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Interesting ingredients

Microwave Lemon Curd

February 4, 2018 by Tania 1 Comment

Microwave lemon curd is easy to make. Whip it up in the microwave and refrigerate for later. Full lemon flavour and great thickness Microwave Lemon Curd All that fussing over a double boiler….. and what do you know you can make lemon curd in a microwave with very little trouble at all. Last week I…

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How to Make 2 Minute Strawberry Jam

October 15, 2016 by Tania Leave a Comment

2 minute Strawberry Jam

This is how to make 2 Minute Strawberry Jam This is more simple than you would ever imagine. I promise. It’s the best of “clean food” and genius. I’ll show you how to make it and then we can talk about what you can use it for. This will be short and sweet but here we…

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5 ways to eat a Persimmon

May 11, 2016 by Tania 18 Comments

Thai Persimmon Chicken salad

5 ways to eat a Persimmon Growing up in Sydney When I was a kid, I lived in a part of Sydney where we had big back yards and a kaleidoscope of cultures that my Father embraced. He was friends with all of our neighbours, and we took that for granted and thought it was…

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Persimmon Blue Cheese Walnut Salad

May 11, 2016 by Tania Leave a Comment

Persimmon Salad with blue cheese

This Persimmon Blue Cheese Walnut salad is a great mix of crunchy juicy elements and creamy blue cheese. It’s really easy, and when Persimmons are in season it is an unusual salad cheese lovers will rave about. Have you ever wondered what to do with those beautiful orange coloured fruits that appear in fruit shops…

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Chicken Persimmon Salad #Thai Style

May 11, 2016 by Tania Leave a Comment

Thai Persimmon Chicken salad

You can thank me now, because I know this Chicken Persimmon Salad with #Thai Style dressing is going to become a favourite. It’s spicy and just like Som Tum but with the sweet crunchy texture of Persimmon Persimmons are still a bit of an unusual fruit here in Australia. We haven’t fully cottoned onto them…

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Persimmon Chocolate Mousse Tart

May 11, 2016 by Tania Leave a Comment

Persimmon Chocolate Mousse tart

I love this Persimmon Chocolate Mousse Tart. I love it mostly for the Persimmons on top. They make any dessert a treat and they never go brown! There is no skimping on the chocolate for this tart. Once you make it you’ll be hooked. I’ve played around with a bit of a classic that I…

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Purple Wheat Bread, Goat cheese and Truffled honey

February 29, 2016 by Tania 34 Comments

Purple Wheat Bread

Purple Wheat Bread with Goat Cheese and Truffled Honey It was most necessary for my In My Kitchen March to contain purple for I have only just emerged from the purple haze that Prince left behind in Australia at the end of February. It was an experience I will never forget. I was shocked to…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Brunch, Interesting ingredients, RECIPES, Sandwiches and Snacks, Special Flours, Starters and Snacks

Tray Bake Apple Pudding: Hillview Fine Foods

February 21, 2016 by Tania 14 Comments

A nice big piece of apple caramel pudding with ice cream

I got talking to a really nice guy on the Hillview Fine Foods stall then I made Tray Bake Apple Pudding with the produce Tray Bake Apple Pudding made with Hillview Fine Food’s apples The best way to know what is in season is to pay a visit to your local farmers market. The fluorescent…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Desserts, Gluten Free, Interesting ingredients, RECIPES Tagged With: Apple, Farm, farmers Markets, Fruit and vegetables in Sydney, Hillview Fine Foods, Market, Seasonal ingredients, seasonal vegetables, sydney farmers markets

Stuffing Balls. A new way to make Stuffing

December 16, 2015 by Tania 9 Comments

Stuffing Balls

All of a sudden it was Christmas and the family just couldn’t get it together between them to decide what they were going to eat at the biggest feast of the year.  Some wanted a modern easy to prepare feast like a barbecue with seafood and salads and great big comfy chairs looking towards the…

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Filed Under: Holiday, Interesting ingredients, RECIPES, Small Bites/ Party Food Tagged With: Christmas cooking, cooking for family, Dijon Mustard, easy recipes for Christmas, Honey Mustard, Maille, seasoning, stuffing, Stuffing balls, traditional

