My taller half does make the best pea and ham soup I’ve ever had with the special ingredient being smoked bacon ribs. This one was a bit more rustic than his usual creamy efforts but still oh so packed full of flavour. Recipe is as follows 500g yellow split peas 500g green split peas 1kg…
Fresh apple puree and crispy pork belly
We had an absolutely awesome dinner on Saturday night at Darleys restaurant at Lilianfels in Katoomba. It was voted best regional restaurant in NSW and has two hats. I was inspired. Darleys at Lilianfels we drove back to the big smoke via the Bells Line of Road and stopped into one of the 9 apples…
Turkey, craisin, mushroom, almond and wild rice pilaf
I’ve been having a hankering for wild rice. I absolutely love the texture of it and it’s so good for you. I also love the flavour of nuts and raisins in food which are common in various Moroccan dishes. The sweet and savoury flavours are accentuated by the soft and crunchy textures. In trying to…
Lazy Sunday lamb roast
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…
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…
Capsicum stuffed with marinara and quinoa
We went for a short weekend trip up to visit my in-laws at their property and it was magnificent. They have a beautiful garden full of veges, berries, fruit and nut trees so we snaffled a small amount of produce, amongst which were some green capsicum at a perfect size to stuff and bake. I…
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