Tag: young henrys
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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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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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Steamed pork rib with black beans
There is not much I do not enjoy about the yum cha (dumpling) table. Normally I would write a few more words to introduce a recipe. Not today. This Christmas thing makes a chef’s life too bloody busy STEAMED PORK RIBS WITH BLACK BEANS, STICKY RICE AND A FEW OTHER DUMPLING HOUSE GOODIES 500g…