Archive for June, 2008

Buying organic

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Knowing your recipes and cooking them can be great fun. But short of sounding like a girl, my favourite thing about cooking is finding the right ingredients. I love searching for the right produce. Great food is not totally about great recipes but great produce.
Find great produce is not hard in Sydney, in fact its [...]

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kiwi fruit

connico -

I love the kiwi fruit, it is a fantastic fruit that is under used throughout cooking. It has been reduced to a mere fruit eaten with a spoon, a rare topping for ice cream and a meat tenderizer. But there are so many things that can be done with this awesome fruit.
Firstly the fruit originated [...]

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3 course recipe

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1. Pan fried Scallops w Daikon, Snow Pea sprouts and Lemon aioli

5-6 Scallops per person
100g Snow pea sprouts
1 large daikon radish
4 eggs
1 cup cold press olive oil
Zest of 1 lime
Juice of 2 limes
Salt/Pepper
White wine vinegar

Salt and pepper your scallops, make sure you coat the scallops and also dress them in olive oil. Leave aside for [...]

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3 course meal

connico -

So I have been cooking for the family every week experimenting with different ingredients.
This week on the menu
1. Pan fried Scallops w Daikon, Snow Pea sprouts and Lemon aioli
2. Pan seared Yellow Fin Tuna w Spanish onions, Scallions and White wine vinaigrette
3. Venison w Asparagus, Snow Pea Sprouts and Red Wine Chocolate Sauce
Pictures links below
http://www.guild-tbg.net/download/pictures/Scallops.jpg
http://www.guild-tbg.net/download/pictures/Tuna.jpg
http://www.guild-tbg.net/download/pictures/Venison.jpg
The [...]

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