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Posted in Cooking on Mar 20th, 2011
I had a hankering for a hearty bean stew and went rummaging through the pantry for some ingredients, originally I had planned to do something along the lines of Boston Baked Beans, but I had forgotten I was out of Molasses. So I dug deep and found a bottle of Apple Cider and figured I’d [...]
Posted in Cooking on Mar 13th, 2011
As you get comfortable making a certain dish, or preparing a certain ingredient you gain confidence to change it and add your own touch to it. This is where I am at with making Bacon right now. I feel comfortable taking my basic bacon recipe which is taken almost directly from Ruhlman’s Basic Dry Cure [...]
Posted in Cooking on Jan 30th, 2011
My take on a Thomas Keller recipe. Quail eggs cooked sous vide @ 61 C served with home cured bacon sliced very fine and cooked until crispy, topped with a Sprinkle of Smoked Maldon Sea Salt and a grind of Pepper. Obviously a Chinese spoon would be a better serving plate but apparently I don’t [...]
Posted in Cooking on Jun 26th, 2010
Recently I’ve had a hankering for some Split Pea Soup, usually something I associate with cold winters days … yet it’s the middle of summer. A few things led me to this urge. I had some ham bones from a ham I’d cured and smoked some time ago in the freezer ( My mother used [...]
Posted in Cooking on Jun 12th, 2010
I’ve been looking for a decent quality pork belly for a while now to make a good slab of bacon ( well not really bacon because it’s not smoked, but cured and dry hung ). I was about to hunt down some from a local farm when I found a secret stash down at wholefoods. [...]
Posted in Cooking on May 16th, 2010
I’ve been watching Master Chef Australia whenever I can get hold of an episode and in a recent episode they were making a bunch of Duck dishes and it reminded me that it’s been a while since I cooked Duck. I decided there and then that I needed to remedy the situation as duck is [...]
Posted in Cooking on Feb 15th, 2010
Here’s a really nice simple soup that tastes great. I sauté half an onion and a clove of garlic in some EVO, then add a splash of wine and a chopped head and stem of Broccoli. Added enough stock to just cover the Broccoli and simmered until the Broccoli was soft, but not mush. Blended [...]
Decided to make pizza tonight and thought that some of my left over Terrine filling would be an excellent start. While taking it out of the freezer I also found some home made bacon and home made Pastrami. Excellent I thought, this will make a kick-ass pizza. I’ve also wanted to try making a Pizza [...]
Posted in Cooking on Jun 7th, 2008
The Perfect breakfast
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