There is something rather thrilling about making pancakes. There is the risk of them going wrong, the challenge of tossing them and decision of what to fill them with. And then the simple pleasure of eating them. These pancakes behaved themselves very nicely. They stayed whole, were easy to flip over and tasted and looked wonderful. Buckwheat is a great flour to use in pancakes either neat or half and half with wheat flour.
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Chicken noodle pho
If you travel to South East Asia you will see people eating pho everywhere you go. It is street food at its best.
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Buttermilk and almond plum cake with a warm honey glaze
I have been looking for a plum and almond cake recipe since I went to Tasmania in 2006 and my friend Marion made such a good one it has been haunting me ever since. Each summer when the plums are about to fall from the trees I reminisce and vaguely look for a recipe that hits the spot.
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Elderberry syrup
This is the time of year when anyone can forage for lovely food. Take the kids roaming along riverbanks and through the woods. It is the time for them to learn what they can and can't eat from the hedgerows. This is the time of year when anyone can forage for lovely food. Take the kids roaming along riverbanks and through the woods. It is the time for them to learn what they can and can't eat from the hedgerows.
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Baked cinnamon plums with Mascarpone on walnut toast
"That looks yummy" my three year old niece, Anneka, proclaimed as she sat on my lap as I tried to check my email. She was looking at this photo which I have used as a screen saver. I loved the colours and the way the light was falling on the juice as it dribbled into the Mascarpone cheese. I was rather taken aback she thought it looked good.
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