Category: Red meat
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Virtual Dinner Party No. 4 – Slow-Cooked!
(Update: For VDP No. 5, click here) Coronavirus Lockdown With most of us in self-isolation or even total lockdown, a VDP (virtual dinner party) is one way to catch up with friends and to continue to test your cooking skills. We have now had a few VDPs. Here is the link to the first of…
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What’s in the Fridge? No. 8
Lamb Leg Roasted in Chutney Slow-cooked lamb recipes are everywhere, with many celebrity chefs publishing their own version. Their recipes sound exotic and magical, offering special results; and generally they do. However, you don’t need an exotic recipe to produce a wonderful result. Try this surprise method then experiment with your own versions. Don’t be…
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A Blast From The Past! No. 1
Shepherd’s Pie – The history Our friend Alistair obtained this recipe in 1973 when he and Alessina stayed at the Salvation Army’s People’s Palace, Melbourne. He was told it was based on the Salvation Army’s 1914 traditional Australian winter recipe. The two had arrived in Australia by ship from Canada and the “Palace” had been…
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What’s in the Fridge? No. 3
How to use up those almost finished bottles and jars of jams, chutneys, etc., that clutter the fridge? Lamb can be the answer – it is possibly the most robust of all the meats! An acquaintance once told me about a method for cooking a whole leg of lamb smothered in a bottle of ………