There is nothing quite like a really good sausage roll and seeing as I have access to amazing sausages at my local award winning butcher, I figure I can give making good ones, a decent go. Attempt number one was pretty successful. They weren’t quite as fabulous as the ones we get from Alexander’s Patisserie…
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Moroccan spicy saffron lamb tagine with cous cous and labneh
I’ve eaten and made a few moroccan tagines and I think I have gotten to a stage where I have pinpointed the flavours I enjoy the most in order to maximise the experience when making it myself. A few things I have noted • I enjoy the date/sultana/fruit and nut combo so some kind of…
Marinated lamb cutlets, potato and blue cheese gratin and tomato salsa
Things are comparatively quiet in life at the moment. We’re saving for our upcoming trip to NYC and the weekends staying in are seeing me rather motivated with Sunday night night dinners. This is a variation on things I have made before and, as I often do I opt for utilising as much produce that…
Crazy quick potato gratin with salmon and mediterranean flavours
I’m not entirely sure I knew what I was making on my way home on Tuesday but I did manage to buy some asparagus and some salmon portions. After a bit of creative thought and checking on the availability of ingredients in the fridge/pantry, a plan started to come together. I decided to put some…
Baked pork chops basted in quince paste and verjuice with parsnips, onions and apples
I’m going to share some Maggie Beer love here. I tried out her recipe for lamb chops with quince glaze and it was fantastic. We bought some really beautiful quality lamb chops from Establishment 218 and being a sucker for crackling I removed the skin and roasted in a separate pan with the vegetables. Sourcing…
Crunchy polenta coated ricotta arancini balls
I made these for a ‘pot luck’ dinner I’m going to at a friends house tonight. They were ideal for making ahead and keeping in the fridge ready to be heated up in the oven for 10 minutes when I get there. For added gluten-free joy I substituted breadcrumbs for polenta. The result is VERY…
Coq au vin and potatoes roasted in duck fat
Well, it’s winter and the desire for stewy slow cooked rich flavours has definitely kicked in. I’ve been dying to make Coq au vin for quite some time so a free lazy Sunday was a great opportunity to fulfill this mission. I sourced some free range mixed chicken pieces and used our first attempt at…
The humble brussel sprout
Hated vegetable of the masses how we have embraced thee. I know a very large number of people have terrible memories of being force fed watery bitter brussel sprouts as children. I’m here to tell you that the memories will fade after trying this delicious recipe. I know my mum used to try and disguise…
Mussel mania
So last Friday night we made a MASSIVE pot of mussels. Two kilos for the two of us. It was a heavenly indulgence and loads of fun to make. First of oil put one yellow onion finely chopped, three cloves of garlic, one tablespoon of tomato paste and three small chillies in a big heavy…
Marinara stew
This meal was borne out of the need to use up various items in the refridgerator before they went off. I hate to waste food so this is what we ended up with. 1 onion – chopped 1 green capsicum cut into thin rings 2 tomatoes – chopped 300g good marninara mix 1/2 cup of…
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