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| Trevally poached in White wine, garnished with sautéed tomato and Puff Pastry, with creamy Spinach. |
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| With a glass of Rose Wine... delicious. I followed an old recipe with so much Egg, Butter and Cream that entrée size is really enough for Main course. |
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| With Swiss Brown Mushrooms and a dash of Soy Sauce. |
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| On my walk today I passed a clump of Bamboo and picked a few young stems. |
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| It a bit of a job peeling the husk off. |
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| But you end up with some tender green bits that are rather like Asparagus. I cooked mine with Onion, Garlic and Ginger just saute with a little oil and water. Quite delicious!. |
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| Baby Pea Soup with Mushrooms...over Rocket and Baby Spinach.... with Parmigano and Lemon..Yum. |
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| It's the perfect day for having brunch in the sunshine. |
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| Poached Egg on Avocado and Sourdough. |
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| Sweet Potato with a hint of Chili and garden herbs |
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| Simple Salad. |
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| Great combination. |
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| Yummm.... |
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| Mixed Lettuce, Cucumber, Tiny Tomatoes, Red Onion, Red Grapes, Smoked Chicken and Parmigiano. With Vinagrette and Smoked Salt... just the thing for a late night supper. |
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| Chili Wedges with Maple Bacon, Lemon and Butter Sweet potato Hummus dip and a Salad. |
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| Perfect for a cold wet lazy Sunday morning... just need company. |
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| Potato and Baguette with Capsicum Cellery and Spring Onion.... Egg and Avocado Cream...yummm. |
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| Egg, Bacon and Mushroom Pita with coffee and the computer... |
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| You have to use your hands a bit. |
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| Cut Brocolli into small segments, cut up an onion, crush a clove of Garlic soak and chop up some dried mild Chilli, and thinly slice some Ginger. |
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| Stir fry the onion, add the Garlic and Chilli... add the Brocolli and some soaked dried Shitaki Mushrooms and Black Fungus. Add a dash of Chinese Rice Wine, some Soy Sauce, Fish Sauce and Sesame seed oil... The juice of half a Lime and just a little honey for balance. Soak some Bean noodles and bring to the boil...drain and serve with the veggies |
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| Last night I made some Pizza dough.... simple enough recipe... (the secret ingredient is a mashed potato) |
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| for lunch I made a Pizza with thin slices of Tomato, Salami, Black Olives, Cheese and Pesto dotted around a bit. I prefer Pizza that has just a scattering of topping. |
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| Cooked for about 20 min in a hot oven... crunchy and delicious. |
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| Or what I had for dinner... |
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| Grind Star Anise, Coriander and Cumin seeds in a mortar and pestle. |
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| Add Ginger, Galangal, Shallot, Garlic, Lemongrass and Lime peel... and continue to grind to a paste |
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| Add dried Red Chillies which have been soaked in warm water. |
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| And continue to pound it to a paste. |
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| Add Shrimp Paste and Coriander Root... and keep on pounding until you have a paste consistency. |
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| Bring some Coconut Cream to the boil and cook the paste of in that. Add some Lime juice and a bit of water if it's too thick... also add a teaspoon of sugar to balance the flavour. |
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| Add Chicken Breast cubes and simmer until cooked... serve with Basil , Coriander and Rice. Delicious. |
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| Last night I went to dinner with friends and watched as Tree made Crunchy Mackerel and Tofu with Garlic Chives Soaking a bunch of Garlic Chives in the sink...when they're clean, pick over and remove the ends and any leaves that are a bit dry or withered. |
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| Cut them into 2inch lengths and set aside. |
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| Cut up a block of Tofu into slices and then again into squares. |
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| Heat up oil in a pan and gently fry the Tofu shaking the pan to stop them sticking...being careful not to break them up. |
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| Add the Garlic Chives and let them wilt down a bit... toss over a little Fish Sauce and it's done. |
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| Take the cleaned Mackerel and marinate in Fish Sauce for 10 minutes... then pat dry . |
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| Deep Fry a couple of the fish at a time until crunchy, then drain on kitchen paper |
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| They'll look something like this. |
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| Serve with rice...delicious. We also had caramelised Pork Spare Ribs and Bitter Mellon and Egg. I didn't take photos ...so perhaps I'll have a go at making some myself and posting about that. |
