Macadamia Crusted Lamb Rack with other things
Clean-up of pantry (2006 was a busy year for shopping apparently) yielded a bag of macadamia nuts and hence. Crust is equal parts macadamia nuts and…
vegetables
Something to put under a steak
Broad beans are in season. I was reminded of this when a red faced man came in to an art exhibition I was at with a box full of them. I couldn't…
Everything I know about food in the context of a stodgy looking plate of lamb and green lentils
Technically it's a braise and that's often the cooking method of choice for cheaper and tougher cuts but that doesn't exclude other cuts. The…
Another Sunday Roast
Mag's been put to bed so that means…Sunday roast. A few helpful things: Lamb You can make a nice lamb stuffing with (roughly) a cup of fresh…
Some salad
Some salad
New Year’s Eve Dinner 2006
Following on the heels of last year's New Year's Eve Dinner party for 11 we thought we'd try again with 16 and a n extra course in there. Sue…
Chilli Pumpkin Ragout and Cherry Clafoutis
I don't like pumpkin. The leverage required to slice through one says missing fingers and the name, because of joke I was once told, says hillbilly…
A Dinner for guests from Singapore
Mr Chubby d'Hubby of Singapore was in town for a wedding a little while ago and I insisted, *insisted* that he come over to my place for dinner in the…
Clear Mackeral Soup, Golden Snapper with Artichoke Barigoule and Motor Reviews
My significant other-in-law Chris runs a charter fishing boat out of Darwin. He has five top fish and not only refuses to keep any fish outside of the five…
Steak with ratatouille, broad beans, and a red wine cream and porcini sauce.
I don't think you can ask much more from a spring Friday than pulling out some chairs to sit in the last hour or so of sun with a few beers and the…