The first recorded chicken pie recipe was found on a stone tablet, carved sometime ...

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Filo pastry is a lovely flaky product with which to layer, wrap and cover many ...

Pies have an ancient culinary history

Make one batch of cream cheese pastry, adding the fine zest of half a lemon and a ...

Silverbeet is tasty, versatile and very under-used

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Silverbeet has a hardy leaf and will stand up to being added into curries and stir fries

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These rustic mushroom tarts are full of flavour but require little effort

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While these eggs are decorative, they could be used in an Easter egg hunt, hidden ...

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Makes 12

Buy smoked bacon hocks from your butcher, the kind you would use for a pea-and-ham soup

These are pretty and would be a great alternative to Easter eggs as presents

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Little and Friday's version of mini-banana cakes sure beats the over-embellished cupcake

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Pancakes can be moulded (Sri Lankan hoppers), used to stack, wrap or roll with other ...

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Roast ripe tomatoes to give a lovely sweetness to this salad

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Makes 6 cakes

Based on a lunch dish from the Pacific Resort's beachside Black Rock Cafe

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