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     <copyright>Michael Sheridan 2005</copyright>
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     <title>Curing hiccups</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Every now and then, hiccups strikes, usually at a dinner party and often as a result of mixed drinks, too much food or both]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2005 01:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>My Batter &amp;apos;Secret&amp;apos;</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[I&amp;apos;ve been asked if I have a method for producing a light, crisp batter that doesn&amp;apos;t involve too many ingredients and a lot of work.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Real Irish Coffee</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Some friends served me Irish coffee the other evening – or at least, their version of it.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Better Late Than Never</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Every year American friends ask me about cooking turkey and stress that the main problem is dryness]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Steamed Asparagus</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Asparagus tends to suffer from two things; over-cooking and stringy skin.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2005 09:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Not just leftovers</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Never under-estimate the value of a good pie - it can be your best friend, especially when using up what otherwise might be unappetizing leftovers]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2005 09:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>A saucy little recipe</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Plum sauce is one of those additions to a meal that can either lift it into the realms of gourmet, or drown it in a sickly pink paste]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Pea Soubise</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Few people these days serve peas at a dinner party, which is a great pity. They have such a wonderful flavor and the color is so deep and vibrant]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Pay up or die!</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[One of the problems of restaurant kitchen life is the number of ‘guests’ who expect to dine for free. They include ants, assorted bugs and, in particular. Cockroaches]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Developing your sense of smell</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[At its most basic level, cooking is nothing more than the application of heat to food, so that stuff which we probably would prefer not to eat in its raw state becomes appetizing and tasty]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 02:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Turning legs into loins</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Leg of pork and loin of pork have one thing in common (apart from the obvious) they both respond well to gentle treatment.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Wok this way, please</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Somebody asked me today which is the best type of wok to buy]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2005 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Light, Fresh and Simple</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[If your palate has become jaded with pasta sauces that seem to consist almost entirely of tomato paste and something tinned, try this simple alternative]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2005 00:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Potatoes and Mandolins</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[I came across a recipe for potato gratin in a very old notebook the other day. I know it must be old because the dish given is a very basic one, with a cooking time of over 1.5 hours]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2005 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Everything in its Place</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Anyone who has worked in a French kitchen – or for a French chef – will be very familiar with the expression ‘mis en place’.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Having fun with fungus</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[I made a supper of chicken pancakes for friends the other night. Easy, light and nutritious, it’s the sort of thing that was standard stuff when I was a boy]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Chookery Nook</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[There’s a disturbing trend gathering momentum that is robbing the poor old chook of much of its flavor.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 09:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>I&#039;ll Tell You a Secret</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[There is a secret to making the perfect soufflé and judging by most of the cookbooks I’ve read, few chefs are passing it on]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>No Need to Guess</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[If ever I would ask my Irish grandmother how long it took to cook something she had a stock reply: “Till it’s done!”]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Vinegar Magic</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Browsing through my notebooks, I keep coming across references to vinegar. It’s amazing just how much we relied on this wonderful condiment in the various kitchens I have worked in]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Lobster lament</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Some friends told me last night that they would never eat lobster, because they didn’t like to think of one being scalded to death for their benefit]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>They call this quiche?</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[I ordered Quiche Lorraine for lunch today, against my better judgment. I should have gone with my first instinct.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Recipe from a friend</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[A very dear friend of mine, Nancy Verini, has just posted a recipe for asparagus in my recipe exchange]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>An Easy Cucumber Pickle</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[There’s a simple pickle I make which is a family recipe, so it’s been around for quite some time. It’s good with cheese, curry and chili dishes, as well as things like salmon sandwiches]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 01:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>A Taste of the Med.</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[There was a time when a dish called “Macedoine of Vegetables” was very popular in restaurants of a certain type]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 21:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>More than just olives</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Tapenade is so simple to make and is a great dip for pre-dinner drinks, or as a lunch snack spread on toasted French bread.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Simple and delicious</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Mucking about in the kitchen last night I made a strawberry sauce which you might like to copy. It takes seconds]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2005 10:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Rice can be nice</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[I hope my Asian friends will forgive me for saying this but, on its own, rice can be pretty boring stuff]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 10:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Decorating With Cabbage</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Dinner parties are fun and it’s always nice to have something a little different on the table. Like a cabbage bowl for the potatoes, for instance.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Black &amp; Sexy</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Have you eaten a Kumato yet?]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 03:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>I Found This Recipe</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[I found this recipe for couscous, which I think I collected in Marseilles some time in the Seventies.]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 03:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Mango Magic</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Mangoes are one of my favorite fruit, and not just because they grow right here in Oz. Delicious to eat raw, they also make a great sauce]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2005 03:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Dans un Coin de Mon Souvenir</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[I came across a note on ‘piperade’ today. Well, it’s a recipe in fact which has the term “Perp” beside it, which suggests to me that I got the original recipe in Perpignon]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2005 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>Spicing Essence</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Opening up old notebooks is not just fun – it reminds you of what you’ve forgotten]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 02:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title>This Recipe is 2000 Years Old!</title>
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     <description><![CDATA[Some time ago I was researching into mint sauce - go ahead, laugh - but I wanted to see how long it had been associated with lamb and in how many countries]]></description>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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