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Burnt Butter, Caramelised White Chocolate and Toasted Pecan Cookies

Burnt Butter, Caramelised White Chocolate and Toasted Pecan Cookies by Sarah Cooks

Burnt Butter, Caramelised White Chocolate and Toasted Pecan Cookies. It's a mouthful, but what a delicious mouthful!Burnt Butter, Caramelised White Chocolate and Toasted Pecan Cookies Hello hello! I've got a brand new, incredibly delicious cookie…

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Brown Butter Brown Sugar Salted Shortbread

Brown Butter Brown Sugar Salted Shortbread by Sarah Cooks

Brown Butter Brown Sugar Salted ShortbreadIngredientsMethodPreheat the oven to 170C.In a light coloured pan, (so you can see the colour change), melt the butter over a medium heat. Continue cooking until the butter foams up and starts to sizzle, and the milk solids separate. Stir with a heatproof spatula to prevent the milk solids…

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Thai-Spiced Chicken Traybake

Thai-Spiced Chicken Traybake by Sarah Cooks

Thai-Spiced Chicken Traybake! An incredibly easy, and super-delicious meal. Crispy and juicy spicy chicken pieces and veggies, all cooked in the one tray. It's a lifesaver for a busy weeknight!Thai-Spiced Chicken TraybakeSo, I obviously love cooking, but I find weeknight cooking a big challenge. I'm generally drawn towards weekend…

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White Chocolate and Macadamia Cookies

White Chocolate and Macadamia Cookies by Sarah Cooks

A couple of weeks ago, Sandra asked me to make a batch of white chocolate and macadamia cookies for a work afternoon tea. The afternoon tea was to celebrate one of Sandra's colleagues who, like me, loves white chocolate and macadamia cookies, and Sandra correctly thought I'd appreciate the excuse to do a little baking. After my…

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Loh Bak

Loh Bak by Sarah Cooks

Loh bak is a Hokkien dish from Penang that's traditionally eaten at festive occasions like Chinese New Year. Pork belly is chopped into small pieces and mixed with five-spice powder, before being wrapped in bean curd skin and deep fried. They're crisp and juicy and tasty and totally compulsive! This is an absolute family favourite and…

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Assam Prawns

Assam Prawns by Sarah Cooks

Assam prawns. This is a totally simple, but incredibly delicious Malaysian dish. It's literally two ingredients - prawns and tamarind paste - stir-fried. The succulent prawns get caramelized and charred and crisp in the wok, and are addictively salty and sour. A total treat of a dish! Serve it with other dishes and rice as part of a…

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Crispy Chicken Rendang Spring Rolls

Crispy Chicken Rendang Spring Rolls by Sarah Cooks

Crispy Chicken Rendang Spring RollsWhen that whole crispy rendang incident was playing out, I really wanted to see if it would be possible to create actual crispy rendang. After much deliberation, I thought the best way to achieve this would be to take the meat and sauce from a chicken rendang, and use it as a filling for spring…

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Meal Prep Monday: Green Vegetable Bowl with Falafel and Green Pea Tahini Sauce

Meal Prep Monday: Green Vegetable Bowl with Falafel and Green Pea Tahini Sauce by Sarah Cooks

Green Vegetable Bowl with Falafel and Green Pea Tahini SauceGood morning! Meal Prep Monday for your enjoyment today! Today's meal is green, green, green: a green vegetable bowl with falafel and green pea tahini sauce. Can you feel the vitamins doing…

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Harley House

Harley House by Sarah Cooks

House of PiscoHarley House71 Collins StMelbourne, VIC 3000Ph: (03) 9663-8333WebsiteWoop woop! It's 2017! Let's start this year off with a post on one of my favourite restaurants from 2016 - Harley House. You may remember that once upon a time, Harley House was Mexican-Chinese fusion restaurant La Chinesca (I visited once on an…

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Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Pecan Topping

Cream Cheese Cinnamon Rolls with Caramel Pecan Topping by Sarah Cooks

Cream cheese cinnamon rolls with caramel pecan toppingWhen I was a kid, I was obsessed with Saint Cinnamon. My favourites were the almond or pecan-topped rolls, and I especially loved watching the rolls being made in store. Those huge slabs of dough! All that butter! All that sugar! Wow! I thought working at Saint Cinnamon would be…

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