HOT CROSS BUNS
Although I don’t love hot cross buns from the supermarket and I resent paying exorbitant prices for them from speciality bakers I have to have Hot Cross Buns at Easter. Having a stand mixer makes it easy to do with kids, and this recipe has ingredients that I can find in my pantry. I also […]
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BREAD AND BUTTER CUCUMBER PICKLES
What do you do when you grow cucumbers, make pickles! Well not just any pickles, cucumber relish, cucumber chutney, finely sliced sweet pickles, vinegary, spicy thick sliced bread and butter pickles, chopped pickles in omelettes, tomato, cucumber and onion salsa, raita – the list goes on but there comes a time when the creativity runs […]
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PASTRAMI – SMOKER & SOUS VIDE
This is the end of my experimenting with what to do with a piece of silverside. This is my progress: Boil the silver-side – in the pressure cooker, with pickling spices Cooking in the slow cooker, with pickling spices Rub with pastrami rub, leave for 24 hours, smoke to stall, rest, cool overnight, steam for […]
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PEAS & BEANS ON TOAST
PEAS & BEANS ON TOAST This is a good substitute for avocado on toast, and because it is made from frozen peas and broad beans, it can be made at any time of the year. Serves 2, one piece of toasted sourdough each. Ingredients 3/4 cup frozen broad beans 1/4 cup frozen peas small amount […]
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TUMERIC CHAI LATTE MIX
So I’ve decided that because I’m getting old and sore that I need to take a few steps to that will benefit my well-being. I am aiming to slow down the aging process, or at least manage it. Turmeric has such amazing anti-inflammatory benefits, just “Google” it, that I decided to give it a […]
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LETTUCE OMELETTE
I came across a lettuce omelette while reading novels based in Japan prior to a holiday there. I find reading novels set in countries that I am to travel to gives me a greater understanding of the people and customs of the country. This is a great way to use up eggs and is a […]
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GERMAN POTATO SALAD
I made pork knuckes for dinner and needed something to cut the grease. This is a revisit of German Potato salad. I love the way the vinegar and sweetness complements the pork and the whole potato salad thing without the mayonaisse greasiness. German Potato Salad INGREDIENTS 1 kg red potatoes, scrubbed well (or any potato […]
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PINK PANTHER’S CHRISTMAS MILK
Pink Panthers Milk was one of the cocktails we had at 5pm every day during to COVID-19 lockdown. When we revisited this drink just before Christmas there was not enough Gin and no Brandy so we used Sloe Gin and Sherry. With the sprinkle of cinnamon it tasted a lot like Christmas. This can be […]
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SWEET POTATO AND ZUCCHINI STRATA
A strata is just a fancy word for an egg and vegetable bake. This one can be used as a side dish or light meal. There is another one here that is fantastic for a family breakfast – great to prepare and simply put on to cook when you get out of bed. BREAKFAST EGG, BACON […]
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BREAKFAST EGG, BACON & CROISSANT STRATA
This is so easy, goes together in 10 minutes and you use whatever you can find in the fridge. It’s great for leftovers and provides a beautiful breakfast / brunch for 6. Served with a salad it can easily go to lunch. For Christmas / Boxing Day it can be made the day before, up […]
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MARINATED EGG PLANT (AUBERGINE)
My neighbour makes the most amazing marinated eggplant. It lasts in the fridge for at least a week, if it lasts that long without being eaten. We eat food bowls for lunch regularly so I always have salads, pickled vegetables, olives, dried tomatoes, roasted capsicum and dips to put together for a low carb lunch. […]
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BANANA AND DATE LOAF
When bananas start to go brown I peel them, put them into a zip lock bag, squash them up, write a label, and put in the freezer, next to the frozen egg whites. This is a great way to use up those frozen bananas. It is also a good recipe to make with a young […]
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Long Beach Iced Tea
A quite unusual twist to this drink – the lemon juice against the coffee liquer and cranberry juice or Grenadine, is to me better than the traditional Long Island Iced Tea which is made with Coke and Triple Sec. Ingredients 15 ml Gin 15 ml Vodka 15 ml Wnhite Rum 15ml Blanco Tequila 15 ml […]
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Cauliflower Cake
This is the first Yotam Ottolengi recipe that I made and I loved it so I had to buy his recipe book – “Simple”. His recipes represent the food I love to cook and eat. I have adjusted the recipe so it uses ingredients that I have access to. I love this recipe and intend […]
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CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE BLONDIES – SUPER EASY
I made some jam with the last of the seasons plums and peaches, and the plum portion went straight to a clear conserve texture, even the skins dissolved. I added the sugar at about half the weight of the fruit and stirred till dissolved then thought what am I going to do with this – […]
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Thai Prawns in Coconut milk
This recipe came by accident. Ingredients 300g frozen or fresh peeled prawns 1 can coconut cream (about 270ml) 2 tbs fish sauce 1 tbs grated ginger 1 sliced chilli (to taste) 2 finely sliced red onions 2 kafir lime leaves finely sliced 2 tsp Thai seasoning mix (or green curry mix for a different flavour) […]
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LEMON RICOTTA CAKE
This is absolutely amazing. It is very moist with an almost cheese cake consistency. It is definitely worthwhile repeating, and best thing is it freezes really well and is great served with ice cream. It was born out of the need to use up a basket of fresh ricotta. I bought it to make egg […]
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FOOD RULES
Having spent much of last year immobilised with a badly broken ankle, my weight, level of fitness and health perception needed some work. The time had come – I needed to do something serious about getting fit and healthy. My way of doing things is all out, and for a change of this magnitude I […]
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CHICKEN CACCIATORE
CHICKEN CACCIATORE Ingredients: Serves 4 2 tbs olive oil 4 chicken thigh pieces 1 cup onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 red capsicum, medium dice 2 cups button mushrooms, cleaned and quartered 1/4 cup red wine 2 cups diced roasted tomatoes 1 sprig thyme 1 bay leaf 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 cup […]
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Almond Meal Pancakes
These are quite good, paleo and fill the need for a bit of something to fill the mid afternoon or after school snack gap. I think that they would be good to go with bacon and eggs for people who still feel the need for something a bit like a carbohydrate. This recipe is so […]
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COTTAGE PIE WITH SWEET POTATO TOPPING
Before I start there is one thing that I had to look up and that is what is the difference between “cottage pie” and “shepherd’s pie”? It turns out that it is all about the meat. Shepherd’s pie should contain lamb, and cottage pie usually is made with beef. So this is a Cottage pie […]
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PICKLED CAULIFLOWER
This is so quick to make and looks stunning both in the jar and on an antipasto plate – it also tastes good. Because it has a lemony flavour it is a pleasant change from the sugar vinegar based pickles I normally turn out. A little bit of turmeric gives it a delicious yellow colour […]
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PICKLED CARROT AND ZUCCHINI STICKS
This is another awesome tasting, easy to do, addition to an antipasto platter. I used carrot and zucchini because that is what I had in the fridge but other fairly hard vegetables like cauliflower and broccoli could also be used. Ingredients 1 sterilised jar (through the dishwasher will do) 1/2 kg carrots, washed, top and […]
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Texas Beans
These are great to go with most smoked meat and are ideally cooked in the Actifry. They take a fair while to cook and they need to be regularly stirred and the Actifry made this an incredibly simple one pan dish. Approx. 8 servings as a side dish. Takes about 3 hours cooking time but […]
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