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I don’t get many opportunities to be classy. It’s (arguably) not that I’m actively classless, but when you spend your days cooking, cleaning and plonked in front of a computer, it’s hard to feel glamorous. Nobody wants to see me hanging up washing in a ball gown.
So, when I want to feel classy for a change, I make canapés with a glass of wine in hand (there’s no other way).
This Bin 65 Chardonnay from Lindeman’s was just the thing. To prevent myself from drinking the whole bottle (which probably would have reduced my class factor considerably…), I put it to good use in these little mushroom bruschettas. Because only classy ladies make canapés, right?
The flavours in these mushroom bruschetta were to die…
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