Tag: dinner
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Christmas spit roasted goose with bacon, cranberry and herb stuffing
So there it was. Christmas. It came as quickly as a teenage boy, and then left feeling just as ashamed. There will be no more fighting through crowds of people, the air will clear of the musty smell of anxiety and defeat, the glow of the fluorescent lights powered by a million trapped Christmas fairies…
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Grilled asparagus (kinda like elote)
So yeah. We were getting about the idea of making something for dinner and we decided it was going to be Mexican themed. There was asparagus to be used and my mind was thinking about elote (Mexican grilled corn), so asparagus elote (sort of) it was. Cooking the asparagus quickly allows the flavour to come…
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Spit roasted duck with stone fruit sauce
A lot of people fear cooking duck which I think is kinda fair enough because it can be a little difficult to cook a good one. A shit one, dry and rubbery, is piss easy for anyone to put on the table, but that perfect duck takes a little more skills and smarts. I’m here…
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Charred cabbage salad with yoghurt dressing
You should not poo-poo the idea of a salad being great. You should definitely not poo-poo the idea of a great cabbage salad. You should really definitely not poo-poo the idea of charring said cabbage for that great salad. Lessgo. CHARRED CABBAGE SALAD WITH YOGHURT DRESSING (for the barbecue table) ½ green cabbage, cut into…
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Nasi goreng with smoked pork belly
Classic Indonesian fried rice – Nasi meaning “rice” and goreng meaning “fried”. Legit linguistics. lessons for y’all right there. I have mentioned before that I have a penchant for all things ricey, but when you head into rice world armed with a fried egg, some smoked pork belly, crispy-airy prawn crackers and a garlicky ginger…
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Smoked pork belly pad kra pao
Pad kra pao is a really good Thai stir fry usually consisting of minced meat, long beans and holy basil. We’ve subbed in smoked pork belly for another level of deliciousness and thai basil because holy basil is MIA. As with all stir frying make sure you have your mis en place ready. Everything chopped…
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Venison with black pepper & garlic
I am not Asian and nor have I trained formally in the art of any type of Asian cuisine. My Asian training comes from the streets. It comes from a head-over-heals type love affair with Asian flavours. It comes from eating my way through Chinatowns, Korean precincts, Vietnamese markets and real-life Asian countries. Also, and…
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Spicy fish on toast
This is a pretty good little entrée. It is actually a really good little entrée. It’s kinda flash but also very easy to make so I guess it fits your MO perfectly. You could certainly put this fish on mini toasts for a lovely canape too. SPICY FISH ON TOAST (for 4 as an entrée)…
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Horseradish mayonnaise and king prawns
This is a simple little recipe for a simple little world. Bah. I wish. For the simple little world, that is. I can guarantee this will be the simplest dinner you’ve made since sand pit mud pie. I would say this recipe is so simple that it will need to be relegated to the league…
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Cheesy mashed potato spring rolls with roasted chicken gravy
I’m not sure if this is a side dish, a footy snack, a starter, or a fully-fledged white trash dinner, but one thing I am very sure of is that these cheesy mash spring rolls are tasty. Really, really tasty. I wish I could claim the idea as my own, but I know it came…
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