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Country Style Pork Terrine (adapted from: Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, With Recipes) Ingredients 400 gm pork shoulder, ground 400 gm skinless pork belly, ground 300 gm pork liver, ground 12 rindless bacon rasher 2 tbs lard 4 shallots or 1 small onion, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped 1/2 Read More…
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I use the leftover venison mixture for the meatball to make this eggplant stack, our version of a “hamburger”. Ingredients Venison mixture, make into 4 patties 1 large eggplant, cut into 6 round slices 4 slices of mozzarella cheese lacto-fermented ginger carrots, beets or sauerkraut Method Preheat the oven grill to medium-high. On the stove-top, Read More…
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I have always eaten venison or deer meat in restaurants but have never cooked it myself. When I spotted venison for sale at the local market recently, I bought some mince. I made 2 recipes with it – venison meatballs and an eggplant stack. As it is quite a lean meat, it will be ideal Read More…
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Cleaning out my freezer the other day I found 1 ox-tongue, 2 lamb tongues, a pig ear, 2 lamb hearts and other odd bits. After brining them for a few days, they were slow cooked in an aromatic broth for a few hours until tender. With the tongues I simply pressed them in a dish Read More…
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I have always wanted to make my own bacon and I finally did. The process of curing bacon is really simple and the end result is well worth the effort. I will be having more fun in the kitchen experimenting with different flavourings, so watch out for more posts on this subject. . Home Cured Read More…
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This sauce is easy and quick to make. The 2 basic ingredients you need are avocado and lemon juice. Put into a blender, season with some salt and pepper and there you have it. A delicious sauce to liven up your salad, chicken, seafood, etc…. You can make it creamier by adding cream, creme fraiche, Read More…
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Wishing each and everyone a Very Happy and Blessed New Year! Having been away for nearly 4 months, regular postings has not happened as I hope. The whole month of January will take me away from home again, so I will most likely be posting from February onwards. I would like share with you a Read More…
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Beef, Mushroom & Guinness Stew (inspired by a recipe for Beef, Mushroom & Guinness Pie in Gourmet Traveller) Serves 2 Ingredients 60 gm Butter 1 onion, peeled and sliced 2 cloves garlic – finely chopped 500 gms stewing beef, cut into cubes 100 gm mushrooms, quartered 2 tbsp arrowroot flour 250 ml beef stock 200 Read More…
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A walk along the beach – Noosa ….
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