My Kind of Food by Valli Little

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  • One-pot pasta with poor man's Parmesan (page 16)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Quick / easy; Main course; Italian
    • Ingredients: angel hair pasta; red onions; cherry tomatoes; lemons; garlic; dried chilli flakes; basil; burrata cheese; sourdough bread; canned anchovies; parsley
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  • Middle Eastern pumpkin soup with dukkah (page 18)

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Soups; Spice / herb blends & rubs; Middle Eastern; Egyptian
    • Ingredients: onions; leeks; ras el hanout; ground cumin; ground coriander; butternut pumpkins; chicken stock; harissa paste; mint; Greek yoghurt; pistachio nuts; hazelnuts; white peppercorns; cumin seeds; coriander seeds; fennel seeds; sesame seeds
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  • Mini merguez with beetroot tzatziki and lentils (page 20)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Dips, spreads & salsas; Main course; Middle Eastern; Greek
    • Ingredients: beef mince; sweet smoked paprika; ground coriander; ground cumin; ground cinnamon; sumac; harissa paste; tomato paste; mint; tinned brown lentils; red onions; lemons; pita bread; Lebanese cucumbers; cooked beetroots; Greek yoghurt
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  • Scandi mac and cheese (page 23)

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    • Categories: Quick / easy; Pasta, baked; Main course; Scandinavian
    • Ingredients: thickened cream; salmon fillets; eschalots; bay leaves; lemons; macaroni pasta; frozen peas; wholegrain mustard; sourdough breadcrumbs; dill; lemon-infused olive oil; salad greens
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  • Thai salmon chowder (page 24)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Soups; Thai; American
    • Ingredients: thin rice noodles; rice bran oil; red capsicums; shiitake mushrooms; kaffir lime leaves; lemongrass; fresh ginger; tomatoes; tom yum paste; chicken stock; tinned coconut milk; salmon fillets; fish sauce; limes; palm sugar; coriander sprigs; Thai basil
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  • Quick fish curry (page 25)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Curry; Main course
    • Ingredients: onions; fresh ginger; long red chillies; coriander sprigs; coriander roots; curry leaves; panch phoron; Indian curry powder; turmeric; ground coriander; ground cumin; tinned chopped tomatoes; tamarind purée; fish stock; firm white fish fillets; cooked basmati rice; chutney
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  • Sweet potato jackets with dhal (page 28)

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    • Categories: Curry; Quick / easy; Main course; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: sweet potatoes; ghee; onions; fresh ginger; coriander sprigs; coriander roots; fresh turmeric; ground cumin; Indian curry powder; curry leaves; carrots; red lentils; tomatoes; baby spinach; Greek yoghurt
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  • Fish in chips with mushy peas (page 30)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Main course; English
    • Ingredients: salt and vinegar potato chips; parsley; panko breadcrumbs; eggs; plain flour; fish fillets; frozen peas; mint sprigs; pure cream; tartare sauce; lemons
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  • Oven-roasted chicken satay (page 33)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Quick / easy; Dressings & marinades; Main course; Asian
    • Ingredients: coriander sprigs; crunchy peanut butter; Thai red curry paste; limes; light soy sauce; fresh ginger; coconut milk; chicken thigh cutlets; lemongrass; kaffir lime leaves; roasted unsalted peanuts; red chillies; cooked rice; bok choy
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  • Blue cheese toasts with celery, fennel and radish salad (page 34)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Salads; Quick / easy; Side dish; Suppers; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: peasant bread; blue cheese; snow peas; celery; celery leaves; baby fennel; spring onions; radishes; parsley
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  • Peking duck salad (page 38)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Salads; Dressings & marinades; Main course; Chinese
    • Ingredients: gow gee wrappers; peanut oil; Lebanese cucumbers; spring onions; watercress; roasted unsalted peanuts; pomegranates; hoisin sauce; rice wine vinegar; sesame oil; soy sauce; fresh ginger; Peking duck breasts
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  • Crisp prawns with coconut ranch dressing and mango salsa (page 40)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Sauces for fish; Main course; Summer; American
    • Ingredients: panko breadcrumbs; shredded coconut; rice flour; green prawns; coconut oil; coriander sprigs; coconut milk yoghurt; spring onions; apple cider vinegar; chives; parsley; dill; basil; mangoes; long red chillies; limes
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  • Not-your-average burger (page 43)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Sandwiches & burgers; Sauces for meat; Grills & BBQ; Main course
    • Ingredients: tarragon; butter; egg yolks; wagyu beef mince; eschalots; thyme; potatoes; sunflower oil; brioche buns; rocket
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  • Truffled wild mushroom tarts with Parmesan crisps (page 44)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Appetizers / starters; Canapés / hors d'oeuvre; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: dried porcini mushrooms; eschalots; mixed wild mushrooms; parsley; mascarpone cheese; Parmesan cheese; truffle oil; micro cress; plain flour; butter
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  • Smoked salmon dip with prawns and prawn crackers (page 46)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters
    • Ingredients: smoked salmon; cream cheese; crème fraîche; salmon roe; Lebanese cucumbers; sunflower oil; prawn crackers; cooked prawns; lemons
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  • PX chicken liver pâté with pickled quince (page 49)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Chutneys, pickles & relishes; Appetizers / starters; Cooking ahead
    • Ingredients: butter; eschalots; thyme sprigs; bay leaves; chicken livers; Pedro Ximénez sherry; thickened cream; titanium-strength gelatine leaves; caster sugar; white wine vinegar; quinces
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  • Cheat's lemon cheesecake (page 50)

