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US Menu #4

September 19th, 2004

Menu 4 – serves 4 with leftovers
Fettucini with chicken and tomato sauce
Tomato, mozzarella, basil and balsamic salad

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US Menu #5

September 19th, 2004

Menu 5 – serves 8 with leftovers if you get them off the table quickly!
Really yummy steak
Mashed potatoes
Quick Bearnaise Sauce
Moroccan spiced squash
Steamed asparagus

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Beef Wellington

December 20th, 2002

For a really classy dish, this is extremely simple and has a real WOW factor.

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Roasted Fillet of Beef Rolled in Herbs and Porcini and Wrapped in Prosciutto

December 20th, 2002

We know… another Jamie Oliver recipe. He is, after all, one of our culinary heros!

As far as roasted meat goes, this is extremely fast and simple, yet decadently rich. One of the tricks, whether you buy it in a deli or a supermarket, is to ask them to slice your prosciutto and lay it side by side on to an A3 (ish) sized piece of waxed paper.

Serve this with a full bodied red wine like a Shiraz or a Cab Sav. We had a ’98 Wynns Coonawarra Cab Sav and it was a stunning compliment.

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Chocolate and Whole Orange Pudding

December 17th, 2002

This is a Jamie Oliver recipe which we tried and are having for Christmas Pudding. The only change we make is Nadia pours Cointreau over the warm pudding just before servng.

This pudding has a lovely surprise in the centre of it when you cut it open. The orange peel is cooked like marmalade and its sharpness goes well with the sweetness of the chocolate.

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