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Portuguese

Macau rambling

27 April 2012 China
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The very first time I left Australia’s shores was for a five-day trip to Hong Kong. It was exciting to say the least. I was about 22 years old and had only just moved to Sydney, met my partner and caught the travel bug. Who would have thought I’d be taking trips overseas every year [...]

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Bacalhau com broa {dried cod with cornbread}

20 April 2011 Portuguese
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Using up the rest of the fish from when I previously made my little crumbed bacalhau balls didn’t take long, especially when I had this recipe from the Food Safari cookbook by Maeve O’Meara; something I’d wanted to try for ages. It looks and sounds like a perfect recipe for a relatively light meal. The recipe calls for [...]

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Caldo verde {green soup}

8 April 2011 Portuguese
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It appears I’m having a little fascination with Portuguese food of late. The bacalhau balls I made recently were part one of what I did with the large quantity of salt-dried cod I aquired and another recipe using the rest of it is coming soon. In the meantime here’s a heart-warming soup that’s as rustic as any Portuguese [...]

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Bacalhau balls with saffron mayonnaise

30 March 2011 Portuguese
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Here’s one of those recipes I’ve had hidden away in my recipe folder for almost a decade. I’ve discovered it’s quite simple to prepare and is great as a lunch with a crispy salad or perfect as a canapé at a cocktail party. Not that I ever have cocktail parties. Bacalhau (or salted cod) is [...]

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Torta de laranja – Portuguese orange roll

26 December 2010 Cakes
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This is one of those recipes that has been wafting around my “to do” recipe folder for many years. It has less than a handful of ingredients, is very easy to make and is deliciously refreshing. Come to think of it, I had a version of this at Sweet Belem earlier this year. Essentially it’s a [...]

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Sweet Belem – Petersham

7 July 2010 Bakery
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I’ve been wielding a camera around food in public places for a year and a half now and never really had anything more than a curious glance, a giggle or a bit of whispering from other diners. When something looks delicious (or not) does it not deserve to be photographed? Only once have I been asked not to photograph food and that [...]

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