Looking for simple Australian recipe
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My observation would be that they are clean because they are hardly used. The other thing I guess is they can't make vegimite and cheese scrolls very easily, or anything that requires real chocolate. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote:
My observation would be that they are clean because they are hardly used.
:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: My wife is so prone to say 'let's eat out'. Tonight I cut her off at the pass by offering to cook rissoles! I record that rissoles are a sure fire success with my American family though I note that not a one of them wants to learn how to make em. Falls to me every time. I've half weaned em off ketchup - they always use tomato sauce with rissoles - we buy Rosella from a supply store in Arkansas :-) Is that weird or what? Rob Manderson I'm working on a version for Visual Lisp++ My blog http://blogs.wdevs.com/ultramaroon/[^] -- modified at 5:07 Monday 5th June, 2006
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I know we are not supposed to ask for homework help in the Lounge, but I'm hoping you'll make an exception since this is for my 7 year old son :-) Long story short my son is doing a presentation on Australia and it is supposed to include an example of typical cuisine. My wife has tried googling but claims the only thing she could come up with were packaged products to buy and she was hoping for something that she could actually make. So now I'm off to google for myself, but of course my first thought was to stop in here and see if you guys could offer up a simple recipe or two that could be made in a typical american kitchen. Thanks in advance for any help, Dave :-) Rocket science is more fun when you actually have rockets - US Navy ad
Look here[^] at the Popular Version. They are amazingly nice and one of the few truly Australian foods. Do not ever call them cookies. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004 -- modified at 8:00 Monday 5th June, 2006
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Yeah, pavlova is definately the go for an aussie dessert. The topping would ALWAYS involve tinned passionfruit, and often have strawberries or banana ( nothing else ). Anzac[^] biscuits are always popular, I don't like them, but I think that lamingtons are Australian. They just sponge cake dipped in chocolate and coated in coconut. Peach Melba[^] is the other 'Aussie' dessert, but I've never known anyone to eat it, or any restaurant to sell it, ever in my life. The other way to Aussify something is to take a recipe that uses nuts and substitute Macadamias. Macadamia and mango cheesecake is always nice. But, Pavlova is definately the nicest of the ones that we're known for. It's ridiculously easy to make, just make sure you don't open the oven while it's cooking, or it can sink. Another nice variation is to make the pav, and form it like a bowl, then make chocolate mousee with the leftover yolks and put that in it instead of cream/fruit. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
First you don't like beer, second you don't like TV and now I find out you don't like ANZAC biscuits. You may as well pack up and move to Toronto with that other all Aussie male, the soy latte sipping Maunder. What on earth has this country come to with you two blokes chaps? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Is it not Joh who have been abducted by a secret chineese submarine? Ha, no, he died of old age....
Super Lloyd wrote:
Is it not Joh who have been abducted by a secret chineese submarine?
Your thinking of Harold, as in Harold Holt our own late night swimming Prime Minister. Joh never quite made it past Premier of Queensland though there was a large Joh for PM campaigm back in the 80's. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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My observation would be that they are clean because they are hardly used. The other thing I guess is they can't make vegimite and cheese scrolls very easily, or anything that requires real chocolate. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote:
The other thing I guess is they can't make vegimite and cheese scrolls very easily, or anything that requires real chocolate.
Did you try the butter, milk and cheese while you were over there? At least in Massachussetts the butter and cheese where far too pale and the milk too watery. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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I know we are not supposed to ask for homework help in the Lounge, but I'm hoping you'll make an exception since this is for my 7 year old son :-) Long story short my son is doing a presentation on Australia and it is supposed to include an example of typical cuisine. My wife has tried googling but claims the only thing she could come up with were packaged products to buy and she was hoping for something that she could actually make. So now I'm off to google for myself, but of course my first thought was to stop in here and see if you guys could offer up a simple recipe or two that could be made in a typical american kitchen. Thanks in advance for any help, Dave :-) Rocket science is more fun when you actually have rockets - US Navy ad
Looks like well try the Pavlova & ANZAC cookies biscuits :-) Rocket science is more fun when you actually have rockets - US Navy ad
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Yeah, pavlova is definately the go for an aussie dessert. The topping would ALWAYS involve tinned passionfruit, and often have strawberries or banana ( nothing else ). Anzac[^] biscuits are always popular, I don't like them, but I think that lamingtons are Australian. They just sponge cake dipped in chocolate and coated in coconut. Peach Melba[^] is the other 'Aussie' dessert, but I've never known anyone to eat it, or any restaurant to sell it, ever in my life. The other way to Aussify something is to take a recipe that uses nuts and substitute Macadamias. Macadamia and mango cheesecake is always nice. But, Pavlova is definately the nicest of the ones that we're known for. It's ridiculously easy to make, just make sure you don't open the oven while it's cooking, or it can sink. Another nice variation is to make the pav, and form it like a bowl, then make chocolate mousee with the leftover yolks and put that in it instead of cream/fruit. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Mate, you have to use real passionfruit, not the tinned stuff. X| cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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First you don't like beer, second you don't like TV and now I find out you don't like ANZAC biscuits. You may as well pack up and move to Toronto with that other all Aussie male, the soy latte sipping Maunder. What on earth has this country come to with you two blokes chaps? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
I've given up the soy latte's and instead and chugging regular flat-whites As God Intended. But I'll have to agree that anyone who doesn't like Anzac bikkies is not to be trusted. cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Christian Graus wrote:
My observation would be that they are clean because they are hardly used.
