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Osso bucco4 large pieces veal osso bucco 1/4 cup (35g) plain flour 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil 3 brown onions, thinly sliced 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 4 fresh bay leaves 1x 810g can whole peeled tomatoes 1 and 1/2 cups (375ml) beef stock 1/4 cup (70g) tomato paste Zest of 1 orange, in strips 2 tbsp fresh rosemary leaves 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 100ml olive oil 2x 400g cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2 cups baby spinach Jungle curry2 tbsp vegetable oil 800g pumpkin, peeled and cut into 5cm pieces 1/4 cup (70g) jungle curry paste (available from Asian grocers) 1 and 1/2 cups (375ml) salt-reduced vegetable or chicken stock 50-60g palm sugar, chopped 4-5 tbsp fish sauce 150g fresh baby corn, halved lengthways 400g snake beans, trimmed and cut into 3cm lengths 150g cherry tomatoes, halved 1 tbsp finely sliced lemongrass 1/2 tbsp finely sliced kaffir lime leaves 1 cup fresh Thai basil leaves, to garnish Jasmine rice, to serve Paella100ml olive oil 2 medium brown onions, finely chopped 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 chorizo sausages, thinly sliced 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced 1x 400g can whole peeled tomatoes 2 cups paella rice (Calasparra) or medium-grain rice 4-5 cups (1-1.25L) salt-reduced chicken stock 16 raw king prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact 16 mussels 150g calamari, cleaned, cut into 2cm pieces 1 and 1/4 cups (150g) frozen peas 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley Mocha self-saucing pudding1 cup (150g) self-raising flour 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup (165g) caster sugar 1/4 cup (25g) dutch cocoa powder 1/2 cup (125ml) milk 80g butter, melted 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup (250ml) freshly brewed strong black coffee Chocolate ice-cream, to serve Chicken & mushroom risoni125ml olive oil 2 medium brown onions, thinly sliced 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 500g assorted mushrooms, such as portabella, pine, swis brown, trimmed and sliced 2 chicken breast fillets, skin off, trimmed and thinly sliced 1 cup risoni 2-3 cups salt-reduced chicken stock Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 100g baby spinach 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 80g shaved parmesan, to serve

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