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BBQ pork nachos loaded with a few things including charred jalapeno hot sauce
Nachos are a pretty commonplace meal around these here parts, especially when it’s dinner for just me and the boys (I am father to 11 and 12-year-old boys just in case you didn’t already know that). In fact, it would be true to say nachos, burgers and pizza form my children’s’ holy trinity of foods…
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Meatballs in tomato sauce on the Weber
This was one of those times where I wanted to fire up the BBQ but I needed to do something different than the ol’ standards. Enter the meatballs. Meatballs are absolutely banging when they’re cooked in any type of BBQ, and also tasty as when cooked in the oven. The choice is yours. But these…
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Grilled chicken with Thai flavours and sweet & sour sauce
This dinner was cooked up with a pile of things from our home garden. One of the really good things about living in a sub-tropical region is that a whole heap of the ingredients that might be grown and eaten in South East Asia can also be grown here. Also, to complete the experience, children’s…
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Braised beef cheeks in drinkable red wine
At one time in the past I was of the opinion that the wine I used for cooking would not be the wine I would consume myself. In fact, the wine I used for cooking would be bottom shelf, cheap as, nasty assed goon*. My opinions on more than one thing have changed in the…
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Special fried rice. Why is it so special? It just is, that’s why.
This cracking way to use up extra Christmas ham (that you will probably want to book mark for next year) is based on the Aussie-Chinese take away restaurant classic – the special fried rice. Why is it called special fried rice? I am not really sure, but maybe it had the little pink shrimpy things…
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Steamed pork rib with black beans
There is not much I do not enjoy about the yum cha (dumpling) table. Normally I would write a few more words to introduce a recipe. Not today. This Christmas thing makes a chef’s life too bloody busy STEAMED PORK RIBS WITH BLACK BEANS, STICKY RICE AND A FEW OTHER DUMPLING HOUSE GOODIES 500g…