Category: gluten free/ can be gluten free
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Chicken thighs with cavolo nero and corn pilaf… and a guy named Phil
First you need Phil. Phil is a guy I work with and he likes gardening. Phil grows vegetables and makes pickles and preserves, and makes his own butter, cheese and yoghurt to boot. And yes, Phil is available ladies! Phil also has the tongue of a salty old sea dog… mostly because he is a […]
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Getting pickled… lentils and beans, that is
I love getting pickled. In fact, you could say that I have made somewhat of a career out of getting pickled. I don’t know if it is my German-Polish heritage rearing it’s ugly but lovable head, like the child peering around the corner while his parents are engaging in a little “special time”, but without […]
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Almost healthy rocky road type thing
Do you like a bit of chocolate on the odd occasion? I like a bit of chocolate on the odd occasion. I don’t like to admit it though. I actually have some kind of phobia in my sub-conscious that prevents me from admitting I like chocolate (or anything sweet, really), hence the lack of sweet […]
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A Mexi feast that would make a Mexican proud… possibly… i don’t know any Mexicans I can ask…
Recently, at my place of paid employment, I cooked a Mexican fiesta for anyone and everyone to try… providing they had a burro for transportation, a fake big black moustache and the fare of six silver pesos to pay their way. After a day of sending out feast after feast after proud gringo Mexicano […]
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Pork fillet with lentils, tomato and salsa verde
The rains are coming down noisily in our (yeah, we’ve claimed them now) not-so-long-ago tranquil Northern Rivers. There has still been a lot of heat getting about the place, but right now the heavens they are emptying their bladder that’s for sure. These rains have made me think back to a dinner I cooked up […]
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Jennee’s Sunday Spread… Singapore chicken satay, pakoras and other stuff
Jennee’s Sunday Spread If there is something I’ve grown accustomed to it is returning home on a Sunday afternoon to Jen’s famous Sunday spread. No. This is not a new weekly segment aimed at letting you in to the more intricate details of my life… or wife… or both of the above. I think you […]
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Pulled pork with jerk spices, posh ‘slaw, pickled carrot and jalapeño yoghurt
Pulled pork just sounds wrong. It sounds like something a million teenage boys across the world may be doing at any one time. It sounds like something I should not touch if it were served to me on a plate. It sounds… well it just sounds wrong, that’s all. SO WRONG IT’S RIGHT (insert crazy […]
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Another day, another cook-off part 3… and the winner is…
So it has finally happened. Jennee has produced the recipes of the dishes Sarah and she prepared at our last “Stockdale vs Cootes cook-off”. Just as I have been able to at last put that last crippling defeat of cookery at the hands of my dear wife and her family out of my mind and […]
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How to make mayonnaise… with the Mayonnaise Nazi
The Mayonnaise Nazi “Who is that man in the red mask? That devilishly tall, handsome masked man? The one with the Hitler moustache? The guy who is constantly harping on about how everyone in this world and the next should be making their own mayonnaise…” OK folks, I stand before you as my blogland audience […]
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Another day, another cook-off part 2
The dishes of Grazza McFilthy Mouth So, as I previously promised you fine folks (hell yeah I’m talking to you) that I would post recipes for the dishes we cooked in our now legendary cook-off this week, I feel somewhat obliged to actually come through with the goods. I will put myself under un-necessary pressure […]