EGGPLANT recipe Today I’d like to share some fun facts, history and a recipe for Eggplant. Eggplant as a plant species that is believed to have originated in India where it continues to grow wild & has been cultivated in southern & eastern Asia since prehistory,& has only been first used in Europe in the 16th century when it was introduced by the Arabs when the first trade routes opened up. Did you know that Eggplant cultivation last year was 49.4 million tons with China producing 57%, while India contributes 27% & Egypt, Iran & Turkey the other major producers
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RIBOLLITA Cooking Ribollita Tuscan soup recipe Today I’d like to share a recipe for Ribollita pronounced ree-boh-lee-ta which literally means re-boiled. This famous Tuscan soup was originally made by reheating leftover minestrone or vegetable soup & adding chunks of bread,white beans & other vegetables including carrots,zucchini,spinach & cavolo nero(Tuscan cabbage) which is a member of the kale family,if you can’t find or buy cavolo nero you can use cabbage or silverbeet. This recipe for Ribollita serves 6 persons & again a soup that can be prepared & cooked in the slow/cooker & be ready for dinner that night Ingredients 1
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Salted Caramel Golden Dumplings. With the nights getting colder as winter approaches why not try these sweet & salty caramel dumplings,just perfect for a cozy night in. Believe it or not, these little treasures can be cooked in the slow cooker. This recipe serves 4 & are super easy to make ??.. Ingredients (dumplings) 1 cup self-raising flour 2 tablespoons caster sugar 40g butter 1/4 cup milk large pinch of sea salt flakes vanilla ice cream to serve custard to serve Caramel Sauce 3/4 cups golden syrup 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 50g butter 3/4 cup thickened cream Method 1
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CELERY Today I’d like to share a few fun facts, health tips & a recipe using Celery. Celery ?? Mmm well we all know that we use it for cooking in meals such as stews, salads,as a juice,casseroles,soups,as a snack, vegetarian & vegan meals,Asian & European cuisines,but did you know that the first uses of celery date back to 4000 BC & was called ‘Smillage'(wild celery)from archaeological discoveries in the Mediterranean area & was heavily used by the ancient Greeks & ancient Roman’s. Celery was also present in China as early as the 5th century & traces of celery seeds
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Moroccan Beef & Barley Stew.slow cooked With Autumn in full swing & the nights getting cooler as winter starts rolling around it’s time to start thinking about comfort foods & bring out & dust off the trusty old slow/cooker. So today I’m sharing a recipe for Moroccan Beef & Barley Stew slow cooked which is hearty & filling as well as low in fat & this Moroccan Stew makes the perfect family weekday dinner. This recipe serves 4 Ingredients 3 teaspoons olive oil 600g beef chuck steak, trimmed & cut into 3cm cubes 1 large brown onion peeled & chopped
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As the cold months arrive, the feeling of winter is here, as Australia has different seasons to our European friends, celebrating Christmas in Australia’s winter has become very popular pastime, Christmas in July is now a standard way of celebrating Christmas in our winter, to help celebrate A Class Catering, has made a special Christmas menu to help celebrate this lovely time of the year, have you ever thought of having Family & Freinds over to your house, function room or hire a holiday house in one of the beautiful areas on the South Coast of NSW, Kangaroo Valley, Gerringong, Kiama,
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Berry Downs Holiday home Catering another beautiful home, A Class Catering have Catered at, we had a lovely evening, spent Catering for a 80th Birthday party, This beautiful property is situated 5 mins from the town of Berry on the South Coast of NSW, from the stunning views from the lounge and kitchen, great balcony and Swimming pool This property has it all , you can find this House on Homeaway To compliment your stay with family and friends, why not book A class catering By steve & Martin, to Cater a fine dining dinner party A dinner party with
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Steaming Food. Catering at events Today I’d like to share a recipe that uses steam as a cooking method ‘Asian-Style steamed Snapper’. I have had this dish many times when I was working in Sydney many moons ago & it is a favourite of mine ? Here are some fun facts & history of Steaming,did you know that some of worlds earliest examples of steam cooking can be traced back to the Stone Age in ‘Gunma Province,Japan’ & later evidence shows that steam cooking was used by the Italians & Sardinians during the Bronze Age & steaming pots dating back 10,000
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When Catering on the south coast for food allergies Vegetarian, Gluten Free & Vegan… At A Class Wedding Catering, we are the specialist for catering to your needs. As trends change with most Weddings these days the bride or groom want to celebrate there special day in an exotic location here on the South Coast NSW… Yes there are many catering businesses’ chasing you for your special day & hard earn money but we at A Class Wedding Catering we cater for everyone ? Which brings me to the minor majority (sorry) Martin & I have catered 4 Vegan Weddings… 1
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Bread and Butter Pudding Today I’d like to share a simple and easy recipe for Bread & Butter Pudding. But before I get to the recipe I’d like to share some fun facts about Bread & Butter Pudding. Did you know that Bread and Butter Pudding can be traced back to the early 11th and 12th centuries as Chefs & Cooks were looking for ways to use stale leftover bread instead of it going to waste? In the 13th century, Bread & Pudding became very popular in England & continues to be to this very day & a favourite of British
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