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…
Puree of carrot, parsnip, cauliflower and golden zucchini with a bit of veal (baby food)
We’re presently having our good friends Jule and Adam with their girls Milla, Heidi and Ida living with us after moving back from Germany. Ida is eating solids so I thought baby food is important enough as adult food to put in a blog! Other than chilies, salt and sugar, I think it’s good to…
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…
Fettucini with Ribeye steak, green beans, mushrooms and red bell pepper
Ribeye steak is my favorite cut of beef. 2 ribeye steaks, dry rubbed with 1 Tb smoked paprika 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp black pepper salt to taste Set the steaks aside with the dry rub while prepping the vegetables. 2 large handfuls of green beans 1 red bell pepper 8 medium sized mushrooms, sliced…
Wholemeal Spelt Bread
200 g white bread flour 200 g wholemeal flour 150 g Spelt flour 1 Tb dry yeast 1 Tb raw sugar 1 Tb olive oil 1 Tb salt 350 ml water I mixed all ingredients into the bread baker and let mix, knead and go through one rise. I then hand kneaded the dough and…
Buttermilk fried calamari
I bought a whole calamari for 9 dollars, and had the fish mongers clean it. I then scraped the outer film off the calamari, cut the wings off and into strips, and cut the body into 2 cm (1/2 inch) rings. I soaked the calamari in buttermilk for about 15 min, then breaded in a…
Fig cookies
10 dried figs, minced 1/4 boiling water 1 egg 2 cups flour 1/2 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp salt Pre-heat oven to 180 C (350 F). Add the boiling water to the figs in a bowl and let rehydrate/soften for about 5-10 min. In…
Day to Day Thoughts on Food 