CARROTS WITH CUMMIN
This year our carrots were tasty. I have never liked carrots much, and certainly not raw carrots. The carrots I grew converted me to eating raw carrots. Carrots from the fruit shop are so cheap it never seemed worthwhile actually growing them. This, coupled with my previous lack of success at growing anything that didn’t […]
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SLOW ROASTED PORK
Tender Pork Today I cooked a big lump of pork on the bone. I have no idea what cut it was but it looked like it was a slice off the leg. There was meat on both sides and rind around the edge. I looked like it would be a good cut to be able […]
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CITRUS CURD – MOUSSE
It is difficult to understand why anyone would buy bright yellow thickened gloop with a shelf life measured in years when this takes about ten minutes and tastes like actual fruit. Lemon, lime, mandarin — whatever your tree is throwing at you right now — the method is the same. Made in a high-speed blender […]
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COD KEDGEREE
Dead easy, quick and reasonably cheap. It also looks good, with the fresh tomato, parsley, egg slices and lemon quarters in the tumeric coloured rice. Start all of these things off at the same time. They will be ready to combine once the rice is cooked. Ingredients 4 cups rice cooked in rice cooker 1 […]
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RUSTIC STYLE ANZAC BISCUITS
RUSTIC SPREADING ANZAC BISCUITS These are not your standard Anzac biscuit. They spread thin, go properly golden, and have a depth of flavour that the usual plain flour version just doesn’t deliver. The secret is stoneground white baker’s flour — and it turns out, a happy accident. We tested these with stoneground after running out […]
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QUINOA SALADS
Quinoa is a very versatile base for a salad, tastes great, good texture and goes with anything that you want to add to it. It is also very good for you, and can be frozen after cooking – I haven’t tried it yet but I am guessing that if the cooked quinoa is made with […]
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WHITE CHOCOLATE – CHRISTMAS ROCKY ROAD
I love to make things to go with coffee. These can usually be made weeks before and stored in the freezer, the main problem that I then have is remembering to get them out. Serving straight from the freezer is ok as it is usually so hot on Christmas day that icy cold deserts go […]
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NASTURTIUM CAPERS
There are plants that I have to have in my garden. I think that they are mostly plants that were in gardens that I knew as a child. I don’t know why I remember particular plants. The list of my child hood memories includes May Bush, Alyssum, Rose of Sharon, Port Wine Magnolia and of […]
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GARLIC PRAWNS
Prawns are my absolute favourite food. If given a choice I will opt for fresh school prawns, on buttered soft white bread, with a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkle of salt flakes with a bottle of good white wine eaten on a beach or on our back verandah as the best way to […]
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ZUCCHINI FRITTERS
This is very easy, tasty and mainly zucchini. It has surprising ingredients and they work well together. It is important to not let the mixture sit or the zucchini loses its liquid and the mix becomes stodgy. Ingredients – use the following propotions 1 egg 1/2 cup grated Parmesan 1/2 cup flour 1/2 tsp baking […]
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SLOW COOKED BEEF – cooked to perfection
After a fair bit of research I have come up with a couple of ways to get great steak and the perfect Surf and Turf. A good lump of beef is sometimes just what you need at the end of a tough day. The secret to a beautifully cooked piece of meat is firstly in […]
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TABOULEH AND TABBOULEH WITH CAULIFLOWER RICE
I grow lots of parsley. It is easy to grow, can be used in lots of recipes and tabbouleh is a great stand by salad with most of the ingredients able to be found in the fridge. Many years ago when I was teaching at a “multi-cultural” school I was introduced to Lebanese food by […]
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HUMMUS – raw carrot, cauliflower, carrot & cauliflower
These are all versions of hummus, or at least what I call hummus, which is anything which has tahini in it. I have been making hummus and other single ingredient salads or vegetable dishes such as mushroom pate or russian carrot salad, not as a dip but as a side to have with our salads and dinners. […]
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SPINACH AND CHICKEN RISOTTO
I love the pressure cooker and have used it for baked cheese cakes, hurrying up the cooking of a lamb roast, silverside, massoman curries, any number of casseroles, ribs, potatoes for mash and roasting, Christmas cakes, the list is endless. But it takes, a fair bit of courage to get started, a sense of adventure […]
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Pickled Radish Salad
I have a carrot and cucumber pickle recipe that is similar to this one. The radishes have a bit of a foul smell when sliced up but this dissipates after a while. I poured off some of the liquid before serving and this helped with the smell. Ingredients 1 bunch […]
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TOMATOES dried and pesto
Growing Tomatoes 2010 – I tried heirloom varieties so had a mix of size, colour and shape but not a huge crop. Lesson for 2010: Grow at least three times as many next time – they taste so good that they get eaten faster than they grow. I love dried tomatoes. I have a dehydrator […]
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Basil Pesto
BASIL PESTO 2012 – I have had a fantastic success with basil this year – shows that it likes being watered. I grew a punnet of mixed basil – don’t know what most of it is but we enjoyed fresh basil right through the season. I planted it beside the tomatoes as it is supposed […]
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PICKLED ONIONS – SLICED
My new way of pickling onions – this is experimental – 1/4/13 The date, April Fools Day, doesn’t indicate that this is a joke. I have only included it because I intend to update this post in a month and again a couple of months after that, simply to report on whether the experiment was […]
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ROCKET, PEAR AND WALNUT SALAD
Rocket and Pear Salad Really easy – a lot of it from the garden. Ingredients toast some walnuts or any other nuts or seeds shaved parmesan or similar hard cheese (ensure it is very thinly sliced – the slicer on a microplane grater gives a thin slice) rocket or spinach or mix one red […]
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SEAFOOD LASAGNE (rice or Noodles)
Seafood (prawns, fish and crab) and meat lasagne recipes with ricotta in the white sauce layer. These are the result of many years experimenting with lasagnes. Lasagne is a great way to serve a bunch of people (these both serve 12), because all of the prep and cooking can be done in advance and if […]
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MUSHROOMS – RAGOUT, BAKED, SEASONED
Kylie Kwongs Italian Mushroom Ragout (inspired by Franca and Stefano Manfredi) Serves: as part of a meal for 4-6 Ingredients 8 garlic cloves, crushed 4 salad onions, trimmed and finely sliced 1 tablespoon sea salt 200 g (61/2 oz) fresh button mushrooms 100 g (31/2 oz) fresh oyster mushrooms 150 g (5 oz) fresh shiitake […]
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Silverbeet or Spinach Salad
Silver beet grows right through the season – we shared our continuous supply with the chooks. They loved it so we got the extra goodness in the eggs. This is a very tasty way to cook your greens. We cut the stems from the silverbeet – it reduces the musty taste. You can use beetroot […]
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Mango & Watermelon Salsa
Fantastic with ham, prawns – anything that needs a salad as a side. This has a taste of its own. Usually I don’t use quantities. I just add what looks right and what is in the fridge and adjust to taste, however I made this salad today and noted the quantities. Ingredients 2 tomatoes […]
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Beetroot – red and white pickled
2011 – We had not really eaten beetroot before growing it. What a fantastic vegetable. Really good for you, easy to grow, tastes great, tastes best raw, fantastic when juiced, when pickled it is so much better than the tinned stuff and you use the lot of it. The leaves taste much better than silver-beet. […]
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