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Apple crumble
A good way to use up excess apples from my food box. Cut 6-8 apples into quarters, remove core then half the quarters so you have eighths. Butter a tarte tatin dish or pie dish then add the apples with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/2 cup water. Bake in 180 degrees…
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Basil pesto
Put 6 cloves garlic, 300g chopped Parmesan cheese, 300g pine nuts, 270ml olive oil and 6 bunches basil (including stems) into a food processor and process until smooth. Spoon into large size ice cube trays and freeze for individual serves. When frozen, store in containers in the freezer as pesto does not keep well in…
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Garlic confit
Put 9 springs thyme, 9 Arbol chillies, 9 bay leaves,1 kg peeled garlic cloves and 1.5L olive oil in a large saucepan and put on the lowest heat you can. Gently heat until the oil is gently bubbling then cook for 30 minutes. When cool, place a spring of thyme, a chilli and a bay…
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No waste Italian baked cauliflower
Use the whole cauliflower! Break into small florets and drizzle with olive oil. Bake at 180 degrees celcius for 20 minutes, then top with 100g chopped Parmesan cheese and continue to bake for another 20 minutes. Season and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
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Pickled cucumber
Buy a box of ten kilos of cucumbers. This cost me $28.00. Eat two kilos fresh in salads. Recipe adapted from Cornersmith. Slice eight kilos of cucumber with a mandolin. Put in a large pot with 8 tablespoons maldon salt. Drain in colanders overnight. In a large stockpot, being to the boil 8L white wine…
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Russian cabbage soup
Sauce a coarsely chopped onion in 45g butter. Shred half a large cabbage, chop a carrot and celery stock and add to onion and cook for a few minutes. Add a bay leaf and 2L vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Then add 2 chopped potatoes and 2 large chopped tomatoes. Cook for about…
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Sweet potato pudding
This is very sweet! Purée 800g cooked sweet potato, mix in 500ml orange juice, 12 egg yolks, and 360g sugar. Melt 350g butter and mix in. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff then mix into the sweet potatoes. Pour into a lined rectangular baking tray. Bake at 180 degrees celcius for an hour.
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Rubbish food stir fry
This is a delicious meal made with greens from good and fugly. Heat 5 tablespoons of peanut oil in a wok, then add about 5 cups of greens (I used bok choy, green beans and cabbage). Meanwhile mix 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 4 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 3 tablespoons sesame oil and a tablespoon sugar…
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Eggplant, tomato and potato bake
Slice 2 eggplants into 1cm thick rounds, coat with olive oil and roast in oven at 180degrees celcius for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, sauté 2 sliced onions and 2 sliced cloves of garlic. Slice 5 tomatoes into pieces half a centimetre thick and do the same with 500g potatoes. When eggplants are done, remove from olive.…
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Beetroot pasta with feta
Bring a pan of water to boil, add salt enough to make the water as salty as seawater and then tip in 500g penne (or pasta of your choice). Cook for as many minutes as are on packet. Meanwhile, slice 2 onions, 4 carrots, 4 sticks of celery, 4 cooked beetroots and 2 cloves garlic…
Fifteen Kilograms of Imperfect Lemons 