ON TODAY’S SHOW

-       The AFL’s stance on violence against women

-       The derogatory list involving Yarra Valley Grammar School students

-       What is the most boring day?

-       A shout out to Melbourne’s weather

-       Corrie’s getaway to Byron Bay

A big shout out for Corrie, who was recognised in The Age for her work with the Sorrento Writers Festival

Click here to read the article https://www.theage.com.au/cbd/upstart-writers-festival-aiming-to-take-melbourne-s-mantle-20240506-p5fpck.html

In relation to the AFL’s stance on violence against women, Caro and Corrie referenced the following comments and articles:

Sian Pryor on X: The AFL announcer last night asked for a minute’s silence for ‘the women who’ve lost their lives’. Once again the men are missing. The women are the actors in this phrase. As if a life is like a lost set of car keys. How about ‘for the women murdered by men’?

Language. Matters.

Waleed Aly in The Age: Holding all men responsible for a violent minority has failed to keep women safe

Julia Baird in The Age: The AFL’s ‘call to arms’ is a step forward. Shame about the steps backwards

THE COCKTAIL CABINET – brought to us by Prince Wine Store and Myles Thomson. This week: Rutherglen wines

Chambers Old Vine Muscadelle

Pfeiffer Seriously Nutty Dry Apera

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BOOK: Caro has a Book: What happened to Nina? By Dervla McTiernan

SCREEN: Corrie has a Screen: The Idea of You on Prime

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FOOD: Caro has a recipe: The world’s easiest quiche    

TOMATO & SPINACH

QUICHE

Serves 6

4 Roma tomatoes

Salt and pepper, to taste Extra virgin olive oil, to taste 1 small onion, finely diced 200g spinach 300ml cream

3 egg yolks

1 egg

SHORTCRUST PASTRY

210g plain flour

Pinch of salt

125g unsalted butter, cubed

25ml cold water

1 egg

To make the pastry, sieve flour and salt into a bowl. Rub butter into flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre and add the water and lightly beaten egg. Carefully bring in flour mixture until dough comes together. Knead lightly.

Shape dough into 2 discs and wrap in plastic film. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Roll the pastry out to about 3mm thick and line a fluted quiche tin with a little overhang at the top.

(Any leftover pastry can be frozen for another use.) Refrigerate tart case.

Preheat oven to 200°C. Cut the tomatoes in half lengthways and place on a lined baking sheet, sprinkling the cut side with salt and pepper and a little oil. Place in the oven and bake at the same time that you are blind-baking the tart case - for about 20 minutes until the tomatoes are roasted and the pastry is golden brown. Remove from oven, set aside.

Reduce oven to 160°C. Sweat the onion in a frying pan in a little oil until soft. Add the spinach and cook for another couple of minutes. Cool.

Arrange spinach mixture on the pastry. Place tomatoes on top.

Mix the cream and eggs, then season with salt and black pepper.

Pour into the pastry-lined tin and put in oven. Cook for 40 minutes. The filling will puff up and turn golden-brown. Rest quiche rest for a minute, then serve. NOTE: This quiche can be served at room temperature, too.

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CARO TO CORRIE: What’s the most boring day

CORRIE TO CARO: What irritates you beyond belief while listening to radio interviews

CARO TO CORRIE:  What caused joy this week

CORRIE TO CARO: What is one of Australia's great myths about Melbourne

CARO TO CORRIE:  What was your favorite Met Gala Ball outfit

CORRIE TO CARO: Which problem suffered by all of your children have you never really respected 

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ON TODAY'S SHOW

• A wrap of a WONDERFUL weekend at the Sorrento Writers Fest
• Caro's story with Jeremy Finlayson
• A discussion on Vanity Fair
• Podcast recommendations
• We review Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir

THE COCKTAIL CABINET – brought to us by Prince Wine Store and Myles Thomson. This week: Mornington Peninsula Estate pinot noir

Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir 2020

Peninsula Pinot Noir 2023 - Crittenden Estate

Yabby Lake Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

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BOOK: Corrie reviews Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent by Judi Dench

SCREEN: Caro reviews High Country

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FOOD: Corrie has a recipe: Moroccan chicken with Pearl couscous     

DID YOU SEE THAT? CORRIE TO REVEAL why she has gone cold on Vanity Fair.

