tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post2447787890177278225..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Masterchef meets the CWAJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-75355986630433028602010-07-04T00:50:20.340+10:002010-07-04T00:50:20.340+10:00Just linked this article on my facebook account. i...Just linked this article on my facebook account. it’s a very interesting article for all.Catering Equipmenthttp://www.catering-equipments.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-66801344537886379392010-07-02T07:08:13.726+10:002010-07-02T07:08:13.726+10:00Hi BL and thanks. Interesting comments. I must say...Hi BL and thanks. Interesting comments. I must say that one of the things that has struck me about the competition is the range of utensils used. I wondered whether I could even cook some of the things with the gear we have at home.<br /><br />I agree with you, too, on all the plethora of cook books. I sometimes wonder if Australian cooking has in fact been going backwards with just too many dishes cooked badly!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-11937617181618209612010-07-01T21:33:03.623+10:002010-07-01T21:33:03.623+10:00I liked your post, Jim.
My mum had a terrific coo...I liked your post, Jim.<br /><br />My mum had a terrific cookbook which was, I think, an old school text.<br /><br />It was the kind of book that I searched for in vain when I wanted to learn basic procedures rather than fancy recipes which assumed you knew the basics.<br /><br />(One of three boys, I didn't pay much attention to cooking until I had to teach myself in my 20s).<br /><br />The other thing that struck me was the observation of a Chinese friend who thought westerners very odd in wanting a different utensil or pot or machine for each and every cooking task. Her family got by with just a few implements.<br /><br />Allied to this is the idea that with every gimmick (eg the revival of slow cookers) there must be a specific cookbook, as if a slow braise from a conventional, generalist cookbook somehow won't work with a slow cooker.<br /><br />cheers, BLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-69093267553334200762010-07-01T20:17:06.463+10:002010-07-01T20:17:06.463+10:00I really enjoyed this comment, KVD. So much so tha...I really enjoyed this comment, KVD. So much so that I rushed out and told my wife! How lucky you were.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-21846161113653332752010-07-01T19:54:38.167+10:002010-07-01T19:54:38.167+10:00Jim
I nearly sent you a link to that SMH article,...Jim<br /><br />I nearly sent you a link to that SMH article, but read the comments - particularly noting the complaints about the equipment and the conditions - and thought it wouldn't add much to your obvious appreciation of this country art.<br /><br />And good on your daughter for getting up to make scones! She showed great regard for her heritage, and respect for simple things.<br /><br />I had the great good fortune for 14 years to live next door (actually beside the family dairy farm) to a lady who was so successful at the Royal Easter Show in things bottled, baked and caked that she was forced to become a judge on the local AH&S show circuit. <br /><br />My kids, and my wife and I, looked forward to prep time each year, because we were the recipients of the "not quite perfect" attempts as Vonnie created her Easter entries.<br /><br />A wonderful woman, a great time for my children, and still a wonderful memory.<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com