Rice papers filled with prawns, lettuce, coriander, mint, chives and rice vermicelli, these fresh spring rolls are my dish for this months #foodandtoolsUseYourCookbookClub .
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Had forgotten how delicious the peanut sauce with coconut milk was as I hadn’t visited Bobby Chinn’s Vietnamese Cookbook in ages. I also remember how I enjoyed watching his programs on TV, cooking his way around Asia. .
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At first, rolling the fresh rice papers rolls was a bit fiddly and was feeling quite rusty. After rolling a few (eating the ones that didn’t work out), managed to get the hang of it. The small rice paper rolls took me longer to fill, the large ones much easier, especially when you’re out of practice... like me. Don’t you love the online videos that make rolling rice papers look so easy 😊
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Not in the recipe, used micro red cabbage sprouts as a garnish, these stuck to the outside of the rice paper rolls, adding a mild crisp cabbage taste. .
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Look forward to seeing what you fill your rice paper rolls with. Remember, you have the 20th to 25th of this month to post your dish.
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Head to story highlights to see the guidelines if you would like to join the #foodandtoolsUseYourCookbookClub. .
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Hope everyone is enjoying the Eid holiday. What would celebrations be without a few baked goodies. This time thought I’d fill the ma’amoul pastry with my homemade mince pie filling which already includes dates and nuts. Maybe not so traditional but equally delicious. .
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Some years back at a school, one of my favourite recipes to teach students was how to make ma’amoul. One of their favorite parts was pressing the filled pastry ball into the wooden mould. Then tapping the mould on the table, releasing a perfectly formed pastry mound with a pretty pattern. It was usually followed by and with the happiest of smiles... “Look Miss, I did it, I did it.” And I still smile each time I turn out one too. .
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Adding to my collection, found another wooden ma’amoul mould @purefalastini also the pretty handmade plate too. .
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Although we are in March, February was the wettest and coldest month recorded for many years. The styrofoam covers kept the beehives from getting soaked when torrential rains lashed the island. With lots of moisture and cold in the atmosphere this was the first time I noticed condensation inside the hive. Continue reading 
Since the beginning of the year renovations at home are still on going and everything is upside down at the moment. Lots of sorting out and cleaning, so not much time spent in my kitchen or getting recipes posted. But there is still time for tea and coffee with a little sweet something on the side. Continue reading 
