WHAT CAN I BRING?
Sophie Hansen, Murdoch Books, $49.99
The way we eat today is not remotely similar to what was on the table 20 years ago. This being the case, a swathe of old favourites now seem like ‘discoveries’. Hansen’s theme is sharing. A potluck, picnic or street party opens a door to creativity. The selection is divided into seasons. Rice, potato and chorizo pilaf is comfort food in winter; strawberry-jam crumble slice, revived from the 1950s, is a crowd-pleaser in spring; salads that won’t wilt in transit fill the summer section; and chocolate chip cookies, an autumn choice, are guaranteed to vanish in minutes (these surprise because tahini is added to the cookie dough).
‘Simple pork terrine’ isn’t that simple. It has 15 ingredients if you count the seasoning. The secret of a flavoursome terrine is that
