Tag: how to cook
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All-of-the-things ‘slaw
All-of-the-things ‘slaw Yup. Coleslaw not purely consisting of the traditional cabbage, carrot and possibly onion, but instead this coleslaw has pretty much all of the things in it. Quite contradictory to my views of the past I might add – those who know me or who think they know me through these interweb pages will…
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Lamb shnitzel with mint sauce (or maybe in a sandwich with tomato ketchup)
The trans-Tasman comradery and a good piece of lamb I am not sure the reason, but whatever it is, we as Australians always seem to be able to afford ourselves the time for a big old cross seas pointing of the finger and a laugh with our neighbours the Kiwis (and them to us I’m…
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Steak and the things I might like to have with it ie. Cafe de Paris butter
Steak is something that is honoured with no particular favourite sauce/dressing for me. It could be something green and herbaceous. Maybe salsa verde or a twangy chimmichurri. It might be something creamy. A porcini mushroom and bacon sauce perhaps. Or maybe a classic jus or gravy. I have been known to adorn a nice steak…
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BBQ lamb sausage rolls
Sausage rolls: an Australian institution. BBQ: also and Australian institution. Lamb: also an Australian institution. Can you see where I’m going with this? Of course you can. You are not as simple as you look. These little suckers are so tasty you’ll find yourself cooking up extra lamb just to make more. BBQ LAMB SAUSAGE…
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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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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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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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Grilled seafood with garlicky butter sauce while the kids are away
A simple, three-step recipe for a damn fine night with your one and only while the children are absent on school camp. 1. Ship the children off to school camp. It is important to remember that this involves more than just sending your offspring to their place of learning (yes, that’s questionable but we’ll get…
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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…