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2014 September

Easy sweet potato chips

Prep 5 min - Cook 5-10 min / Serves 4 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

What a tasty treat sweet potatoes are. We find the chips sliced from the round of the sweet potato to be the best. Make sure you select sweet potatoes that have a good consistency of thickness…

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Crispy bread rolls with meat balls & melted cheese

Prep 60 & 2 min - Cook 2 min / Serves 4 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

We often have leftovers from the night before when we cook meat balls. One of our favourite ways to use the leftovers is to warm them up in a fresh bread roll with tasty cheese melted over the top…

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Rich brown rice with mushrooms & peas

Prep 10 min - Cook 40-60 min / Serves 6-8 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

Set out in 3 easy steps this rich brown rice is easy to prepare. We have used a variety of vegetables to compliment the mushroom and peas…

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Easy meatloaf with roast potatoes

Prep 15 min - Cook 60 min / Serves 4-6 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

Meatloaf is an easy dinner to prepare and our version which has bacon and a nice tasty cheese will soon become a favourite of all. What is great about this dish is it takes little time to prepare…

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Herb penne with bocconcini, chargrilled capsicum & olives

Prep 10 min - Cook 10-15 min / Serves 4 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

A quick and easy dish that can be eaten warm or cold as a pasta salad. We generally like to eat the dish warm in winter and cool in summer. We have used baby bocconcini in the recipe but you…

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Luciano Pavarotti – nessun dorma

Mind Music / 1972 / Opera / 2.55 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - La Scala Theatre poster, Milan, Italy / LoadingBookmark

Nessun Dorma was popularised by the late great Luciano Pavarotti in 1972 and it went on to be his signature aria. Nessun Dorma, translated to None shall Sleep…

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Sutta Nipata – heaven to earth

Soul Quote / Buddhist scripture / 1 Century BC / Photographer – Janet Zenari / Photograph - Stairway to heaven Montserrat Monastery, Spain / LoadingBookmark

“Let our love flow outward through the cosmos to its full height, its full depth, its full extent, an endless love, without hate or enmity…And our life will bring Heaven to Earth.”

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Atisa Dipankara Srijnana – meditating mind expand

Mind Quote / Bikrampur, Bengal, Pala Empire / 980 - 1054 / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Moon over Lake Garda, Italy / LoadingBookmark

“Let the meditating mind expand, like the face of the waxing moon.”

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Dajian Huineng – wisdom & light

Soul Quote / Guangzhou, China / 638 – 713 / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Lamp post Lake Garda, Italy / LoadingBookmark

“Meditation is to wisdom as the lamp is to its light.”

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Roasted squash, zucchini & capsicum mix

Prep 5 min - Cook 40 min / Serves 4 / Photographer – Janet Zenari / LoadingBookmark

This is a quick and easy dish to prepare to accompany many dishes. It particularly works well when combined with main dishes that use the oven…

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet – amelie

Mind Movie / 2001 / Romantic Comedy / Set in France / 123 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Sacre Coeur, Montmartre, Paris, France / LoadingBookmark

Amelie is a French movie set in Montmartre, Paris, France. Amelie won Best Film at the European Film Awards; it won four César Awards, two BAFTA Awards and was nominated for five…

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Earth Wind & Fire – fantasy

Soul Music / 1978 / R&B, Disco / 3.54 min / Photographer – Girolamo Rino Zenari / Photograph - Approaching Lake Garda, Italy / LoadingBookmark

Fantasy is on the classic album of Earth Wind and Fire All ‘N All released in 1977. Fantasy as a single was released in 1978 …

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