16 June 2026
How to Use Miso Paste When You Only Have Miso Pesto
Miso is soybeans, salt and koji, and it amplifies whatever it touches. What it is, white versus red, four things to do with a tub, and how miso pesto stands in
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The Gourmet Pantry | Foodie's Blog
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We’ll share tips, recipes and updates about our huge range of delicious gourmet food to help make entertaining and celebrating with family and friends easy and fun.
Start here: Christmas
The whole Christmas set is in the stories below, newest first. These are the four things people are usually trying to work out, with the guide for each. The full plan lives in The Australian Christmas Guide.
Plan the table
Gifts and hampers
Corporate Christmas
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15 June 2026
Shatta: The Green Chilli Jar That Goes on Almost Everything
Chopped green chilli held in oil, spooned on at the end rather than cooked in. What shatta is, how it differs from harissa and the other Ottolenghi chilli jars,
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1 June 2026
What to Put Tomato Relish On, Beyond the Sausage Sandwich
Cheese toasties, eggs, cold meat, cheese boards, pan sauces and glazes: where a jar of tomato relish earns its place, how much to use each time, how long it kee
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1 November 2025
Introducing the Ottolenghi Ingredients Range at The Gourmet Pantry
Pestos, sauces, marinades, spice tins, dressings and snacks: the whole Ottolenghi range in one place, with the size and price of every jar, what each one is for
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