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Sweers chief cook and bottle washer

Lyn Battle describes herself as Sweers Island "chief cook and bottle washer" but that's just being modest.

The fact is the fishing lodge would fall apart without her unfailing enthusiasm for, and love of, this remote part of Queensland.

You'll find Sweers Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, about 170km north west of Normanton. Access is by barge, plane or yacht but weather being what it is, the unexpected often causes upsets.

As a result, Lyn is a master of ingenuity, able to make a silk purse from a sows ear - or a flambe from an almost empty store room!

She shares her recipes with 630 ABC North Queensland listeners every Monday on Mornings with Paula Tapiolas (just after the ten o'clock news).

You'll also find them right here on the web, where you can download them and have a go yourself.

Have you tried one of Lyn's recipes, or want to make a suggestion? Leave it in the guestbook

• Sourdough Honey Nut Bread
• Easy Tomato Relish
• Sausage Rolls
• Potato Puffs
• Mayple Syrup Mousse
• Boxty
• Tropical Salad
• Irish Fudge
• Spring Strawberry Cheesecake
• Lemon Spaghetti
• Apricot Meat Roll
• Winter Fruit Roll
• Quick Sourdough Potato Bread
• Banana Butter
• Cheese and Tomato Toasties
• Lemon Creamed Rice
• Lemon Scented Casserole
• Sourdough rye bread
• Blackberry Cheesecake
• Sourdough Scones
• Smoked honey prawns
• Pesto potato bake
• Lemon meringue pies
• ANZAC Hamper Damper
• Smoked fish pie
• Lime and buttermilk cake
• Steamed fish and veggie parcels
• Gluten Free Hummingbird Cake
• Flatties

Last Updated: 6/06/2007 8:45:00 AM AEST

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