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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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Filed Under: Interesting ingredients, Pies and Tarts, RECIPES Tagged With: baking, Dessert, honey vinegar, interesting ingredients, old fashioned recipes, pie, Tart, tarts made without fruit, using vinegar in desserts, vinegar tart

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

Food Delivered to your Door

June 14, 2015 by Tania 7 Comments

What is Food delivered to your door? If your week is anything like most families then sometimes just trying to fit in meal planning and shopping can be a task. When I am in this state a trip to the shops usually means I can only think of one thing at a time, like what’s…

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Filed Under: Interesting ingredients, RECIPES, reviews Tagged With: Dinner., Food bags, food for families, interesting ingredients, My Food Bag, pre-packaged food, reviews, The Cook's Grocer

Taleggio, Interesting Ingredients

June 11, 2015 by Tania 7 Comments

  Taleggio, Interesting Ingredients So what is Taleggio? Love it or hate it the first thing I can tell you is that it is a very smelly cheese (think body odour, wet grass, cooked greens and even baked bread). It’s what is known as a smear ripened or washed rind cheese from the Stracchino family,…

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Filed Under: Cheese, Interesting ingredients, RECIPES Tagged With: cheese, interesting ingredients, Italian semi soft cheese, stracchino cheese, taleggio, taleggio crumble tart

Colatura. Fish Water. Interesting Ingredients

May 26, 2015 by Tania 3 Comments

a bottle of colatura fish sauce

This Colatura, Fish Water, has become incredibly popular around here in the last year. Anchovy water or “sauce” is made in the Campania region of Italy on the west coast. To be very specific it is made in the town of Cetara on the Amalfi Coast. This is a fishing port and traditional production of Colatura di…

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Filed Under: Interesting ingredients Tagged With: Anchovy water, Colatura, colatura di alici, interesting ingredients, Italian Fish sauce, Italian food, Italian Ingredients

Pizzoccheri, In My Kitchen May 15

May 5, 2015 by Tania 18 Comments

Oh wow. It has been a really big month here. I have virtually not had time to cobble posts together so I am grateful for everyone that has commented and visited My Kitchen Stories. I have had a very full plate with cakes, catering, and a rather large car accident with a bit of renovating…

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Mugolio. Pine Bud Syrup. Interesting Ingredients

April 6, 2015 by Tania 2 Comments

  Mugolio or Pine Bud Syrup would have to be the golden caramel of Italy. This incredibly rare and interesting syrup is made from foraged buds. This Pine Bud Syrup is made by Eleanora Cuancia who started her business “Primitivizia” in 2004. (I have only seen one other brand-Ion, please tell me if there are…

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Filed Under: Interesting ingredients Tagged With: cooking with oine bud syrup, Dolomite Mountains, how o make oine bud syrup, interesting ingredients, Italian Ingredients, Mugolio, Pine bud syrup, pine buds

Cipollini Onions, Balsamic and BBQ Squid

September 12, 2014 by Tania 12 Comments

Cipollini Onions

This warm salad uses Australian Cipollini Onions, balsamic and tender BBQ Squid. A few weeks ago I found a 500 gm pack of Cipollini onions in a grocery store. I was excited to see Cipollini onions, well no actually I was shocked to see Cipollini onions. That’s because I have only ever seen them in…

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Filed Under: Barbeque, RECIPES, Seafood Tagged With: Balsamic roasted onions, Barbeque squid, Barbequed salads, Cipollini onions, interesting ingredients, Recipes, warm salad of squid and cipollini onions, warm salads

Beef and Feta Meatballs with Rye flatbread

April 3, 2014 by Tania 11 Comments

Beef and feta meatballs on a black plate

The other night all the lights blew in our house.  We didn’t know that because at the time there was only one light on, and when Skater flicked it off it blew. It wasn’t till later on the next day we realized that there were no working lights and so it wasn’t just that one…

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Filed Under: Breads, Lamb/Beef/Pork, RECIPES, Special Flours Tagged With: australian flour, beef, Beef and feta meatballs, canapes, easy appetisers, Easy dinners, interesting ingredients, making flatbread, meatballs, quick and easy, rye flatbread, small bites

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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. Come and have a look around Read More
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