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Those pesky egg whites
"Any time I am using egg yolks for a recipe, I keep the egg whites in a cup and put them in the fridge for later. Later never comes and I...
Mar 26
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Crispy fried eggs
"Anything topped with a crispy, runny fried egg is a winner in my eyes!!" Jamie Oliver Above is my inspiration for today Spaghetti...
Mar 25
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Slices
"A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz." Naveen...
Jan 24
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A small triumph
"For some reason, leftover omelettes always come out way tastier than by-the-book ones." atto_del_fatto/reddit First thing to say - I...
Dec 17, 2024
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A gallimaufry
Gallimaufry: "a confused jumble or medley of things" Oxford Langauges "a meat stew called galimafrée" Merriam-Webster There's your new...
Dec 2, 2024
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Can you do anything with leftover frittata?
Well it seems, after a bit of searching, there are things you can do. But would you? The night before last we had one of those leftovers...
Aug 29, 2024
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Egg and chips for tea
"Two perfectly fried eggs and a huge side of chips cooked by someone who loves you. It’s the ultimate comfort food: crispy fried potatoes...
Aug 3, 2024
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Why don't I cook pancakes more often?
"Its surface is the softest canary yellow evenly dimpled with pale gold. Its edges are as frilly as old French lace. It is so delicate...
Aug 2, 2024
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Soupçons
"soupçon - a very small amount." Cambridge Dictionary In French it also means a suspicion. So let's stay French - well only in that...
May 20, 2024
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Amuse-bouches
Amuse-bouches: "a bite-sized hors d’oeuvre sent out at the whim of the chef, to whet diners’ appetites (or “amuse the mouth”) for the...
May 2, 2024
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Omelette at the Savoy
"There is no reason why this dish should ever change. I can’t improve it" Tom Kerridge On the other hand Felicity Cloake says that it's...
May 1, 2024
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Zabaglione, Sabayon, Delia ...
"a fragile whip of cream contained in a little glass, concealing within its innocent white froth a powerful alcoholic punch." Elizabeth...
Apr 19, 2024
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Iles flottantes
“a French take on what the English would describe as ‘a nursery pudding’”. We’re reared on suet dumplings and steaming semolina, while...
Feb 5, 2024
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Tasters
Taster: "a small amount or short experience of something that is intended either to make you understand what it is like or to make you...
Dec 29, 2023
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Christmas is ... pavlova
"the world's greatest pudding" Stuart Heritage/The Guardian "I do feel like passionfruit and Pav is just quintessentially Aussie!" Nagi...
Dec 22, 2023
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Gubbins
"gubbins - various things that are not important" Oxford Dictionary "gubbins - another word for stuff" I Swear English Gubbins Yes...
Oct 23, 2023
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Bitter sweet - chocolate mousse memories
"No matter how many new desserts come along, the classic chocolate mousse is rarely met with anything but delight." Nigel Slater This is...
Aug 30, 2023
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Frittata - a dustbin for leftovers or a gourmet treat?
"the tastiest way to clean out your fridge at the end of the week ... Frittatas aren't just good for using up leftovers, though—they...
Jul 7, 2023
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Mundane to trendy and back to mundane
"blandly milky, comfortingly stodgy, and just the thing to use up all the staling half loaves left hanging around by Christmas guests who...
May 21, 2023
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Smidgens
"Smidgen - a small amount of something." Oxford Languages Smidgens the chocolates Actually Smidgens are also an American chocolate...
May 15, 2023
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