I was having afternoon tea with a food photographer, his wife had made us a beautiful cake to enjoy with our tea (pictured). He told me it was gluten free – hard...

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Anzac Biscuits Recipe

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Anzac Biscuits Recipe These biscuits are an Australian classic. This recipe yields a softer, slightly chewy version, with a good level of sweetness and with the added pinch of salt has a subtle, balanced flavour. Traditionally Anzac biscuits are made with golden syrup but I think the honey gives them a softer, more delicate...