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Dalmatinska Pasticada (photo by schmaeche, Flickr)

Dalmatinska Pasticada

Serve with freshly boiled fettucini, into which some of the gravy has been stirred. …


Gorgonzola and Caramellised Onion Tartlets (photo by thebittenword.com, Flickr)

Gorgonzola and Caramellised Onion Tartlets

The larger muffin size makes a lovely starter. The onion marmalade makes a wonderfully unusual topping for plain grilled fillet steak or caramelize parboiled baby onions, to toss into a green salad. …


Melon and Cucumber Salad (photo by rick beddie, stock.xchng)

Melon and Cucumber Salad

Like the Melon and Mint Salad, this is good as an accompaniment or as a starter. Just serve it chilled in small coupĂ© bowls, or stemmed glasses. Loosely knot some of the cucumber skin and garnish each serving with a knot. …


Melon and Mint Salad (photo by Flora B, stock.xchng)

Melon and Mint Salad

This salad is a delicious accompaniment to cold meat such as baked ham, or to braaied meat, especially lamb, but it also makes a wonderfully refreshing starter: scrape out all the remaining flesh from the green-flesh melon, then cut each shell into 3 wedges. Trim the skin slightly so that the wedges will sit flat, then chill until required. Scoop a portion of t …



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About Dinka’s Cookbook

Dinka's Cookbook is a collection of recipes that have been tried and tested over many years and that have stood the test of time. Because Dinka ran her own catering business for many years, some of these recipes have really been tested, in the most difficult circumstances, by the most discerning customers.

Dinka's Cookbook has been made available on the internet because it is the simplest method of sharing the recipes with all those people who have tasted the food and asked how it was made.

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