Join Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin for Ep 235.
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Caro sums things up well this week with our episode title ‘What A Remarkable 7 Days We’ve All Been Living Through’.
Caro and Corrie discuss their feelings on hearing the news of the Queen’s death, the Queen’s great achievements, our thoughts on King Charles and what may lie ahead for the monarchy.
Caro’s off to Sydney for the Swans v Collingwood prelim on Saturday – she has a few recommendations for what to do if you have 48 hours in the Harbour City including;
- A walk around one side or the other of the Harbour. – Clontaff to Manly and Penny Royal Beach
- The Sydney Botanic Gardens
- The Daniel Boyd Exhibition at the art gallery
- Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay
- The 18 Footers for a drink at Double Bay.
In The Cocktail Cabinet for Prince Wine Store Myles joins us to discuss the kind of drinks that might be fitting to mark the life of Queen Elizabeth 11 .
- Mery Melrose Pineau des Charentes (red or white)
- Samuel Smith Chocolate Stout
Congrats to our final winners of the Intro to Wine Course at Prince Wine Store – Marika McMahon, Julie Barber and Andrew Healey.
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Save the Date for our get together at Prince Wine Store on Wednesday the 26th of October. More details to come.
IN BSF;
Corrie’s 5 Royals Books You Must Read
- Matthew Dennison – The Queen (a biography)
- The Queen Mother: The Official Biography by William Shawcross
- Prince Philip Revealed – Ingrid Seward
- Dianna – Andrew Morton
- Rebel Prince – Tom Bower
- The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
- Mrs Queen Takes the Train by William Kuhn
Caro’s 5 Royals Films You Must Watch
- 5.The Young Victoria
- 4.Elizabeth (with Cate Blanchet)
- 3. Roman Holiday
- 2. The Favourite (Olvia Coleman as Princess Anne)
- 1.The Queen (with Helen Mirren)
This week Caro’s Grumpy about Airlines jacking up their prices as soon as the footy finals were announced.
Plus in 6 Quick Questions we discuss lavish September events, statistics that shocked during the week, electric scooters, the highlights of the Melbourne Writer’s Festival, travel GLTs and another Amazing Fact.
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1 cup Faro
Chicken stock or water
Salt
350g Broad beans, peeled
1 cucumber, finely diced
Small bunch each of parsley & mint, finely chopped
Sugar snap or snow peas, finely sliced
Bunch of watercress or something similar
100g feta
Almonds
Sumac
Dressing
1/4 cup olive oil
2 pieces of preserved lemon, finely chopped
1/2 lemon, juiced
Rice vinegar to taste
Sea salt
Black pepper
Cook farro according to packet instructions, using either water or stock. Let cool.
Add all the greens and herbs and mix well with the cooled faro.
Mix handful of almonds with 1 tbsp oil and 1sp sumac and sea salt. Toast in pan or oven until golden.
Mix dressing ingredients together and add when you’re about to eat (keep salad undressed in fridge for meal prep and add dressing when desired)
Top dressed salad with crumbles of feta and crunchy almonds.
Enjoy!