Month: January 2009
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Events February 2009
1 February: Chinese New Year Although the Chinese New Year celebrations are drawing to a close by the beginning of the month, there are still events going on. The London Chinese Chinatown Association are making a big day of it on Sunday 1 February. See their website for more information: 6 February: Waitangi Day New Zealanders…
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Bacon, Potato and Crab Chowder
A quick and easy recipe for bacon, potato and crab chowder. On the table in less than 30 minutes.
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Reminder – Roux Scholarship Deadline
The deadline for applications for the 2009 Roux Scholarship was 23 January.
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Do Us A Flavour!
New flavours from Walkers crisps – and some “Did you know?” facts about the manufacture of crisps.
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Couscous Salad
A couscous salad is a quick and tasty vegetarian snack or a nice addition to a tapas selection. In addition to the couscous, you can add things like chickpeas, spring onions, tomatoes, capsicum peppers, herbs, dried fruit. Here’s my version. Ingredients (Serves 4 as a tapa dish) 175 g (6oz) couscous 1 tbsp butter (optional)…
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Sushi – California Style Nori (uramakizushi)
Here are some suggested ingredients for making California nori rolls. Batons of salmon, avocado, salmon roe, and wasabi. I also used mayonnaise but forgot to include it in the photo. Having made sushi rice, and simpler nori rolls, now I’m making California-style rolls with the remainder of the sushi rice. This is a bit messier…