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How to Make an Aussie Meat Pie from Scratch, Part I

How to Make an Aussie Meat Pie from Scratch, Part I

  It’s not as easy as you might think to find the ultimate Aussie meat pie recipe, and to then merge it with other flavors to match the taste of the Royal Sydney Easter Agricultural Show top prizewinning meat pie from Mick’s Bakery I had in Sydney. That pie was soft, crunchy, peppery, yummy goodness […]

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Tomato Soup from Scratch

Tomato Soup from Scratch

I grew up in the Andy Warhol generation of tomato soup. Not only did it come from a can, but the can itself was worshiped. But recently I was traveling and had one of those weird “it’s too early for dinner but too late for lunch, yet I’m still starving” moments and found myself in […]

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Best of Maria’s Kitchen: Mashed Potatoes from Scratch

Best of Maria’s Kitchen: Mashed Potatoes from Scratch

 Guess what? Maria’s Farm Country Kitchen turns 6 years old this month! And I just realized that in those six years I’ve shared almost 200 recipes! One of the reasons I started this blog in 2008 was to have a place to collect all of my recipes. And now that we’re rounding the corner on […]

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A Special Australian Cookie

A Special Australian Cookie

If ever there was a “cookie” that was a love letter, it would be the Anzac Biscuit. ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps, and it was the official cookie (they call cookies biscuits Down Under) that women sent to their menfolk who went off to war—beginning in World War I. The recipe is […]

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Sausage and Gravy on Pasta

Sausage and Gravy on Pasta

Where do recipes come from? From necessity, distant memories, and problem solving, mostly. This one came from the fact that my littlest one won’t eat hamburger but loves sausage. And I had picked up some freshly made pappardelle pasta from Eataly. And I found a green pepper in my late-summer garden. Hmmmm… I remembered Hamburger […]

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