This was a very quick and easy salsa to make. Great with corn tortilla chips or used as a filling in quesadillas or tacos. And also great with beer. I made a small batch but it can easily be bulked up. Ingredients Fresh corn from 1 cob 1/2 of a brown onion, finely minced 3…
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The green machine vegee sandwich (avocado and asparagus)
The night before I had BBQ’d some chicken drumettes and also included some asparagus that I bought at the fruit and vegee shop (local new season asparagus, only $5/kg, $2.50/lb). I tossed the asparagus in a bit of rice bran oil, salt and pepper, and then grilled it on the BBQ. So the next day…
mini lamb burgers with vegees
An easy and quick meal…minced lamb (500 g, 1 lb), 1 finely minced garlic clove, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1 Tb apple cider vinegar…mixed together and formed into small patties. Cooked to your liking and served on mini-pitta breads. Served with steamed baby broccoli, carrot and corn.
Lamb meatballs with spinach tomato pesto
I created this dish with a mix of indian and italian in mind. Think of lamb saag, but as a pesto with italian influence. Instead of curd cheese, italian parmesan. Add in flavours of cumin and coriander. The result was wonderful, and my girls loved it. Ingredients Meatballs 500 g (1 lb) lamb mince…
Cornmeal battered snapper
Some people may say that a nice fish such as snapper shouldn’t be battered (breaded) and fried…I beg to differ…I think the right batter on a fish provides a nice, crisp and flavourful coating that locks in the moisture and flavour of the fish. And cornmeal provides a bit of extra ‘bite’ in texture and…
Duck prosciutto (the beginning)
As we are in the winter here in Australia, the temperatures are good for air curing meat (no higher than 15 C, or 60 F, during the day, and lows above freezing). Traditional pork prosciutto is hung and air cured for 10-12 months, a duration I’m not quite ready for! So, duck prosciutto! This recipe…
The winter garden 2013
After the last of all the summer/autumn vegees were finished, I eventually cleared the space for winter vegees. Of course, all of the dead plants went into the active compost bin, and I emptied out the compost bin that I had left undisturbed for a few months to let all the contents fully break-down. In…
Seafood and smoked pork neck cream chowder
The original recipe was from the Delicious magazine, but altered a bit by what was available and what I thought would taste better! The result is smoky, rich and creamy, and goes well with crusty bread on a cold day. Ingredients 1 medium brown onion, finely minced 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 250 g (1/2…
Cured olives (in progress)
I don’t eat a lot of olives, but I do enjoy nicely marinated olives alongside some cheese, cured meat, fruit paste and bread, crackers/biscuits. At this time of year fresh olives are sold in the local markets, so I decided to buy some and have a go at curing. Marinated olives in delis can be…
Penne carbonara with cream cheese
I had some leftover canadian-style bacon, and Madeleine loves carbonara, so the decision was clear. Except I didn’t have cream! But I did have cream cheese, so I improvised. The result was creamy and rich, and perhaps a bit less fat as well! Ingredients 2 Tb olive oil and 2 Tb butter 1 cup…
Pork neck steak with pineapple coconut sauce
I often braise pork neck to the point that it falls apart, and then pull it with a fork and cook it down more with the braising sauce for ‘pulled pork’. I decided this time to cut the pork neck in 1 inch (3 cm) steaks (sometimes referred to as pork scotch fillets, which is…
Grilled and marinated eggplant and red (bell pepper) capsicum
We were going to our friends Andrew and Sarah for dinner on Saturday, and wanted to bring a snack to precede dinner. So I decided to grill and marinate eggplant and red bell peppers. It’s so quick and easy, and so rich and tasty. Cut 2 eggplants lengthwise in 1/2 inch thickness, and grill on…
Day to Day Thoughts on Food 