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Brisket
Season brisket all over with salt and pepper. Set a large stainless steel roasting pan over 2 burners set to medium-high heat, add oil, and heat until shimmering. Add brisket and brown on both sides, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer brisket to a work surface. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic to roasting pan…
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Challah
Sprinkle 2 packages active yeast and a pinch of sugar over 1 cup warm water and stir to dissolve. Add 2 eggs, 1 egg yolk, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup vegetable oil. Stir in 4 cups bread flour and knead for 10 minutes. Put the dough in an oiled bowl and leave covered until…
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Chocolate Wacky Cake
Sift 1.5 cups plain flour with 1 tsp baking soda and 1/3 cup cocoa powder. Stir in 1 cup caster sugar. In a separate bowl combine 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 1 tbs vinegar, 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1 cup water. Mix the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients then pour into a 25cm springform…
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Cherry cheesecake
Beat 2 x 250g blocks Philadelphia cream cheese with 120g sifted icing sugar, the juice of one lemon and a teaspoon vanilla extract. Whip a 600ml bottle of cream. Combine the cream cheese mixture with the whipped cream. Process a 355g package of digestive biscuits in a food processor and mix with 150g melted butter.…
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Vegetable soup with pesto
Sauté 2 leeks slice thinly, 4 garlic cloves chopped and 2 celery sticks sliced thinly in olive oil in a large pot until softened. Add 2 zucchinis quartered lengthways, and 2 bunches asparagus. Pour in 1 litre stock and bring to a boil. Add 3 tablespoons pesto then serve.
Fifteen Kilograms of Imperfect Lemons 