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Monday Mumbles

January 30th 2012 00:01
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


Lotus Root

Lotus root vegetarian nutrients vitamins vegetable


... rich in dietary fiber, vitamin c, potassium, thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper and manganese


... texture is slightly crunchy and it has a mild sweet taste

... typically used in soups, sometimes it’s pickled for use as a condiment

... sometimes it’s candied to serve during certain festivals

... great in a stir-fry too!

Lotus root vegetarian nutrients vitamins vegetable
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Good Ol' Leftovers

November 30th 2011 07:39
Good Ol’ Leftovers

Leftovers ideas recipes quick easy vegetarian rice spinach

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Mushrooms no-cream sauce lowfat easy


I don’t particularly like heavy sauces with my food. So, anything with cream in it is avoided like the plague. However, sometimes you do just want some sauce on say, a piece of steak – though many have said that a good piece of steak cooked right shouldn’t need sauce… [ Click here to read more ]
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Monday Mumbles

April 25th 2011 04:31
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Worth the Splurge!

March 3rd 2011 00:03
Tetsuya Japanese French cuisine degustation Sydney sashimi kingfish
Tetsuya's Sashimi of Kingfish with Blackbean & Orange

Feelings of being spendthrifts and ‘it being a waste if it was bad’ washed over us as we sat down in the nondescript dining room. We decided to allow a glass of cocktail to settle us into our 13-course epicurean journey at Tetsuya’s
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Monday Mumbles

January 10th 2011 00:07
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Sinfully Divine!

November 12th 2010 05:19
Tetsuya Black Truffle Salsa Butter


If chocolate doesn’t quite do it for you, and you prefer something creamy and savoury then you’ve got to try some truffle butter! Might sound odd but trust me, it’s exceptionally pleasant on the palate


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Tetsuya's at Home

August 24th 2010 03:52
Tetsuya gourmet products black truffle salsa DavidJones


If you’ve ever wanted a doggy bag from Tetsuya’s and was disappointed that you couldn't, here’s some (yummy) good news


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How To Make It Feel Like Home

July 14th 2010 05:17
Muesli fruit cereal multigrain wholemeal bread sweet-loaf


My life is in boxes. It’s a surreal feeling – is it a new start or did I leave something behind? I look around. Hmm…generous kitchen area


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tetsuya Japanese French fusion cuisine three-chefs-hat Good-Food Guide


Tetsuya’s has been the receiver of the highest rating (Three Chef’s Hats) in the “Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide” since 1992, and is one of “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants", Restaurant Magazine (London) since 2002


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Monday Mumbles

June 21st 2010 07:30
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Monday Mumbles

June 14th 2010 03:27
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Save the Basil!

April 27th 2010 02:18
How-to-store basil leaves storing preserving freezing herbs olive-oil


I love Basil. It’s a beautiful fragrant herb and typically features in my kitchen. It’s unfortunate I don’t have a balcony, window ledge or garden to grow some – as it’s quite an expensive herb. A small-ish bunch is at least $4! I usually don’t end up using all of it and it pains me to throw it away after a couple of days – doesn’t last too long sitting in the *vase


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Monday Mumbles

March 29th 2010 06:02
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Monday Mumbles

March 8th 2010 05:37
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Tiny but Power-packed

January 27th 2010 02:28
Health Supplements vitamins flax-seed ingredient baking bread cake


This age-old food has become a modern-day super food. High in alpha linolenic acids – a plant-derived omega 3 fatty-acid – its benefits are known to be immense. Many studies have shown it to lower total cholesterol and *bad* cholesterol (LDL), as well as blood pressure


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Monday Mumbles

January 11th 2010 00:28
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Virtualization of a Dream

December 11th 2009 02:22
Cafe World Zynga virtual reality cooking games online


If food and cooking pushes your buttons, you would’ve probably dreamt of owning a café or restaurant. Years ago, I thought of having a small book café, to bring together two of (some of) my favourite things – books and food


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Monday Mumbles

November 16th 2009 00:01
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Monday Mumbles

November 9th 2009 00:08
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Monday Mumbles

November 2nd 2009 00:01
Monday Mumbles
A few words …and a shrug along the way…


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Monday Mumbles

October 26th 2009 00:03
Monday Mumbles
A few words... and a shrug along the way…


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More Than Just Fluffy Goodness

October 21st 2009 12:28
Brown wild rice pearl-barley side-dish low-GI gluten-free lowfat

It might be a little understated, but when dressed, it sure is a knockout.

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It Doesn’t Have To Break Your Diet

October 13th 2009 12:01
Breadmaker healthy recipe wholemeal pizza dough modification tips
Yummy...Easy...and Homemade...

“No…no, not that. I’m on a diet.” “Oh, they're fattening.”
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Top 10 Items for the Fridge and Pantry

October 11th 2009 12:02
Woody Woodpecker cartoon Pantry-Panic Golden-Age tv Universal

Apart from the typical condiments and the basic necessity of oil and butter, or fresh fruit and vegetables, we usually have items that we must have or like to have in the fridge and pantry.

