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Geoff’s Responsible Burger – Sustainable Carp with Garden Herb Sour Cream Burger or Fish Balls – Your Sustainable Choice…
ByAncientGrains63 25/04/202630/04/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 4 min readCarp is often overlooked, but it’s a surprisingly versatile, sustainable, and flavourful fish that shines when given the right treatment. Trying this carp burger recipe is not just about embracing a new protein source – it’s about transforming an underappreciated fish into a delicious, healthy meal that’s perfect for grilling, pan-searing, or even shaping into…

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GEOFF’s Chai Spiced Porridge…
ByAncientGrains63 12/04/202612/04/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readI have loved masala chai blends from my work trips to India in the late 2000. This reminds of my love chai tea or Christmas in the Austrian Alps in 2005. It takes me to places and great memories. The addition of dates and pistachios also helps boost the fibre and protein content, keeping hunger at…

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GEOFF’s Goolwa Pipis and Spaghetti…
ByAncientGrains63 06/04/202606/04/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 4 min readGoolwa Pipis from the Goolwa Pipi Co. come live, fresh, and de-sanded – wild caught from the pristine waters off the Coorong National Park and supplied through Fair Seafood SA. That last detail changes things in the kitchen: no worrying about grit in the finished pasta. A rinse under cold water and they’re ready. Two…

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GEOFF’s Pasta and Prawns Recipe…
ByAncientGrains63 29/03/202629/03/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 4 min readSpencer Gulf prawns don’t need much, and that’s the point. I’ve been cooking this in under twenty minutes for years – it started as a weeknight fix when I had good prawns and didn’t want to do anything complicated with them. I source mine through Fair Seafood SA; they come sweet and full-flavoured, and the…

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GEOFF’s Potato and Leek Soup…
ByAncientGrains63 29/03/202629/03/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readPotato and leek soup has been in my winter rotation for years, and its value to me goes beyond the bowl. The base doubles as the starting point for my mashed potato – I hold some back before blending, add butter, cream and cheese, and it becomes something else entirely. The technique is simple: butter,…

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GEOFF’s Fresh Fig, Walnut and Rye Bread…
ByAncientGrains63 09/03/202610/03/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 7 min readThe memory that sits behind this loaf takes me back to 1990 and the opening of a hotel at Brighton Le Sands in Sydney. I was there with my significant other for breakfast, and what stayed with me wasn’t the standard continental breakfast or the coffee but a fig and walnut bread, still warm with…

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GEOFF’s Spiced Fresh Fig Cake with Honey Mascarpone…
ByAncientGrains63 09/03/202609/03/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readThere’s a short window each autumn when fresh figs are at their peak, and I was lucky enough to pick these directly from Willabrand Figs – fruit straight off the tree doesn’t get much better. My preference for a cake like this is Spanish figs – their density and sweetness are hard to beat –…

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GEOFF’s Crustacean Stock…
ByAncientGrains63 04/03/202625/04/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 6 min readFor years, I threw away prawn heads, crab shells, and crayfish bodies without a second thought. Then, while developing my Sand Crab Lasagne a dish inspired by those unforgettable nights at Il Centro in Brisbane – I realised the shells I was discarding were the most flavourful thing in the pot. That moment changed how…

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GEOFF’s Baked Ōra King Salmon with a Yoghurt Tahini and Macadamia Dukkha…
ByAncientGrains63 03/03/202604/03/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readThis baked Ōra King Salmon is one of my absolute favourite dishes when I’m entertaining – it looks spectacular on the table yet requires minimal effort. I source my Ōra King Salmon from Fair Seafood in Adelaide. This premium fish comes from the pristine, cold waters of Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, and honestly, the…

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GEOFF’s Sardines for Brunch, Lunch, Share or Dinner Two Ways…
ByAncientGrains63 02/03/202602/03/2026

⏱️ Enjoy with your favourite beverage | 5 min readFresh sardines are one of the great unsung heroes of Australian coastal cooking, and I never tire of finding new ways to bring them to the table. I grew up knowing sardines mainly from a tin, but once I started buying them fresh from the market – their skin gleaming silver and their flesh firm…

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