This week Caroline Wilson and Corrie Perkin delve into Andrew Gaff’s horrible strike on Andrew Brayshaw and the incident’s impact on the game, plus they discuss reports that the relationship between the AFL and the AFLW may be deteriorating. 

Caro and Corrie check in with the latest in the Geoffrey Rush defamation case which leads to some reminiscing about memorable celebrity interviews, like Corrie’s 12 minutes with Hugh Grant and Caro’s interview with Cher.   Just what makes a great celebrity interview?

This Saturday the 11th of August is ‘Love Your Bookshop Day’, we discuss the future of the suburban bookstore and how you can get involved in showing your local bookshop a little love on Saturday. “Bookshops are the new black” says Caro. More details HERE 

In “BSF” Caro’s raving about her recent read (direct from the states) ‘Hope Never Dies’ by Andrew Shaffer, the first in the Obama/Biden series. (Avaiable soon at My Bookshop HERE).

Caro’s had a heart warming night at the movies watching “Mamma Mia : Here We Go Again” (aka Mamma Mia 2). Corrie serves up friend Andrea’s “Eye Fillet With Beetroot, Zucchini and Spinach Salad (see recipe below). 

Caro’s grumpy about Jeff Kennett again after an interesting weekend radio interview and in ‘6 Quick Questions’ - are the Gold Coast Suns on death row?, the latest high profile ‘un - invites’ from the Brisbane Writers Festival, favourite winter flowers and more. 

Corrie’s ‘Crush of the Week’ - the women of America who are coming forward in droves to consider running in September’s election. 

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Andrea’s Beetroot and Spinach Salad

(great served as a bed on a platter with pieces of eye fillet and pesto on top). 

Aim to marinate the beef for 2 days. 

 

Marinade

500ml Tamari

250ml Cider Vinegar

1 red chilli chopped

6 cloves of garlic

 

Put all of your marinade ingredients into a blender and blitz. 

Place your beef in a long dish and pour over marinade

Seal well and put in fridge turning every 12 hours

After 2 days remove meat from marinade and dry with a cloth

 

Dressing for Spinach salad 

6 cloves garlic

¼ cup seeded mustard 

150ml cider vinegar

Salt and pepper

350ml olive oil

 

Whizz these ingredients up.

 

Mix spinach leaves, diced baby beetroot (cooked prior)

diced zucchini (which you’ve blacked in boiling water for 2 minutes). 

While zucchini is still hot, toss the salad dressing, spinach leaves and diced beetroot together and spread on a large serving platter. 

Cook your eye fillet however you like it best (ie BBQ or oven). 

Rest the meat then slice and lay on the bed of spinach salad

You can drizzle with your favourite pesto to serve as well. 

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