It’s wet and cold and miserable and that means loafing about in my PJs making roast lamb. I did this one fairly traditionally with the obligatory garlic and rosemary, home made mint sauce, roasted potato and steamed baby carrots and peas. I don’t think I really need to write out a recipe for this whole…
Month: May 2010
Red Borscht
This is one of my favourite things made by my taller half. It’s a Ukrainian soup popular in many Central and Eastern European countries. Wiki definition This one was made with beef meat and sauerkraut which gave it a lovely sour taste that I enjoy in the green summer borscht which is made with sorrell…
Crispy skinned red chicken curry with lychees
I’m a huge fan of a roast red duck curry and invariably order it at most Thai restaurants I frequent. Having been inspired towards some asian dishes of late watching Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey and not having any duck immediately available I decided to make a crispy skinned chicken curry. 8 chicken legs with…
Breakfast with Karen
With my taller half being away in China it was a nice time to have some breakfast company with my friend Karen. I grilled some medium sized mushrooms with a lovely marinated goats feta, roasted capsicum and shredded zucchini strips with some olive oil and fresh thyme, grilled a couple of lovely middle rashers of…
Quick Kangaroo for one
So I’m flying solo while the taller half is in China visiting family. I also had a chilly 4am start this morning due to Federal Budget requirements so I needed something quick and nutritious to ward off the cold. I went for baked sweet potato and spanish onion with loads of thyme served with grilled…
Celebrating autumn
This one was a pretty easy, leave-to-cook option for a weeknight. Chicken, sage and bacon baked with thin potato rounds and served with grilled zucchini topped with parmesan cheese. 1 chicken breast (halved lengthways) 1 dozen fresh sage leaves 2 rashers of bacon 2 medium sliced potatoes 2 zucchini Simply layer the sage on top…
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