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Quinoa, corn & capsicum salad

This fresh and vibrantly coloured salad is a great accompaniment to barbecued meats or Tex Mex style dishes.  I like it as a healthy alternative to rice as a side for my chilli con carne.     Ingredients 1 cob corn 1 small red capsicum 1/2 cup red quinoa baby cos leaves – about half [...]

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International Incident Party ~ Prawn Tacos and Shredded Beef Tacos

Welcome to another International Incident Party!  This time we head to Mexico and celebrate with with what is usually most people’s introduction to Mexican food – the taco. But what exactly is a taco?  When a tortilla is filled and folded in two, it is a called a taco.  The corn tortilla has been around [...]

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New York Part I ~ it’s big

New York City, one of the most populous urban areas of the world and one of the most diverse.  We had 5 nights there, which is barely enough to scratch the surface, but we tried to make the most of it.  I hadn’t been to NYC since 1990/1991 when: The Simpsons was fairly new to [...]

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