Tag: bbq
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An ode to my Ma’s savoury mince pie
This is a meat pie that would make my mother proud. I have said more than once that my mother was not the flashest of home cooks, and she is OK with that and still sends me birthday cards etc, etc, etc, but she could definitely throw together a damn fine fish fry, great meat…
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Herby grilled snapper
Herby grilled snapper. Just get on it. HERBY GRILLED SNAPPER 2 kg snapper or similar fish, scaled and gutted 2 cloves garlic 2 cups picked fresh herbs – a mix of parsley, rosemary, oregano and nasturtium 1 tspn dried chilli flakes 1 tbls red wine vinegar ½ cup olive oil Salt and pepper Extra olive…
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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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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…