Tag: cooking
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Cous cous salad salad
My old mate cous cous. It’s been a while. I had almost forgot that this stuff is really good. So good in fact, that it was named twice to really get the point across. So, I headed out to track down some of the aforementioned cous cous. I found some in the pasta section of…
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Camp oven lamb shanks with peas
I spend a bit of time thinking about how I might be able to get another serve of peas into me. I feel like the amount of time I might spend thinking about the pea is not outrageous in any way though, but probably just the right amount. The pea is worth a thought. The…
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Chimichurri
I have made many different versions of chimichurri sauce over the years and I am absolutely cool with that because I feel like this is the kind of sauce that lends itself to s little tweak every now and then, much like a crack heads right eye. Chimichurri a good sauce for whatever type of…
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Chilli cucumber salad
This is a story about a little cucumber and chilli salad I have been making of late. This salad prompted more than 1 person to question its origins and even tentatively ask me to jot down a recipe for them. Firstly, I’m sorry but this is not a very good story. Secondly, if you would…
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Curried potato salad
I like potato salad just as much as the next guy. Well, that might not be the correctest statement I have ever made, for if truth be told I probably like potato salad a whole heap more than the next guy. I know it’s not a competition or anything but I’m just saying that if…
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Smoked chilli hot sauce
This is a little number I like to whip up when I have chillis that need using. It’s not a filthy hot as I prefer a little heat and a good flavour with my hot sauce. I am not a fan of a hot sauce that will remove the roof of my mouth, taking with…
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Barbecue cassoulet
This little number is based on the classic French casserole of beans and a few different types of meat (confit duck is traditionally a must) which is gratinated with breadcrumbs so you know this is going to be good because I just mentioned that it’s based on a classic French recipe and the thing about…
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Really simple sausage rolls with BBQ leftovers
Really simple sausage rolls with BBQ leftovers. As the title might suggest, this is a recipe for the simplest of sausage rolls using leftovers from your weekend cook up. I know left over BBQ is a foreign concept to a lot of people so I say if you are one of these people, chuck a…
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Korean mung bean sprout salad (Sukjul namul muchim)
I first tried this salad at the Korean food stall at the local market and I was instantly impressed. Not only was this stall run by the nicest bloody Korean couple that you are ever likely to meet, but the food they make is all delicious. Everything from the fried chicken to the rice to…
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Easy peasy ham and cheesy scrambled eggs
Christmas is my favourite time of year and this is my favourite scrambled eggs of the year. It is made up of Christmas ham and left-over cheese platter cheese that are held together in a warm, melty pile of deliciousness by just enough creamy scrambled eggs to make it a breakfast dish. But really, it’s…
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