Category: gluten free/ can be gluten free
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The Third Annual Stockdale vs Cootes Cook-off
As promised here are the details of the third annual Stockdale vs Cootes cook-off. By Jennee aka. The wiffy The win was sweet. For those of you who follow this titillating tale of culinary genius regularly you would be aware that Grazza McFilthy Mouth has married into one of the finest Queensland families that have…
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Iluka 2466, day three
Day three. Wake up at crazy a.m. (an actual time) and straight into a brisk walk through the forest. Whatever made me think that was going to be a great idea also decided I needed a slap up, country town breakfast complete with the same cheap white bread that has nourished white trash kids for…
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Iluka 2466, day two
Day two. We opt for breakfast at the house as Iluka is one of those places that has “tastee omelet” (quoted directly from the menu) or “baked beans on toast for $6.50” type breakfast joints. I’m not saying that I’m a food snob but… I’m just not feeling the baked beans on cheap white bread…
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Iluka 2466, day one
Day one. We rolled into town on a small pink unicorn named Joe. Strange name for a unicorn I know, but it was inherited from his previous owner. There was no fanfare, zero celebration and we were not even acknowledged by the town hobbit. But I couldn’t hold this against the place… could I? Immediately…
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Whole salmon over smoke and coals to please Thor…
I think it is clear to anyone that knows me that I am of Viking descent. It is also clearly represented in history books with geographical maps written by important people with grey moustaches and clever looking glasses that the origin of my fore fathers is ancient Scandinavia. Thus this night was chosen to thank…
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Getting schooled about prawns
What do you know about school prawns? Not much. Well I’m sure that has absolutely nothing to with the fact that you live in a dark damp mountain cave in the middle of, err, the mountains… School prawns. *Insert old English voice here. “School prawns? Prawns that go to school? Absolutely ludicrous man. What will…
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Braising winter away
The cold chill has hit. I know this because the smart part of my brain tells me that when I see ice on the car wind-screen it is cold… unless you are at a party for crack loving car fiends, in which case it’s probably a heart warming sight. Also my nipples stand more erect…
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Shakshouka… or chakhchoukha… or shakshulka
Shakshouka was first created somewhere in North Africa a long time ago. It traditionally consists of eggs poached in a spicy sauce of tomato, onion and chilli, and whatever other spices they would have at hand. Cumin would’ve been in there for sure. Shakshouka means “a mixture”, which I would assume is derived from the…
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Smoked chicken, fennel and potato stew type thing
I had this meal in the pot in 5 minutes, which left me with plenty of time to go out to the verandah and sit back in my old rocking chair, smoke my corncob pipe and pay some more attention to my collection of dirty magazines from the early eighties. This is a great recipe…
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Roasted beef shin… and another story from Dr Chris
“Les the windmill expert” by Doctor Chris There was this guy, Les. He was a windmill expert & he lived in Western QLD. I met him in the 1960’s. By expert, I mean this guy could dismantle a windmill with a 21-foot wheel sitting… on top of a forty-foot tower… on his own. Then he…
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