Pecan-crumbed basa with apple and rhubarb-braised cabbage

Itโ€™s succulent. Itโ€™s crunchy. Itโ€™s sweet and sour. There are hints of South-East Asia and the American South in the marinade and crumb. A dish to impress. I promised friends I'd share this recipe I created on the weekend. A similar dish featuring catfish and bran crumb, created by celebrated Dutch-born U.S. chef Victor Gielisse, …

Six awesome blogs for research students

Dr Rod Benson, 4 October 2024 Stairs between Lower Ground and Ground Floors, Donald Robinson Library, Moore Theological College, Sydney. There are three kinds of research student: those who start researching and writing and are crawling or sprinting toward the finish line, those who give up in defeat, and those who finish writing and submit …

Weeping for the divided cities

No. 47 of 47. First published 31 Dec 2007. Here is a prayer read by Australian Anglican Archbishop Phillip Aspinall at our group devotions in Jerusalem on the morning of 10 Dec 2007 in preparation for our journey from Jerusalem to Bethlehem: Lord Jesus Christ,Today we share your tears for the cities of the world;Still …

Visit to Yad Vashem

No. 46 of 47. First published 31 Dec 2007. Today (Monday 10 Dec 2007) we moved from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, with important diversions. The first was a visit to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, and its flagship attraction, the Holocaust History Museum. Most striking to me was the huge concrete bunker, vaguely reminiscent …

Lutheran World Federation urges peace in Palestine

No. 45 of 47. First published 29 Dec 2007. The Lutheran World Federation has appealed to Israeli and Palestinian leaders to โ€œurgently pursueโ€ the successful conclusion of a peace treaty between their nations, as agreed at the recent Middle East peace conference in Annapolis in the US. At a full day of meetings in Annapolis …