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 [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 12th, 2010
Had a craving for some buffalo wings over the last few days so I decided to whip some up.
For the sauce I heated 1/3 cup of butter with 1/2 cup hot sauce and stirred through some garlic powder, onion powder, and ginger as well as some extra Cayenne pepper to up the heat a little. [...]
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Posted in Cooking on Dec 22nd, 2008
Turducken is an amazing dish that is virtually unknown here in Australia, but over in the USA it has a cult following, especially with the Cajun and BBQ enthusiasts. A Turducken is a whole turkey, stuffed with a whole duck, stuffed with a chicken. There can be as many as 3 different traditional stuffings throughout [...]
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Posted in Cooking on Jul 17th, 2008
We provide dinner to staff who are crunching, pretty standard behaviour. However occasionally the four local food options get pretty boring so we like to do something a bit different. Here’s last night’s attempt at doing something a bit different for the guys.
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Posted in Cooking on Apr 18th, 2008
A few days ago I stopped at a little Italian deli that I’ve been eyeing off for a while. While taking in all the wonderful delights from Italy and the Mediterranean I came across a small mexican section. Basking in a ray of sunlight was a stack of cans of Chipotle [...]
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Posted in Cooking on Apr 14th, 2008
With plans to fire up the smoker I headed down to a local bulk butcher. I went straight to the cheap cuts and started grabbing meat. First up was a big chunk of pork, I had plans for some lamb, but they didn’t have any shoulder. I then [...]
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Posted in Cooking on Mar 4th, 2008
Once again I find myself cooking a recipe from Smitten Kitchen. I’m not sure if it’s flattery or plagiarism, I’m hoping the former. It seems every time I log into it I see not just a nice recipe, but something that I want for dinner straight away. [...]
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