Ep 306 - I love the extra hour of sleep

Don't Shoot The Messenger

ON TODAY’S SHOW

- Gather Round – everywhere you walk someone has a smile on their face!

- Sam Mostyn’s appointment as the Governor-General

- The latest with the Bruce Lehrmann case

- We turn our focus to music – including our thoughts on Beyonce’s new album and Tina Arena’s performance last Wednesday

- Daylight Savings – how did you spend the extra hour?

ITEM 1: Gather Round in Adelaide – Caro’s wrap

- As successful as the 2023 inaugural year

- Highlights and Top Tips to Adelaide

- Lowlights

ITEM 2: Sam Mostyn appointment

- Caro reflects on Sam, the person

- Divided opinions - why

ITEM 3: Court case to watch: The Bruce Lehmann defamation case before the Federal Court has taken new twists and turns in the past week

ITEM 4: THE COCKTAIL CABINET – brought to us by Prince Wine Store and Myles Thomson.

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This week: Autumn Delights!

April Mixed Dozen

Hobo Wine Camp Folk Machines Parts and Labour Red

Thymiopoulos Young Vines

BSF brought to us by Red Energy owned by Snowy Hydro, a renewable energy leader.

BOOK: Corrie reviews It Takes a Town by Aoife Clifford

SCREEN: Caro reviews Vera – Season 13 on ABC iview

Thank you to Cobram Estate Olive Oil. Australia’s most awarded extra virgin olive oil. Grown, harvested and first cold pressed in Northern Victoria

FOOD: Corrie has a recipe: Ottolenghi’s Pasta with Prawns, Tomato and Marinated Feta

INGREDIENTS

200g feta, broken into 1–2cm pieces

½ tsp chilli flakes4 tsp fennel seeds, toasted and lightly crushed

75ml olive oil

350g orzo or another small, thin pasta shape (I used this one from Waitrose)

3 garlic cloves, crushed

3 strips finely shaved orange skin

1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes

500ml vegetable stock

400g raw shell-off prawns

30g basil leaves, roughly shredded

Salt and black pepper

METHOD

In a medium bowl, mix the feta with ¼ teaspoon of the chilli flakes, 2 teaspoons of the fennel seeds and 1 tablespoon of the oil.

Set aside while you cook the pasta

Place a large sauté pan, for which you have a lid, on a medium high heat.

Add 2 tablespoons of oil, orzo, ⅛ teaspoon of salt and a good grind of pepper.

Fry for 3–4 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden-brown, then remove from the pan and set aside.

Return the pan to the same heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, ¼ teaspoon of chilli flakes and 2 teaspoons of fennel seeds, the garlic and the orange skin.

Fry for 1 minute, until the garlic starts to lightly brown, then add the tomatoes, stock, 200ml of water, ¾ teaspoon of salt and plenty of pepper.

Cook for 2–3 minutes, or until boiling, then stir in the fried pasta.

Cover, then lower the heat to medium low and leave to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring once or twice throughout so the pasta is cooked.

Remove the lid and cook for a further 1–2 minutes, until the consistency is like a risotto.

Stir in the prawns for 2–3 minutes until they are pink and cooked.

Stir in the basil and serve at once, with the marinated feta sprinkled on top.

DID YOU SEE THAT? CARO reveals there will be no questions from the audience at the Sorrento Writers Festival

SIX QUICK QUESTIONS for Red Energy owned by Snowy Hydro, a renewable energy leader.

CARO TO CORRIE: What current music phenomenon are you watching with interest

CORRIE TO CARO: Is a homophobic slur on the footy field as bad as a racial slur?

CARO TO CORRIE: What was your cultural highlight this week

CORRIE TO CARO: How did you rate Tina Arena's performance last week

CARO TO CORRIE: Can babies learn to love vegetables

CORRIE TO CARO: How did you spend the extra hour

Thank you Red Energy, Prince Winestore and Cobram Olive Oil.

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