Translated directly, this means ‘Pasta with Tuna’. A straight forward dish originating from the island of Sicily- where much of Italy’s seafood is caught. Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian national hero in ...
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Ricotta Whey Bread
Seriously. Those that know me know I don’t like wasting food. Not even the rejected parts of food. I waste NOTHING. So, when I recently got into the world of cheese, and started making my own ricotta…I had all this whey that went done the sink. Once. Until I looked up what people do with [...]
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Two styles. Left used organic milk and lemon juice. The right used non-organic milk, vinegar and a thermomix! Ok. So I’m late in posting this. The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak. The appetite remains, so here I am. Welcome to my version of…Absolutely Georgeous Ricotta Cheese Now I wanted to see what [...]
Holy Halloumi! at ‘The Cheese Maker’!
In the world of cheeses, there’s nothing holier than halloumi when you’re wanting something salty, firm and substantial with a Middle Eastern salad, a Greek Mezze platter or simply fried or grilled with a drizzle of basil oil and fresh ripe juicy red tomatoes under a Tuscan sun. Or a West Australian sun. This delectable…exquisite…semi-hard, unripened brined ‘squeeky’ cheese made from [...]
Billy Kwong
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The Zenith
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Spanish Breakfast a la Tapas…and other Ideas for Spanish Dinner Party Left Overs…
Spanish Breakfast a la Tapas Annoyed with the dribs and drabs of left overs from a big ‘Tastes of Tapas !HOLA!’ dinner party? Why not make a breakfast out of it, fit for a Spanish King? All you have to do, is fry up some diced onion or shallots, add your left over Patatas [...]
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Mediterranean Casarecce with Goats Cheese, Tuna, Blistered Tomato, Olives This dish was created as an ingenius was to use lefts overs ….but it doesn’t have to be. You can create this dish from scratch using the measurements below. If you have the leftovers, and you want to feed 4-6 people, but don’t [...]









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