Heh :laugh: The only part of my kitchen that gets used is the dishwasher and the microwave. My stove is pristine - never used!
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I went so far as to turn the gas valve off for the oven and stove... Steve
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I went so far as to turn the gas valve off for the oven and stove... Steve
I don't even have the gas turned on in my apartment. I lived in my previous apt for 5 years and never used the stove, so when I moved here, I figured why pay for gas when I wouldn't use it.
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OK, well, I admit to having a small sample group, but what I have confirms what I've heard, that people in the US tend to eat out. I eat 3 meals out a day most of the time I am in Texas. I have to say, I've had no complaints about the quality of food. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
American restaurant food has to purposes one direct one indirect. The direct is that it's making someone money and that someone doesn't eat there every day. Two is that it will make you fat look at America. My wife and I hate eating out because (and Boise has some great restaurants) menu's are similar everywhere most of the food tastes mostly the same. You loose touch with your own ability to be self sufficient in a financially benefiting way. Gads, I could just keep going and going and going... I hate eating out. I do like a Quizno's now and then.
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American restaurant food has to purposes one direct one indirect. The direct is that it's making someone money and that someone doesn't eat there every day. Two is that it will make you fat look at America. My wife and I hate eating out because (and Boise has some great restaurants) menu's are similar everywhere most of the food tastes mostly the same. You loose touch with your own ability to be self sufficient in a financially benefiting way. Gads, I could just keep going and going and going... I hate eating out. I do like a Quizno's now and then.
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The variety at the places we go to in Texas is broad, but I mostly agree with this. When in Texas I am in holiday mode, but I would not eat out so much at home, in fact hardly ever. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Mate, you have to use real passionfruit, not the tinned stuff. X| cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Passionfruit here cost a lot, if you can even get them. I hope to be picking my own in a few years, THEN I'll be making pavlova. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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First you don't like beer, second you don't like TV and now I find out you don't like ANZAC biscuits. You may as well pack up and move to Toronto with that other all Aussie male, the soy latte sipping Maunder. What on earth has this country come to with you two blokes chaps? Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
Read my post again. It's hte bloody lamingtons I don't like. Lump of cake with nothing to give it taste, as far as I can see. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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I've given up the soy latte's and instead and chugging regular flat-whites As God Intended. But I'll have to agree that anyone who doesn't like Anzac bikkies is not to be trusted. cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I dunno where he got that from, I said I don't like *lamingtons*. And what sane person does ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Christian Graus wrote:
The other thing I guess is they can't make vegimite and cheese scrolls very easily, or anything that requires real chocolate.
Did you try the butter, milk and cheese while you were over there? At least in Massachussetts the butter and cheese where far too pale and the milk too watery. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
At the microsoft campus they have fridges full of soft drinks. At one dinner, I saw two cartons of milk, one brown and one red. Chocolate and strawberry, right ? I grab the red one. It was white water, 0% fat milk. totally gross. And while driving from Seattle to Texas, I ate at a subway. I had not heard of any of the cheeses they had on offer, so I took the one with the smallest pieces, hoping it would be somewhat tasty. No. And yes, all the cheese was pale. This was in the desert somewhere, on the way to the grand canyon. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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Read my post again. It's hte bloody lamingtons I don't like. Lump of cake with nothing to give it taste, as far as I can see. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote:
Read my post again. It's hte bloody lamingtons I don't like. Lump of cake with nothing to give it taste, as far as I can see.
Apologies then. I have re-read your post and I think the reason I came away thinking you didn't like Anzac biscuits is because you have a comma at the end of the phrase about Anzac biscuits and then say you don't like them. Then you mention Lamingtons which I thought was a completely different part of the conversation. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Christian Graus wrote:
Read my post again. It's hte bloody lamingtons I don't like. Lump of cake with nothing to give it taste, as far as I can see.
Apologies then. I have re-read your post and I think the reason I came away thinking you didn't like Anzac biscuits is because you have a comma at the end of the phrase about Anzac biscuits and then say you don't like them. Then you mention Lamingtons which I thought was a completely different part of the conversation. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
So you accept that lamingtons suck then ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
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So you accept that lamingtons suck then ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++
Christian Graus wrote:
So you accept that lamingtons suck then ?
Don't know as I haven't had one in years. My Grandmother (old skank that I haven't talked too in 8 years and who sold my house (family acreage that was in the family for over 100 years) to Bernie Whelan) made the best sponge cakes in the world and her older sister made the world's best lamington's. I reckon it's been more than 20 years. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
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Christian Graus wrote:
So you accept that lamingtons suck then ?
Don't know as I haven't had one in years. My Grandmother (old skank that I haven't talked too in 8 years and who sold my house (family acreage that was in the family for over 100 years) to Bernie Whelan) made the best sponge cakes in the world and her older sister made the world's best lamington's. I reckon it's been more than 20 years. Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004
There was a family farm ? That's a real shame. The worlds best lamingtons I might try. Once. Just to prove that they still suck. Sponge cakes are another thing entirely. Especially with jam and strawberries. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++