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Don Burke’s Re-cycled Curry Recipe

Serves 5-10 meals for 2 people Cook in a 30cm pot Ingredients  2 tablespoons approx. Olive Oil Left overs from medium to large leg of lamb + left overs from BBQ chicken if it’s lying around 2 x cans x 400ml Yeo’s Singapore Curry Paste – hot – $3.92/can  1 x can...

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Takeaway Food Guide

Don introduced viewers to our new presenter, Joanna McMillan-Price. Originally from Scotland, Joanna is a nutrition scientist, fitness leader and author. Listen to Joanna and you will hear a lovely Scottish accent and plenty of great advice on nutrition and health. On...

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Geoff’s Sticky Date Pudding

These mini sticky date puddings from Geoff Jansz will finish off your dinner party in style. Ingredients (Serves 6) 6 ramekins (about 200ml each) 50g melted butter (to coat inside of pudding basins) 1 ½ cups chopped dates 1 ½ teaspoons bicarbonate soda 150g softened...

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Don’s Last Supper Lamb Cutlets

Geoff Jansz has prepared 262 recipes on Burke’s Backyard, but he has saved his best until last. Ingredients ½ loaf day old white bread, crusts removed 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped 1 tsp black pepper 2 eggs, beaten with fork ½ cup plain flour 60ml olive oil 60g...

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Black Bean Quesadillas

Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 50 minutes Serves: 4-6 400g sweet potato vegetable oil 100g creamy feta cheese, cut into small cubes 400g can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 cup (100g) grated tasty cheese 10 tortillas (20cm diameter) Tomato salsa 2 ripe...

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Cheesy soufflé potatoes

Prep time: 25 minutes Cooking time:2 hours Serves: 4 4 large floury potatoes (such as Sebago), about 300g each 2/3 cup grated tasty cheese 2 spring onions, finely sliced 2 x 125g cans corn kernels, drained 3 eggs, separated good pinch cayenne pepper 1. Preheat the...

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Ginger Beer

Enjoying a long, cold glass of ginger beer on the veranda in summer with the cicadas singing in the background is a fond memory for many.  A loud explosion emanating from the kitchen cupboard in the middle of the night is a less romantic memory many of us have for...

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Geoff’s Quick and Easy Shepherd’s Pie

Geoff Jansz demonstrated how to make his version of an old family favourite. Shepherd’s pie is a delicious, hearty meal for a cold winter’s night. It can be served in one large dish, or (for a more modern look) in individual soufflé dishes. Ingredients...

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Stir-fried silverbeet with nutmeg

And as a bonus for Don Burke’s 2UE listeners, we have a simple recipe where a pinch of nutmeg at the end makes all the difference. Stir-fried silverbeet with nutmeg Heat some light olive oil in a frypan and stir-fry a bunch of washed and chopped silverbeet...

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Growing backyard olives

  In the May 2010 issue of Burke’s Backyard magazine, on sale Monday, May 3, our kitchen garden story is all about growing olives in your own backyard. Olives make beautiful shade trees, they look terrific in pots too, and if you want the great look of...

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