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Aug 14

wild mushroom pierogies

So it’s that time of the month again. Another Daring Cook’s challenge. For August the spotlight is on the humble pierogi – a Polish sweet or savoury crescent-shaped dumpling. A selection of traditional fillings (potato, meat and ca (read full article)

cremini, daring cooks, daring kitchen, dumplings, mushrooms, Pasta & Noodles, piergogies, pireogi, Polish, vegetables

Jul 13

asian noodle salad with peanut dressing

This month’s Daring Cooks challenge set by Margie and Natashya, is an unusual one – making and cooking with nut butters. I tweaked the Asian Noodle Salad given, using peanut instead of cashew butter, and replaced the suggested prawns and (read full article)

Asian, Chicken, daring cooks, daring kitchen, noodles, Pasta & Noodles, peanut butter, peanut dressing, Poultry & Game, Rice Noodles

May 14

spicy prawn + charred pepper “stacked” enchiladas

I’ve been dining-out far more than eating-in of late, and have barely rustled up a proper weekday meal at home in weeks (unless the juices and brown rice boiled during my 7-day detox constitutes as cooking). I did however manage to squeeze in (read full article)

Chile, chilli, Corn Tortillas, daring cooks, daring kitchen, eggs, enchiladas, Fish & Seafood, green peppers, mexican

Mar 14

butternut squash risotto with scallops + sage butter

We’re halfway through March which can only mean one thing – time for another Daring Cooks challenge! This month Melbournefood Geek and Jess the Baker have set us the task of creating a risotto from scratch, complete with homemade chicken (read full article)

brown butter, butternut squash, chicken stock, daring cooks, daring kitchen, Fish & Seafood, italian, pumpkin, Rice, risotto

Feb 14

hummus with minced lamb and flatbreads

Mezze is the focus of February’s Daring Cooks Challenge (thought up by Michele of Veggie Num Nums), with the compulsory elements being hummus and pita. As this month’s challenge falls on valentines and chinese new year I wanted to make a (read full article)

bread, Cakes, Cookies & Bread, chickpeas, daring cooks, daring kitchen, dip, flatbread, hummous, hummus, Lamb

Jan 13

thai-style chicken satay

The first Daring Cooks challenge for the new year is Thai Satay (set by Cuppy of Cuppylicious). I’ve made the Malay rendition of this street snack before, but never the Thai version so was excited to give it go. I tweaked the given recipe a little (read full article)

Chicken, daring cooks, daring kitchen, peanut sauce, Poultry & Game, satay, skewers, Thai

Dec 14

chicken pithiviers

After the success of my first Daring Cooks Challenge I was eager to get cracking on the next one, so was crestfallen when I discovered it was Beef Wellington and/or Salmon en Croute as I dislike both, having eaten more than my fair share of tragic ve (read full article)

cheese, Chicken, daring cooks, french, pithivier, Poultry & Game, Puff Pastry, Red Onion, Starters

Nov 14

daring cooks sushi challenge

I joined the Daring Kitchen family last month and was excited to tackle my first Daring Cooks challenge hosted by Audax (Audax Artifex) and Rose (The Bite Me Kitchen). Their sushi challenge was rather appropriate for me seeing as in the summer I neve (read full article)

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