SIX QUICK QUESTIONS

CORRIE TO CARO: Ahead of the Rivalry Round, what’s the biggest rivalry going around at the moment.

CARO TO CORRIE: Who’s side are you on: Sarah Williams or Anthony Albanese

CORRIE TO CARO: Which broadcast ratings results are you almost praying for

CARO TO CORRIE:  What’s this week’s best podcast

CORRIE TO CARO: Why do you love the month of May

CARO TO CORRIE: What do you despise the month of May

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ON TODAY'S SHOW

• It's our live recording from the Sorrento Writers Fest!
• We were delighted to have Marg Downey join us for a chat
• Anna from the Op Shop for BSF
• We discuss the significance of ANZAC Day
• Plus another very special guest... Dame Edna lives on!

THE COCKTAIL CABINET – brought to us by Prince Wine Store and Myles Thomson. As we project forward to our special raffle prizes which includes some stunning local wine packages Corrie and Caro briefly review our PWS Pinot packs

Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir 2024

Peninsula Pinot Noir 2023 - Crittenden Estate

Yabby Lake Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

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BOOK:     We each nominate a book about war which has stayed with us

Anna: Dreamers of the Day - Mary Dora Russell

Caro: All The Frequent Troubles Of Our Days - Rebecca Donner

Corrie reviews A Boy In Winter - Rachel Seiffert

SCREEN: ​​Caro and Anna review Back to Black the new Amy Winehouse flick

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FOOD: Anna  has a recipe: Chicken with apple cider

• Serves 4
• 100mls apple cider
• 80 mls chicken stock
• Chat potatoes thickly sliced
• 1/2 Spanish Onion - cut into wedges
• 2 pink lady apples - cut into wedges
• 10 thyme sprigs
• 1/2 cup Olive Oil
• 4 Chicken Pieces - duchess, cut, wing on
• 3 slices speck/prosciutto
• 2 tbsp apple vinegar cider

1 - Preheat over to 220

Combine spuds, onion, apple, thyme and 60mls of Cobram Estate Olive Oil in roasting pan. Season. Cook for 20 minutes

2 - Wrap chicken in speck/prosciutto. Place on top of potato mixture. Drizzle remaining oil. Add cider and stock to pan and roast until chicken is cooked. 15 minutes.

Serve with Green Salad.

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SIX QUICK QUESTIONS for Red Energy.

CARO TO CORRIE: in preparation for this years festival what is one amazing literary fact you’ve uncovered?

CORRIE TO ANNA: On the one year anniversary of Barry Humphries’ death what remains your favourite ever BH line?

ANNA TO CARO : What remains your best ever book to film adaptation?

CARO TO ANNA: Which literary hero would you most like to sit next to at dinner?

ANNA TO CORRIE: Can Which literary hero would you like to bring back from the dead to write one more novel?

CORRIE TO CARO: How Speaking of ghosts if you could ghost write one football biography whose would it be?​​

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Hear Myles' recommendations on the Cocktail Cabinet. He'll have more for us in episode 308!

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ON TODAY’S SHOW

The tragic events at Bondi Junction

Francesca Carter joins the show to discuss the emotional heaviness in Ballarat right now

A deep-dive review of Scoop – on Netflix

Caro’s review of Richard Clapton – he hasn’t lost it!

