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The Dinner Club Cook Book

The Dinner Club Cook Book

Many readers will be aware of Jane Morgan and the Dinner Club. After Cyclone Gabrielle devastated so many thousands of homes and lives in Hawke’s Bay, Jane and some friends decided to cook a free meal once a week for those most in need. The premise of the Dinner

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Taste Tuesday

Taste Tuesday

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The BFD Food Column: Strawberry Sorbet

The BFD Food Column: Strawberry Sorbet

There is nothing more refreshing than to clean your palate after a meal than a fruity sorbet. Sorbet can be made out of any fruit; its always best to use seasonal fruits as you need a decent amount and fruit is always cheaper and more intense in its flavours when

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Taste Tuesday

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The BFD Food Column: Non-Dairy Coffee Mousse

The BFD Food Column: Non-Dairy Coffee Mousse

The mousse dessert was a must on every menu in days gone by. The standard was a chocolate mousse topped with whipped cream and usually eaten with a long spoon and served in a tall glass. It belongs to the era of ice cream sundaes, banana splits and cassata, I

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The BFD Food Column: Miso Soup

The BFD Food Column: Miso Soup

“I think I’m turning Japanese…” Surely everyone remembers that terrible ‘top-10 hit’ from 1980s by a never-to-be-heard-from-again new-wave band the Vapors? The music was pretty humdrum, but it was significant in that it heralded in the opening up of Japanese culture, especially culinary, in the West. Sushi bars and

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Snobby ABC Journo Gets Sniffy About Booze

I have to say, I’m at a loss to understand what the point of this long-winded Jeremiad from Australia’s taxpayer-funded left-wing behemoth really is. In sum, they seem to be bitching about the fact that big retailers are selling booze that looks just like the hoity-toity stuff the

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Taste Tuesday

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Taste Tuesday

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Taste Tuesday

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Taste Tuesday

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The BFD Food Column: Christmas in Vienna

The BFD Food Column: Christmas in Vienna

Given the opportunity to take a short break from the rigours of the daily ‘kitchen grind’ and the accumulating stresses of the never-ending war between Israel and Hamas, we enjoyed a short winter break in the Austrian capital of Vienna. Vienna in winter naturally has a smaller volume of tourists

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The Saucy Science of a Thanksgiving Classic

Serina DeSalvio Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics Texas A&M University Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables? Compared to many valuable plant species that were domesticated over thousands of years, cultivated cranberry

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The Magnificent History of the Maligned and Misunderstood Fruitcake

Jeffrey Miller Associate Professor of Hospitality Management Colorado State University Jeff Miller teaches Hospitality Management at Colorado State University. He was a French-style bistro chef for 20 years before becoming a teacher. He has travelled the world looking for exciting culinary experiences and interesting cultures. Nothing says Christmas quite like

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Does Chicken Soup Really Help When You’re Sick?

Does Chicken Soup Really Help When You’re Sick?

Colby Teeman Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition University of Dayton Preparing a bowl of chicken soup for a loved one when they’re sick has been a common practice throughout the world for centuries. Today, generations from virtually every culture swear to the benefits of chicken soup. In the

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