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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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Paella Croquettes Lydia Guerrini Masterchef 2012 Absolutely Georgeous

Paella Croquettes

Paella Croquettes I love the way that food is really the same, no matter where you go around the world.  Asia had their noodles, Europe calls its pasta…Bread turned up as Indian Roti, Jewish Matzah, Maori Fried Bread or Navajo Fry Bread- depending on what country it was evolving in using its similar ingredients. Corn maize was Krummelpap [...]

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Mushrooms, Gorgonzola, Walnuts, Pedro Ximenez Reduction

  Mushrooms were considered by the ancient Egyptians to be the plant of immortality and royalty went as far as declaring that only they could eat them. These days we might have botox to do the same job, but who can pass up a glossy roasted, then grilled mushroom with gorgonzola, caramelized walnuts and sweetened [...]

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Roasted Capsicum, Goat’s Cheese, Tuna Enrollar

These colourful ‘Roll Ups’ are just ambrosial on a line up of tapas.  They are bite sized and packed full of punchy flavours. What’s even better is that it’s what I call, a ‘preparation dish’…meaning….no cooking (especially if you buy your capsicums already re-roasted!) Just prepare, and set aside, ready for your guests. There’s nothing [...]

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Thanks for Stopping By…

Absolutely Georgeous has just taken off the ground.  You will notice shortly that the recipe file is getting bigger, and bigger.  That’s because I  love to cook, and I am really looking forward to passing on my easy recipes that work, and the recipes that will save you at your next dinner party..! Flip through [...]

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