Patrick Dangerfield’s leadership at the AFLPA

And we look ahead to the Sorrento Writers Festival

THE COCKTAIL CABINET – brought to us by Prince Wine Store and Myles Thomson. This week: Wedding Anniversary Sparkling celebration

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Coldstream Hills Sparkling Chardonnay

Ca'del Bosco Prestige Cuvee Brut NV

BOOK: Corrie reviews Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire by Walter Marsh

SCREEN: Caro reviews Jeanne du Barry

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: Caro has a recipe: A great Autumnal recipe – Fig, prosciutto and Castello blue cheese                        

DID YOU SEE THAT? CORRIE TO REVEAL – CNBC reporting on mega wealthy Americans applying for citizenship in other countries…

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CORRIE TO CARO:  Which old rock‘n’roller’s show inspired you this week

CARO TO CORRIE: What are the 3 things keeping you awake at night in the lead up to the Writers Fest

CORRIE TO CARO: What football partnership inspired you this week

CARO TO CORRIE: What favorite annual Autumn pleasure did you partake in over the weekend

CORRIE TO CARO: Complete this sentence: “The thing I have learned after 35 years of marriage is….”

CARO TO CORRIE: If you were going to be thrown out of a rental house because you karaoked one too many times with the same song, what would that song be

And a shoutout for Ello Botancials – Tasmanian all natural botanical facial oils.

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Myles Thomson joins us to discuss Autumn wines!

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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

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BOOK: Corrie reviews It Takes a Town by Aoife Clifford

SCREEN: Caro reviews Vera – Season 13 on ABC iview

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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

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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

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It's Gather Round - so let's celebrate Adelaide Wines!

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ON TODAY’S SHOW:

-       The Bruce Lehrmann case – what a stuff up!

-       The Mamamia report and the impact/future of influencers

-       Corrie’s exciting news

-       Do you prefer Christmas or Easter?

-       Footy news and milestones

-       And we dip our lid to Diana Ross, who turned 80 last week

THE COCKTAIL CABINET – brought to us by Prince Wine Store and Myles Thomson. This week: In celebration of Gather Round, Myles discusses Adelaide wines

Michael Hall Mount Torrens - Adelaide Hills

XO Wine Co Cherry Pie Light Red

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BOOK: Caro reviews My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown

SCREEN: Corrie reviews The Gentlemen on Netflix

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FOOD: Caro has a recipe: Salt and Vinegar Potatoes                             

DID YOU SEE THAT? CORRIE TO REVEAL from the Huffington Post

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

CORRIE TO CARO:  Should the story about the Lions end-of-season trip have been reported

CARO TO CORRIE: Which newspaper ad astounded you on the weekend

CORRIE TO CARO: Christmas or Easter 

CARO TO CORRIE: Which footy milestone pleased you on the weekend

CORRIE TO CARO: What was going on with Rickie Lee Jones last week 

CARO TO CORRIE: Diana Ross turned 80 last week. What are your 3 favorite Diana Ross moments

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ON TODAY’S SHOW:

• Easter preparation & tips – Haigs chocolate, swim in the ocean, feed your garden, bite the bullet for your summer clothes
• What’s on this week?
• Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis & how it was announced
• Easter wines
• The passing of Laurent de Brunhoff
• Caro has become a member of the … Tassie Devils!

THE COCKTAIL CABINET – brought to us by Prince Wine Store and Myles Thomson. This week: Easter wines

With white fish: Chalmers Mother Block White Blend

With lamb: Poiteven

With chocolate: Inkwell Dark Star Late Harvest

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BOOK: Corrie reviews Pheasant Nest by Louise Milligan

SCREEN: Caro reviews Zone of Interest

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FOOD: EASTER RECIPES

Caro has a recipe:  Bill Granger’s Coconut Fish

Corrie has a recipe:  Jane’s Fig Trifle:

DID YOU SEE THAT? CARO re: Laurent de Bruhnoff

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

CORRIE TO CARO:  What did you do for the first time last week

CARO TO CORRIE: What was the biggest stuff-up you heard about last week

CORRIE TO CARO: What is Question 7

CARO TO CORRIE: Which chairman’s message struck a nerve this week

CORRIE TO CARO: Should men be banned from artistic displays?

CARO TO CORRIE: Planning a wedding in a post-covid world, what have you noticed has changed

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This week, Myles Thomson discusses Portuguese wine.

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