Crayfish Caesar Salad recipe from Annabel Langbein

I just love this show and how much is packed into it. I love Annabel Langbein’s attitude to food and local produce, her positive personality and her generosity in sharing. Here’s her Crayfish Caesar Salad from her TV show. In episode 7 of The Free Range Cook, Annabel helicopters in to spectacular Dusky Sound, New Zealand for a spot of fishing and crayfish is one the menu.

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Dom Perignon 2002 @ Universal restaurant

For a champagne lover like myself, there are few greater pleasures than tasting 6 Dom Pérignon vintages in one night. The hero of the evening was the release of the 2002 Dom Pérignon, considered one of the best vintages of this extraordinary wine for the last 100 years. Add to that the superb tasting menu designed by Chef Christine Manfield to showcase the luxurious qualities of the Dom Pérignon range and the evening at Universal restaurant Sydney was as close to heaven as you get.

Filed under: eating out, festivals , Champagne, chef, Christine Manfield, Dom Perignon, wine

Kumar cooks his Masterchef recipe

Chef Kumar Mahadevan is quite proud of his appearance as guest judge on Australian Masterchef. His menu at Abhi’s details the date of the episode, 14th May 2010.

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Annabel Langbein’s The Free Range Cook : reader giveaway

To celebrate the release of Annabel Langbein’s latest coobook The Free Range Cook from the TV series of the same name, Annabel Langbein, publisher Harper Collins and Inside Cuisine are giving you the chance to receive your very own copy!

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Annabel Langbein’s Pistachio and Berry Ice Cream

My first taste memory is of ice cream, I must have been 2 or 3 at most. So, when Annabel Langbein offered to share her recipe from this week’s episode of The Free Range Cook I was excited.

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Mini-Chef Gingerbread Men from Sheridan Rogers

My friend Sheridan Rogers has written a fabulous new cookbook Mini-Chef for the kids and it’s out now! And Sheridan has kindly shared my pick from her book – the recipe for Gingerbread Men – with you …

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Justin North’s Confit miso blue eye, cuttlefish, cauliflower and buckwheat

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve eaten at Bécasse this year. Most of those times, I’ve just sat back and enjoyed myself and haven’t shared them with you. Each of the monthly Cellar Nights, a number of the monthly European Regional degustations, as a guest at the seasonal Producers Lunches, and for a family dinner to celebrate my birthday.

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Crown Street Cooks : Toko’s Scallops with Jalapeno Sauce

Fundraising was never like this when I was at school! But then again, I didn’t go to school in one of Sydney’s best eat streets.

World famous chefs Mark Best, Kylie Kwong, Bill Granger, Alex Herbert and Luke Nguyen and more than 25 other local restauranteurs have thrown their support behind Crown Street Public School with recipes for Crown Street Cooks.

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Scarlet Stories cabaret Ms Caroline Nin @ Bilson’s

In an intimate dinner and performance at Bilson’s, visiting French cabaret artist Ms Caroline Nin seduced us with her Scarlet Stories. At the end of the evening esteemed Sydney Chef Tony Bilson came over to our table. He made a big statement! ”This is one of the best evenings of my life.”

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Annabel Langbein’s Honey Vanilla Panna Cotta

In this week’s episode of The Free Range Cook, Annabel braves the bees to collect the purest organic honey for her Honey Vanilla Panna Cotta – it’s made with half buttermilk, half cream so is lighter on the calories. I’m really looking forward to episode 5 and not just for the Panna Cotta recipe.

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