ELLI LUCA

Purchased in a lot from eBay years ago, this one is from The Beef Industry Council. National Livestock and Meat Board. (Art revised 1971: Published by BEEF INDUSTRY COUNCIL - Chicago Illinois) Recipes Include: Meatloaf with zesty topping Beef mushroom loaf Spaghetti Sauce Meat Balls in curried tomato sauce Baked Beef and Rice   Grilled Patties with Cranberry - Olive Sauce Easy Chop Suey Saucy Beef Cubes Braised Beef Cubes with Vegetables Nifty Beef Stew Beef Rhapsody

The store is currently closed while I get stock together for a big sale of samples and excess stock. Everything will be super cheap. There will be many bargains and the last chance to grab your favourites for some time. Just have to photograph it all and list everything. (so hoping next week) 

Husband felt like pavlova so I made him one. Recipe source DONNA HAY Only thing I added was some vanilla beans and two tablespoons of icing sugar to the whipped cream.

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INGREDIENTS: 180g (6 oz) butter, chopped 220g (7 1/2 oz) quality dark cooking chocolate, chopped 1 1/4 cups caster sugar 3/4 cup almond meal 1 cup cocoa powder, sifted 5 eggs 2 Tablespoons of hazelnut oil METHOD: Preheat the oven to 140 degrees C (280 degrees F).  Place the butter, chocolate and sugar in a saucepan over low heat and stir until melted and smooth. Place the almond meal and cocoa in a bowl and whisk in the chocolate mixture add hazelnut oil. Add the eggs gradually, whisking until well combined. Grease 12 x 1/2 cup (4 fl oz) capacity non stick muffin tins. Or alternately use patty cases. Spoon in the mixture and bake for 30 minutes or until firm.  Allow to cool in the tins.  

Miguel, get the heck out of my herb garden!!!

Flat whole wheat bread with spiced potato filling.

RECIPES Mincemeat (sweet) Light Cornflour Pudding Rice Mould Chocolate Pudding Bakewell Pudding Fairies Pudding Naples Pudding Cardiff Pudding Coconut Custard Pudding Queen of Puddings Devonshire Puddings

PUDDING & SWEETS Prince Roly-Poly Date Roly-Poly Pudding Treacle and Currant Roly-Poly Yorkshire Pudding No 1. Savory Yorkshire Pudding Apple Yorkshire Pudding Pancakes Small Pancakes and Mincemeat Semolina Pudding

As chosen by the The Burger Adventure Blog: SOURCE aka Sauce  Go there and read the whole post, it is drool inducing so beware.  I now want to go try all 10 places..... Starting this Saturday with: "GLORIA SWANSTON’S KITCHEN – 243 SWANSTON ST, MELBOURNE" Photograhpy credit: The Burger Adventure Blog

FOR THE DOUGH: I used the Karen Martini recipe on recommendation of a coworker. I will never look back it is amazing! INGREDIENTS: DOUGH   800 grams flour 250 grams semolina 20 grams salt 2 sachets dry yeast (14 grams) 600 ml mineral water 50 ml oil  a little olive oil (brushed onto base to stop sticking on BBQ)  INGREDIENTS: FILLING 800g low-fat fresh ricotta 250g frozen spinach, thawed, excess liquid removed Pinch of nutmeg 1 teaspoon dehydrated onion 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup grated Parmesan METHOD: DOUGH Using a stand mixer with a dough hook, add the flour, semolina and salt. Whisk the yeast, mineral water and oil in a separate bowl. Turn the mixer to slow, add the liquid all at once, and bring together to a soft dough. Once combined, turn the speed to high and mix for a further 6 minutes until you have a smooth, silky, springy dough. Remove

Not too sure when this one is from but I got it with another purchase of vintage recipes in an eBay lot years ago.  Sausage Pizza, Mushroom pizza, Salami pizza, Anchovy pizza, Combination pizza.

We have attended several Friday night dinners at the night Jar Market in Geelong. So many great varieties of international food. really looking forward to seeing what is on offer this year. Lat year I had some amazing Pierogis (dumplings of unleavened dough – first boiled, then they are baked or fried usually in butter with onions – traditionally stuffed with potato filling, sauerkraut, ground meat, cheese, or fruit. Of central and eastern European provenance, they are usually semicircular, but are rectangular or triangular in some cuisines.) Tornado potatoes are always a favourite, the macrons and the giant pancakes!   From their website:  "The NightJar is proud to be invited by The City of Greater Geelong, to bring their unique style into Geelong. They will be bringing Johnstone Park alive every Friday night in February 2014, with a blend of night market, foods from around the world, wines and boutique beer and a stage to show off the talents of the lo