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Okras prawns potatoes sambal asian Malaysian curry shrimps


The first time I smelt it, I thought, “No way can it be tasty.” It smelled like something dead! OK, technically it’s not alive, but you know what I mean


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easy-quick tamarind ginger chilli fish salmon asian lowfat
Native men cooking fish on a wooden frame over a fire, 1590 - Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia ... / Erstlich in engelländischer Sprach beschrieben durch Thomam Hariot, vnd newlich durch Christ. P. in Teutsch gebracht. Franckfort am Mayn : Gedruckt bey J. Wechel, in Verlegung D. Bry, 1590, [plate] 14.

A good number of people have told me they don't like fish because it’s bland and fishy, and they find that rather unappetising


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A Pot-full of Nutrients

August 13th 2009 01:03
Homemade slow-cooker vegetable stock fat-free low-salt cooking tips

My slow-cooker has been a saviour during those long working days. Though you need a bit of prep time for a slow-cooked meal, it’s worth it – the smell that greets you even before you walk through the door is enough for you to keep at it.

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ice-cream yoghurt frozen food sweets Ben&Jerry Haagen-Dazs dairy

Growing-up, ice cream was a household treat. We had it with chocolate sauce, diced fruit, sprinkles, wafers, and on special occasions we got cones! These days, I just have it whenever I feel like it

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Grainy, Oaty and Seedy

July 27th 2009 23:28
Sunbeam breadmaker recipe modification multigrain oats sunflower bread

There are a couple of bread mixes out there that yield beautiful nutritious loaves of bread. I am, though, experimenting as much as I can for an even more nutritious loaf of bread – because it’s such a staple.

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For those of you who've been following MasterChef, you know how difficult it is to not miss an episode or get emotionally involved. It isn't just another reality TV series. It's actually good, and we actually do learn from it.

Apparently it's the most watched show, here's why


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…but I still would – sigh… Sad, I know…
Masterchef Australia Andre Justine Julie Chris Poh Julia
Cooking witches, Geschichte Osterreichs


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Are you creamy or crunchy?

July 12th 2009 02:00
creamy crunchy peanut butter toast recipe
I need mooooore!


It's smooth and creamy versus rough/crunchy and creamy. Both taste as good but possibly only one is your preferred – I guess it depends on what you do with it


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Crispy Chinese Pork

July 9th 2009 22:00
Crispy crackling roast porkloin chinese recipe siewyook


Having lived in Asia, I’ve been (blessedly) exposed to a variety of very good Asian food. The barbecue/roast meat dishes are among some of the food that I remember – not only for its very graphic display in restaurant-deli windows but also the aromas of the spices used in the roasting


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A Quick and Refreshing Salad

July 6th 2009 21:15
coriander cilantro cucumber salad side-dish vegetables vinaigrette recipe


…sorry, Jason…
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Top 5 Useless Kitchen Gadgets

June 21st 2009 10:39
As you might know, I love gadgets, and kitchen gadgets are on my list of toys that I like. Naturally, I’ve been a *victim* of those at-that-minute-seemed like-a-great-tool moments which have reaped tools that sometimes turned out to be not too useful in the kitchen.

My top 5 useless kitchen gadgets:
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recipes breadmaking breadmaker Sunbeam review
Grains - The Agricultural Research Service, the research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture

Bread making has come a long way. Until the 1900s, bread was only made by hand. These days, you have an array of basic and high-tech bread-makers to choose from. The five basic steps of mixing, kneading, rising, shaping and baking which usually takes about half a day and lots of energy, has now transformed into an automated one-button function which takes between three to four hours and less energy


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flatbread recipes wraps snacks
'Making Bread' - Norway, 1904.

Not sure what to do with leftover flatbread/Lebanese bread, or just tired of having wraps? How about turning it into a quick and easy snack


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kitchenware baking cooking recipes easy

Kuchemaistrey, Nuremberg - 1485.

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About... Hoisin Sauce

May 30th 2009 03:15
Hoisin sauce Chinese marinate cooking recipes


Hoisin Sauce, although when literally translated means ‘seafood sauce’, does not contain a hint of seafood – it’s merely the romanization of the Chinese (Cantonese) word for ‘Hoisin


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kitchen gadget utensil cooking


I love gadgets, particularly kitchen gadgets that can be very helpful…if you’ve the right ones. Hence, the purpose of this post – favourite cheapest kitchen gadget and how it has been useful


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Primo Italiano

May 22nd 2009 14:42
Primo Italiano Sydney-festival scooters Vespa


Not sure what to do this weekend? Join the party and fanfare at the piazza in East Sydney this Sunday. The City of Sydney’s annual Primo Italiano will transform Stanley Street, East Sydney into a typical Italian piazza complete with fresh produce, rich aromatic coffee, gourmet food stalls, delicious desserts and al fresco dining


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Bottom Menu Section

May 5th 2009 07:59
Just a Note...
strawberries Lara-M easy cooking recipes reviews travel food
Photos and recipes are created by Lara M and/or Food Trails, *unless otherwise mentioned* - All Rights Reserved. Please drop me a note if you’re interested in any write-ups, photos or recipes. Thank you.

*...a few images copyright-free from the Internet-world/copyrighted to their respective owners. If you're an owner and would like me to remove an image, please let me know.

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May 5th 2009 01:18
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