It’s nice to have a vegee night. This dish hints of meat but there is none. Lots of veg, spices, cooked down slowly. Some are roasted. Za’atar is merely a mixture of spices, primarily sumac and thyme, sometimes the addition of sesame seeds and other things, but I find sumac also goes well with cumin…
Tag: corn
Corn and avocado salsa
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…
Cornbread
An old favorite! With soup, buttered for breakfast with eggs, there are so many ways to enjoy cornbread. Ingredients Fresh corn from 3 cobs 2-3 Tb butter 1 cup milk 1 egg 3/4 cup plain flour 1+1/4 cup yellow/white corn meal 2.5 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt Saute corn in butter about…
Garden photos update, December 2012
The Vegees are continuing to grow. The sugar snap peas are long gone, the broccoli is gone, and there’s a bit of silverbeet (chard) left. Still waiting on the red cabbage, hot peppers, red onions, tomatoes and corn. I also added a photo of an artichoke flower and a bush that has flowered for the…
Pan fried flathead and prawns with oven chips, green beans and corn
I marinated the fish and prawns in garlic, parsley and coriander leaf (cilantro) from the garden, lemon juice from half a lemon, black pepper and salt, and oil, for about 30 min. Meanwhile, I chopped up the potatoes, dried them with a tea towel, tossed them in oil and put them in a hot (200…
Fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, green beans and creamed corn
This was for Mother’s Day Fried chicken1 whole chicken, cut up with skin left on, soaked in buttermilk for at least 3 h. Mix in a bowl about 6 cups flour, 6 Tb salt and 2 Tb black pepper. Toss chicken in flour and fry in oil deep enough to cover over half of chicken,…
House and garden photos mid-summer
Just thought I would take some photos of the tomatoes, corn, basil and the yard mid-summer.
Asian-style burgers with corn, carrots and peas
250 g (1/2 lb) each ground pork and veal3 minced garlic cloves2 Tb cilantro (coriander leaf)1 Tb ground coriander1 Tb fish sauce1 Tb dark soy sauce1 Tb balsamic vinegar (I didn’t have rice wine vinegar)2 Tb honey Mix all ingredients together, form into patties and grill. Serve with steamed corn, carrots and peas. Simple and…
Chestnut seabream with sweet potato lentils, asparagus and corn
I cut the seabream into small sizes and marinated it in juice from half a lemon, 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (coriander leaf), salt and black pepper for 30 min. Toss the fish in chestnut flour (mixed in a bit of salt and black pepper) and pan fry about 2-3 min per side. For the sweet…
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,…
Friday night burgers with oven roasted potatoes and corn
It’s Friday night! Keep it simple. Burgers 750g (1.5 lb) lean ground beef 1 Tb tomato paste 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 Tb oregano 1 tsp basil 1 tsp cumin 1 Tb red wine vinegar 2 tsp raw sugar 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp salt cheese for topping Mix all ingredients and form into…
Day to Day Thoughts on Food 