Category: bbq
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spaghetti bolognese, aka spag bog, on the bbq

Spaghetti Bolognese or, as we like the odd colloquialism and/or slang in Australia, the spag bog or spag bol. I will be going with spag bog. Not sure why, but that’s just what we’ve always called it. I bloody love a good spag bog. Always have. Although I must admit the spag bog that would…
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the BASTARD BURRITO

Until last week, I had not eaten a burrito for over 20 years. That is one thing I know about. Things I do not know about are how to build a traditional burrito, if in fact the burrito is traditional Mexican cooking at all. But I am in luck because I have a default setting…
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lamb braised with red wine
Insert your own amusing story here. LAMB BRAISED WITH RED WINE(Serves 8 or so) 1 lamb shoulder, cut into braising pieces on the bone. A nice butcher will do that for you.2 onions, diced2 carrots, diced2 sticks celery, diced 5 cloves garlic, chopped 3 anchovies. Don’t even think about it, just do it.2 bay leavesA…
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Fried chicken chow mein (or fried chicken chow nice)

Chicken chow mein is kinda a rough moniker for this most famous heavy weight of Australian-Chinese restaurant cuisine. Of course “chow” is fine because you always want to chow down on this dish, but “mein”? This is not mean at all. In fact, I would go as far as to say it’s very nice. Yup.…
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Prawn & sausage jambalaya

Jambalaya. A Cajun classic. Allegedly first made by European immigrants in New Orleans and deeply rooted in the Spanish paella. It’s a tasty-assed mash up of some kind of meat, smoked sausage, a few vegetables and rice in a pot, where they are left to make love and produce offspring of immensely really good flavour.…


