Tag: food love
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Venison, root vegetable and stout stew… and navigating a camp kitchen
Our recent trip to NZ had very slight undertones (subtle as a slap in the face with a wet fish) of cooking and/or eating whatever local produce the frozen, undulating, sheep dotted, river covered landscape could offer. This day we were making our way back to Methven, and the company of our good friends Troppo…
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Smoky grilled chicken
I really do like a good yard bird. This is a good yardbird type experience. A smoking hot bronzed bird splayed out in front of you… so moist and ready for the taking… it’s good times. Euphemisms aside, if they should really ever be put aside, this is some damn tasty bird. If you can…
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Braised lamb cutlets with bubble-and-swede… and a couple of things that grow really well on the south island of New Zealand
Yeah, I know right. Who uses lamb cutlets for braising? Well, in the south island of New Zealand where the sheep population grossly outweighs that of the humans*, lamb cutlets are cheap as bro, so today I would do whatever the heck I wanted with them. Also, what is this whole bubble-and-swede thing, you ask?…
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The Fergburger experience, Queenstown, New Zealand
The Fergburger experience is a real thing. Previously I had only heard stories about Fergburger and it’s backyard dealings of quality burger product and accompanying side dishes, and how the burger junkies would come from miles around to get their fix. This story gets damn good when I tell you it was these rumors and…
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Herby roast chicken with a really good warm salad and salsa verde
This one is a pretty good looking little dinner that would probably impress that love of your life/person of sexuality of your choosing that you are trying to convince that you would be a good sort to shack up with, and it is still easy enough for some one of your skill-set to put together……
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Cowboy beans! Yeehaw!
So I made some cowboy beans. Actually, I’m not even sure what cowboy beans are, but this is what I imagine they may be. But they may not be this at all. Definitely do not tell your friends these are OG cowboy beans as that may not be fact. I would even go so far…