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    • Categories: Cheesecakes; Jams, jellies & preserves; Dessert; Cooking ahead
    • Ingredients: digestive biscuits; lemons; lemon jelly crystals; thickened cream; cream cheese; mascarpone cheese; mint; caster sugar; egg yolks; butter
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  • Lemon curd (page 50)

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  • Pile-it-high strawberry ice cream pie (page 51)

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    • Categories: Ice cream & frozen desserts; Pies, tarts & pastries; Sauces for desserts; Dessert
    • Ingredients: shortbread biscuits; butter; cream cheese; condensed milk; mascarpone cheese; lemons; thickened cream; strawberries
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  • Salted caramel mousse with toffee popcorn (page 54)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Mousses, trifles, custards & creams; Candy / sweets; Dessert; Cooking ahead
    • Ingredients: thickened cream; gold gelatine leaves; caster sugar; popcorn; honey; sea salt
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  • Pear and toffee tart with nut crumble (page 56)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Pies, tarts & pastries; Dessert; Cooking ahead; Fall / autumn
    • Ingredients: pears; butter; caster sugar; ground hazelnuts; frozen vanilla bean sweet shortcrust pastry; pure cream; hazelnuts; ground cinnamon; Demerara sugar
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  • Thai tomato gazpacho (page 60)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Soups; Picnics & outdoors; Spanish; Thai
    • Ingredients: tinned coconut milk; tinned chopped tomatoes; Asian red eschalots; fresh ginger; lemongrass; kaffir lime leaves; bird's eye chillies; fish sauce; limes; palm sugar; cooked prawns; telegraph cucumbers; red capsicums; Thai basil; coriander leaves
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  • Sticky pork ribs with coleslaw (page 62)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Salads; Grills & BBQ; Sauces for meat; Main course; Picnics & outdoors
    • Ingredients: pork spare ribs; onions; garlic; whole star anise; Japanese mayonnaise; parsley; dill; limes; red cabbage; white cabbage; carrots; dark soy sauce; tomato sauce; honey; English mustard powder; Sriracha sauce
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  • Chargrilled prawns with green mango salad (page 64)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Salads; Dressings & marinades; Main course; Picnics & outdoors; Asian
    • Ingredients: green mangoes; Lebanese cucumbers; carrots; spring onions; coriander leaves; mint; green prawns; limes; roasted unsalted peanuts; fried shallots; fish sauce; long red chillies; light soy sauce; palm sugar
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  • Spring pea risotto (page 67)

    from My Kind of Food My Kind of Food by Valli Little

    • Categories: Rice dishes; Main course; Spring
    • Ingredients: chicken stock; leeks; brown onions; carnaroli rice; Parmesan cheese; peas; zucchini; baby spinach; snow pea shoots; crème fraîche; eschalots; mint
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  • ISBN 10 0733335276
  • ISBN 13 9780733335273
  • Published Mar 27 2017
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 240
  • Language English
  • Countries Australia
  • Publisher Harper Collins Australia

Publishers Text

In My Kind Of Food, her most personal cookbook yet, Valli shares 100 recipes that she has cooked time and again to share with the people she loves - recipes that are perfect for simple midweek meals and lazy Sunday suppers; slow-cooked sensations that will have you begging for seconds; dishes that burst with colour and flavour, making the most of incredible seasonal produce; as well as a wicked selection of Valli's signature cakes and favourite chocolate-inspired desserts. Whether you want to prepare a memorable meal for a special occasion, have some friends over for a leisurely weekend lunch, or quickly whip up something yummy for your hungry family at the end of a busy day, My Kind Of Food is the closest thing to having Valli cook for you at home.

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