Miso Dashi Omelette Pulled Pork and Charred Broccoli

October 26, 2015 by Tania 8 Comments

Miso Dashi Omelette on a black plate

  Miso Dashi Omelette, Pulled Pork and Charred Broccoli Last week I was reading about a new cafe called Maslow’s in Naremburn, a Sydney suburb. The reviewer spoke glowingly of a dish that consisted of an Omelette with Pulled Pork and Dashi Broth. It sounded amazing. I would love to go to the cafe, and eat…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Interesting ingredients, Lamb/Beef/Pork, RECIPES Tagged With: breakfast, brunch, cafe food, charred broccoli, cooking with eggs, dashi, Maslow's, Miso, Murray valley Pork, pulled pork, warm breakfasts

Apricot Pudding, Pistachios and Amaretti biscuits

September 30, 2015 by Tania 27 Comments

Oh hello!. I have so many things to show you but most especially.. How to use apricot leather Firstly I made this Apricot Pudding with one of the special in my kitchen things I showed you a month or so ago. It’s a giant apricot leather sheet I can buy at my local Middle Eastern…

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Cauliflower Popcorn with Poached Egg and Peanut Tamarind Chutney

September 27, 2015 by Tania 10 Comments

cauliflower popcarn

I bought a car not so long back and it’s been playing up on me. I was in an accident on my way to work and my old car was wrapped around a telegraph pole. There’s two things to note here. 1. it wasn’t my fault, the person that hit me wasn’t paying attention 2….

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Breakfast, Brunch, Interesting ingredients, RECIPES Tagged With: breakfast, brunch, cauliflower popcorn, great brunch dishes, Peanut and Tamarind chutney, poached eggs, Spice tailor

Mandarin Yoghurt Layer Cake . Naked

September 1, 2015 by Tania 23 Comments

Mandarin Yoghurt Layer Cake naked and delicious

  Naked cakes are very big business. I do like them, after-all it cuts the decoration time by 3/4. I made this one with excess yoghurt and mandarins that I had in the kitchen.I started off the month with this EasiYo yoghurt maker*. I was musing the benefits of making my own yoghurt when I…

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Vinegar Tart delicious history

July 20, 2015 by Tania 6 Comments

Vinegar Tart with berries

Have you heard of honey vinegar?  I came across it a few years back and haven’t seen it again until recently. The one I first saw was commercially made in New Zealand while this one Italian. I thought you might find it interesting, it’s something to look out for any way. The one I have…

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Atayef Pancakes Ricotta Dark Chocolate and Orange

June 30, 2015 by Tania 30 Comments

Atayef Pancakes stuffed with chocolate

Atayef Pancakes a Middle Eastern favourite Although I have never really consciously noticed that Ramadan ripples through Sydney at this time of year, this year it seems to have come to me. Over the years I have had small brushes with it through kitchen hands, that normally devour several meals during a double shift, and…

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Filed Under: Cheese, Desserts, Interesting ingredients, RECIPES Tagged With: Atayef, Atayef Pancakes, Dates, Dessert, orange syrup, Ramadan, Ramadan desserts, Ramadan in Sydney, Ricotta, Ricotta and chocolate

Hoisin Sauce for dipping and other things to make with Hoisin Sauce

June 21, 2015 by Tania 4 Comments

Hoisin Sauce dressing

A jar of Hoisin Sauce can open up lots of possibilities for a quick or even slow cooked meal. It especially makes a fantastic dipping sauce. It’s available at some supermarkets but definitely at Asian supply Stores. Hoisin sauce is occasionally known as Chinese barbecue sauce and it is a shiny thick dark sauce with…

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Filed Under: Asian, Interesting ingredients, RECIPES Tagged With: Chinese Sauce, Hoisin sauce, how to use hoisin Sauce, interesting ingredients, No left over Hoisin Sauce, Spicy Sticky ribs with Hoisin Sauce

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Tania Cusack Hi, I'm Tania and this is My Kitchen Stories. I share all kinds of recipes here. Most recipes are quick and easy, just perfect for families. BUT, you could also find vegan, cakes and desserts too as I write recipes for cafes and restaurants and slip them in here. Come and have a look around Read More
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