Ginger and Cinnamon Cordial

Adventures, Drink
January 1, 2012 A while ago at the Carriage Works markets I spoke to someone selling apple juice, I buy literally liters at a time from this stall and in that conversation the assistant to the person who runs it advised that her son had “special lids that makes things into alcohol”.  I’d googled at length trying to {Tags: , , } {More...}

Garam Masala Chicken

Dinner, Recipes
July 10, 2011 Tonight’s dinner was garam masala chicken, based on a Neil Perry recipe which is based on another Neil Perry recipe in which he cooks fish.  I’ve poached fish in garam masala and coconut milk before when my wife brought a friend from work home and I wanted to do something different, but the technique is {Tags: , , } {More...}

Grilled Tuna Steaks

Dinner, Wholesome
December 15, 2010 Tuna are sea water fish that are noted for how fast they can swim, in some cases up to 80km/h.  This doesn’t stop them being caught, and if it affects their taste it does so in a positive way. I love tuna steaks, and I think fresh tuna is something people don’t eat a lot {Tags: , , , } {More...}

Singapore Chilli Crab

Dinner, Recipes
December 2, 2010 I love chilli crab  It’s the national dish of Singapore and one of my favourite memories of travelling was spending hours at Clarke Quay in Singapore eating it with freezing cold beer. I was frightened to try and cook it, but it worked and I’m delighted.  This despite the fact that I am not great {Tags: , , , } {More...}

Schnitzel

Dinner, Recipes
October 30, 2010 I love Schnitzel.  It doesn’t really matter if it’s from a pub, from Una’s (a Sydney institution) or elsewhere, it’s delicious.  The other night on Masterchef Junior, the kids decided to make one and I decided to make it for dinner tonight – my wife grinning that I had drawn inspiration from a kids cooking {Tags: , , , } {More...}

This Chicken Thing I Make

Dinner, Recipes, Wholesome
October 19, 2010 I have no idea what this is.  I based it off something I read once that was spectacularly retro and used sherry instead of the red wine, but the way I do it today works and we have it quite regularly.  It’s a lot of ingredients, but it produces a lot of flavours and it’s {Tags: , , , } {More...}

Chilli Con Carne

Recipes, Wholesome
October 1, 2010 I have the day off today.  I finished working at my last job yesterday and don’t start a new one until Tuesday.  I’m at home by myself and I have a giant bag of large red chillies from the Redfern Carriageworks Markets.  I also have organic onions, mince from Marion Plains and everything else I {Tags: , } {More...}

Why I Don’t Drink Fairtrade

Adventures, Food Tech
August 31, 2010 Fairtrade coffee (a system intended to pay coffee farmers a fairer price for their product) always seemed a bit suspicious to me, largely because I know as someone who tries to eat (and drink) ethically, that pictures of happy coffee farmers wearing knitted clothing are probably more marchitecture than grounded in fact.  I also know {Tags: , } {More...}

Tacos

Dinner, Recipes
August 30, 2010 I know, I know, it’s been ages.  I’m fixing it.  I’ve pared back some commitments that had been sucking up my time recently and I’m putting aside some more time for things I love.  Food is one of the main things I love Tonight’s dinner.  Tacos.  One of the most simple things around that you can pick {Tags: } {More...}

Bolognese

Dinner, Recipes, Wholesome
June 29, 2010 Bolognese is a meat sauce, and it’s (believe it or not) registered with the traditional recipe decreed by the delegation of Accademia Italiana della Cucinato have no other ingredients than beef, pancetta, onions, carrots, celery, tomato paste, meat broth, red wine, and milk or cream. There’s fewer fights on just about every recipe composition, if {Tags: , , , } {More...}