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wayne on March 19th, 2008

Trying to make a nice red pesto inspired by Newtown Providores Red Pesto which sells for $40/kg. Still experimenting with the quantities, but here’s my latest effort and it’s pretty good. MIX all the following in a food processor or with barmix till no large chunks remain, but not till smooth. 150ml canola oil 8 [...]

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wayne on October 22nd, 2007

Rosies Honey Mustard Dressing sells each month at the Dubbo markets, and it’s great. I’ve tried making it at home a few times and can’t get it right. Just came across this recipe for Honey Mustard dressing and it’s great. It goes well with plain lettuce and tomato salad, but my favourite is to have [...]

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wayne on March 28th, 2006

The best ever Anzac Biscuit recipe, the one I grew up on, but here they are named ‘crispies’! There’s lots of different recipes but this one is very good. When we makethem we leave out the coconut, as coconut has preservative 220 in it which most of our family can’t have. The original ANZAC biscuits [...]

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wayne on December 11th, 2004

Not really a recipe, but here’s my first go at cake decorating. It was for the 50th wedding anniversary of Ron and Judith Taylor, a couple from our church. The native flannel flowers and kangaroo paw are from our garden.

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wayne on January 28th, 2004

I’ve been after a good Sticky Date Pudding Recipe for a while, we went to Janet and Irene’s and they cooked us a great Sticky Date Pudding, here is the recipe from Irene.

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wayne on October 11th, 2003

The recipe comes from Jan Martin – discovered it at an AIM training day, and so I asked Jan for the recipe. Great tasting, simple to make. Here it is… CHOCOLATE FUDGE BARS 250g margarine 2 cups brown sugar 4 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup coconut 2 eggs teaspoon vanilla 2 cups SR flour Melt marg, [...]

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