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![Pork Chops with Crispy Crackling, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Crispy potatoes. Apple & Rhubarb Pie.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a8fe_ecbcad5fe1e545289ad62dbfdc87de0b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/82a8fe_ecbcad5fe1e545289ad62dbfdc87de0b~mv2.webp)
Amy Minichiello
Jan 2, 2021
Pork Chops with Crispy Crackling, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Crispy potatoes. Apple & Rhubarb Pie.
It was a little after 11 am, I had just set the table. I took a step back as I counted the chairs - 6 in total. A smile spread across my...
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![Curried Lamb Forequarter Chops, Potatoes, Rice Pilaf with Silverbeet. And Apple & Banana Shortcake.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a8fe_1dcda682878740dd806808a6735346e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/82a8fe_1dcda682878740dd806808a6735346e7~mv2.webp)
Amy Minichiello
Oct 24, 2020
Curried Lamb Forequarter Chops, Potatoes, Rice Pilaf with Silverbeet. And Apple & Banana Shortcake.
The opening sentence in the hefty cookbook that is "The Australian cookbook" reads...The revolution in Australian cooking over the last...
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![Hot smoked salmon, Brie & Quince tart](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a8fe_12676397aa054ca5b8ca32dc8efee1c7~mv2_d_1512_2016_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/82a8fe_12676397aa054ca5b8ca32dc8efee1c7~mv2_d_1512_2016_s_2.webp)
Amy Minichiello
Jun 22, 2019
Hot smoked salmon, Brie & Quince tart
A slice of oozy creamy brie sat on top of a piece of Smyrna sun-dried quince and I was in heaven. As I stood there savouring every last...
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![Shakshuka & A Cheesy, Herby Cornbread](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a8fe_9a5e4c9b1d7440d0abb15c247757d319~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/82a8fe_9a5e4c9b1d7440d0abb15c247757d319~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.webp)
Amy Minichiello
Feb 24, 2019
Shakshuka & A Cheesy, Herby Cornbread
One of the many reasons I love cooking so much is that it can take us to faraway places. Places that we may have been to before or dream...
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![Ricotta Gnocchi with Ragu](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a8fe_aea21d4ef84e4d999d8b8bd78e0eab5c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/82a8fe_aea21d4ef84e4d999d8b8bd78e0eab5c~mv2.webp)
Amy Minichiello
Jan 29, 2019
Ricotta Gnocchi with Ragu
A chunk of crusty, stale bread sat on the kitchen bench, homemade might I add. I have come to take a great amount of joy in watching my...
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Amy Minichiello
Dec 11, 2018
Fennel, Olive & Tomato Baked Chicken with Fennel & Garlic butter
I can't quite recall what we had done earlier in the day, but my mind, like most days, wandered off to thoughts about dinner. Two fennel...
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Amy Minichiello
Aug 28, 2018
Roasted Vegetable Lasagne
When it comes to comfort food the first few meals that come to mind are slow-cooked casseroles, hearty soups and Mums roast dinners....
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Amy Minichiello
Jul 15, 2018
Slow-cooked Lamb & Cashew curry. And a Brown Rice & Lentil Salad.
I can't quite recall when my love affair with curries began. Perhaps it was the introduction through my mums Thai green chicken curry,...
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Amy Minichiello
May 14, 2018
Slow-Cooked Moroccan Lamb Shank Soup
The house is quiet, apart from the gentle hum of the oven warming the last piece of silverbeet and ricotta tart which I am to have for...
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![Beetroot, Silverbeet & Blue Cheese Tart with a Walnut crust.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/82a8fe_029800a1e58849329fc37c6d46cd9e67~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_474,h_356,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/82a8fe_029800a1e58849329fc37c6d46cd9e67~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.webp)
Amy Minichiello
May 7, 2018
Beetroot, Silverbeet & Blue Cheese Tart with a Walnut crust.
The shadows are dancing on the timber floor as the wind shakes the trees outside, to and fro, to and fro. There is a real chill to the...
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