Quick pizza

We actually didn’t have a lot of food in the house, but I was able to get pizza on the table within 45 minutes! The moment I got home I cranked up the oven as hot as it would go. I then made the pizza dough: 350 g white flour 1 Tb active dry yeast…

Pork ribs

I had gotten the belly from half a pig for bacon (4.2 kg or 9 lb), and it still had a reasonable amount of rib left on it. So I used the ribs for dinner. 12 or so pork ribs, marinated in 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 Tb tomato paste 1 Tb cumin ground 1…

Burgers with brioche buns

For the brioche buns, mix the following: 550g (1 lb) bread flour 1Tb active dry yeast 1 Tb honey 1 Tb salt 50 g (4 Tb) softened butter 2 eggs 1/2 cup (110 ml) whole milk 1 cup (220 ml) water Knead the dough and let go through 1 rise. Knead again and divide into…

Lamb ribs

12 lamb ribs Marinate for at least 24h in 2.5 cups tomato purée 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 bay leaves 2 Tb oregano 1 Tb cumin 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp black pepper 1/2 Tb salt Take lamb ribs out of marinade and shake excess marinade off, retaining the rest of the marinade. Grill…

Toad in the hole

This recipe is actually from Jamie Oliver. I don’t often use many of his recipes, but this one is simple and tastes great! 10 sausages of your choice yorkshire pudding 2.5 cups whole milk 6 eggs 230 g (0.5 lb) plain flour 1 tsp salt I placed each sausage into a mini loaf pan and…

Pork spare ribs bindi style with sauce

Belinda came up with this marinade and I used the leftover marinade for the sauce. 1 kg (2 lb) pork spare ribs Marinade 3 Tb soy sauce 2 Tb mirin 3 Tb sesame oil 1 Tb lemon grass, minced (unless you use this regularly, use canned) 2 Tb grated ginger 2 garlic gloves, minced Marinate…

Twice baked sweet potatoes

3-4 sweet medium potatoes, cut in half lengthwise (the smaller the sweet potato the better the caramelisation) 1 brown onion, minced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 egg 1 tsp nutmeg, ground black pepper to taste cheese (gruyere), diced Olive oil Belinda adapted this recipe from the Delicious magazine. They are sweet and freaking delicious. Rub…

Veal stock

2 veal shanks 3 carrots, roughly chopped 3 celery stalks, roughly chopped 3-4 medium brown onions, quartered 1 head fennel, roughly chopped 2 Tb coriander seed, whole 2 bay leaves 1/2 Tb black pepper, ground 1/2 bottle dry white wine 1/4 cup honey 2 Tb salt Oil and butter Add equal portions of oil and…

Grilled chicken wraps with avocado, pineapple and corn salsa

Belinda cooked last night (I grilled the chicken though). The girls love wraps. It’s such an easy way to squeeze all sorts of goodness into one bite! 3 chicken breast fillets, dry rubbed with 1 Tb ground cumin 1 Tb smoked paprika salt and black pepper to taste For the salsa, mix together 1 avocado,…

Buckwheat bread with rolled quinoa

250 g white bread flour 250 g buckwheat flour 100 g rolled quinoa 1 Tb dry yeast 1 Tb raw sugar 1 Tb olive oil 1 Tb salt 400 ml water Mix all ingredients together in a bread baker for kneading and let rise once. Knead the dough again and place in loaf pan. Let…