After my last recipe for the Joust I had a whole heap of ingredients left over that I needed to use up. Particularly the sweet potatoes and the parsnips. So I decided to make chips! Well, they’re a little more glamorous than the regular chips or crisps you may find in the [...]
A selection of root vegetables
It’s time for the Joust again! This is one entry I don’t like missing. It really provides an opportunity to put your “thinking cap” on and come up with something creative. The winner of last month’s joust, Elle set the pace this month with her choice of [...]
Lots of asparagus…
Well, the self confessed and appointed “King of Carbs” has had carb overload. Ok, I’m sick of the house smelling like a bakery and I can’t be bothered sweeping any excess flour that I might have missed. Seriously I’ll give the bread baking a break and return with my “breads [...]
Soft, chewy and oh so good!
Continuing in my “breads of the world” series, LOL…I think that has a nice ring to it, I present the pretzel. I’m talking about the big, soft chewy kind. Not those crunchy miniscule bar snacks you might enjoy at he local pub with a beer. I fell [...]
It’s been a good week..lots of bread experiments as you know. As you may have gathered by now, I like to indulge in a bit of food photography. Its a recent discovery of mine but apart from food I also enjoy taking snapshots of other things as well. So, without boring you [...]
So easy to make…
Continuing in my “breads of the world” series..ok..I made that part up, I wanted to feature a simple no yeast bread that can really be enjoyed at any time. Many are familiar with naan bread as an accompaniment to Indian food. It has a perfect softness that allows you to [...]
Plump Kalamata olives with herbs
Call me “King of The Carbs!”. That’s right. If there is one simple pleasure I cannot live without it has to be bread. Whether it be a sourdough with its crusty exterior and sour like taste, a good golden brioche from Germany or Australia’s very own “damper” [...]
It’s another round for memes. They’re an interesting thing aren’t they ? I must admit, I’m not really the biggest fan of these as I believe that if you want to say thank you to somebody head on over to their blog and say hi etc… BUT, I don’t want to seem [...]
Parsley Pesto…very versatile
I came back from the markets the other day with bunches of fresh parsley wanting to make the classic Lebanese dish “tabouleh”. A good look at the weather had me thinking otherwise. So after a change of plans I utilised the fresh parsley by making a gremolata for my lamb shanks. [...]
Melt in the mouth shanks with soft polenta
I was looking to make a dish to unleash the carnivore within. One that would suit the current “cold snap” as it’s referred to on the news. What’s better than slow cooking some meat on the bone and mopping up all the juices with some crusty [...]
