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The Menu Diaries No. 19

Post date June 20, 2023
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September 1993

Indian Banquet

Wednesday 1 September. We started the month with one of Trenna’s Indian (mini) banquets. Lamb Kheema, Brinjal Bartha, Mango Chutney, Basmati Rice, Papadums. An excellent meal that Trenna describes as “Really fab! [I] put extra spices in [the] Kheema.” We had it again on the … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 19”

Tags 1993, ATEM, Atrium Resort, Gold Coast, Mamak Malaysia, Mandurah, Movie World, Nissan Pintara, Northern Territory, Park Centre Shopping Centre, Rumah Batik Restaurant, Saffron Chicken, sessions, Siciliana Sauce, Toyota Corolla, Tren's Original Curry

1990s Menus Recipes Snippets and Vignettes

The Menu Diaries No. 17

Post date October 5, 2022
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July 1993

Ox Tail Stew Takes 2 Days to Make, Peruvian Stew, and Delicious Panthe Kowshwe, Plus 3 Recipes

Wednesday 30 June. The previous two days we had old standards but on this Wednesday Trenna has prepared Ox Tail Stew! I feel a little guilty that I don’t remember … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 17”

Tags 1993, Acapulco Annie's Mexican Restaurant, Aloo Bondas, Hungry Jacks, Iain Hewitson, Kofta curry, Matriciana, Ox tail stew, panthe kowshwe, Peruvian stew, Roast Chicken, Tren's Original Curry

1990s Menus Recipes Recipes and Household Tips

The Menu Diaries No. 16 – Special Edition!

1 July 1992 – 30 June 1993

Summary of All the Previous Year’s Meals – with Statistics and Links to Some of the Recipes!

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Introduction

In the last entry of The Menu Diaries No.15, here, Trenna speculates about what meal we were having the most often. Well as it … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 16 – Special Edition!”

Tags 1992, 1993, bachelors dinner, Chilli Con Carne, Frankfurts & Noodles, Hungry Jacks, Pan Fried Fish Fillet, Puttanesca, Red Rooster, Restaurants, Roast Lamb, Rumah Batik Restaurant, Saffron Chicken, Steak & Kidney Pie, The Dutchess Room

1990s Menus Recipes

The Menu Diaries No.15

Post date September 13, 2022
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June 1993

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Drama with the Cannellonis, Green Olive Puttanesca Recipe, and the Appearance of the “$” Sign

Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 June. “Drama!” I remember this. Trenna was making the cannelloni tubes as well as the filling. The “Drama” was getting the tubes to stay together. Her poor … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No.15”

Tags 1993, Cannellonis, Chilli and Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pasta, Chilli Con Carne, Cine Arcade, Cine cellars, cookbooks, Gruyère, HBF, Lambs Fry, Lentil Soup, Puttanesca, The Australian Women's Weekly Italian Cooking Class Cookbook, The Dove, Tradewinds Coffee Lounge

1990s Gardening Menus Recipes

The Menu Diaries No.14

Post date August 23, 2022
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May 1993

More Pool Prep, Pork Meatballs again, Another Big Banquet, and Something Fishy (a recipe)

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Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 May. I would have made this one. Pork in Black Bean Sauce was one of the recipes from the Chinese Cooking class I had taken some years before.… Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No.14”

Tags 1993, banquet, Di Giacomo's Meatballs, jaffles, Marinated Dory with Jumbo Chips, Roast Dinner, swimming pool, Tren's Pork Meatballs

1990s Menus Recipes

The Menu Diaries No. 13

Post date August 4, 2022
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April 1993

Siciliana Sauce Recipe, and Why We Had Fish So Often

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Tuesday, 30 and Wednesday 31 March. We had Veal Parmesan which was a great success. Trenna only ever put this on the menu if she was sure she could get genuine veal, not just any beef. Then one … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 13”

Tags 1993, bread making, Park Centre Shopping Centre, Roast Dinner, Siciliana Sauce, Spaghetti Bolognese, Tacos

1990s 2010s Menus Visually Impaired

The Menu Diaries No. 12

Post date July 24, 2022
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March 1993

Somerville Movies, PM Keating Re-elected, and the Swimming Pool is on the Way

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Monday, 1 March. Spaghetti Jaffles (closed toasted sandwiches) with lettuce. Hmmm! – that doesn’t sound very typical. I’ve looked in my 1993 work diary and seen that I had the day off from work. I … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 12”

Tags 1993, 1993 Federal election, 2018, diary, jaffles, Let the Sunshine In, Mamak Malaysia, Neptune Pools, Riff-Raff, She's Been Away, Somerville Auditorium, swimming pool

1990s Menus Recipes

The Menu Diaries No. 11

Post date July 18, 2022
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February 1993

Australia Day, a Couple of Recipes, and Too Many Sisters

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Monday, 1 February. This was obviously the Australia Day long weekend, Monday holiday. As I mentioned before, these days the Australia Day (as it’s officially called) holiday is always on 26 January, but in those days it was … Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 11”

Tags 1993, Ag & Lorraine, Australia Day, Burswood, camping, Chilli and Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pasta, Di Giacomo's Meatballs, Northbridge Festival, Perth Shyworks, Swan River, Tren's Pork Meatballs

1990s Menus

The Menu Diaries No. 10

Post date July 3, 2022
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January 1993

Lots of Dining Out

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It looks like we ate a few home grown vegies in January 1993. That was probably the peek of our vegetable growing as a short time later we built a swimming pool that took up most of the sunny space in the back yard.… Read the rest ... “The Menu Diaries No. 10”