When I was little, I can’t really remembering liking liver paté very much. I ate it, but it was a mystifying texture and flavour, and I was not easily convinced just how good it was for you. Fast forward into adulthood, and now – at least a few times a year – I absolutely must have some! When we lived in East London, SA, Continue reading
Category Archives: Meats
Bacon Wrapped Chicken and Onion
A quick supper and new favourite that tastes so good but took minutes to prepare. I served this with garlic buttered spinach and
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Spring Veg Chicken Stir Fry
After a day in the garden sometimes you need to throw a fast stir fry together to get a quick lunch.
Today was one of those days. We put down fresh bark chips, composted the rose garden and then added a few plants for summer. Continue reading
Tender Pork Ribs, oven baked and grilled
In winter it’s no fun for my Sweetie to smoke ribs out in the chill at the back of our house. Knowing him though, if I asked he’d do it!
A friend told me he bakes ribs in the oven, really really slowly, lets them rest and then browns them under the oven grill before serving. He also said Continue reading
Pork Shoulder Roast, Puerto Rican style with a touch of Jamaica!
Roasts always intimidate me. Small pork chops and I understand each other, but a hefty roast I approach with respect.
I saw a recipe that I liked for Puerto Rican roast pork and wow it looked good. Mostly olive oil, garlic and Continue reading
South African Bobotie
This dish is very popular in South Africa. It’s rumoured origins are that it first appeared in a Dutch cookbook dating back to 1609 or thereabouts and taken to South Africa by the Dutch settlers. The Malays in South Africa then adopted it Continue reading
Baked Pork Chops
I had these wonderful but intimidatingly large pork loin chops. With some dry rub seasoning and butter they turned out tender and delicious. Continue reading
Oxtail Stew with rosemary and ginger
One of my favorite meats is oxtail. I don’t know many people here in the States that have had it this extremely flavourful cut of beef. Full of collagen, fat and tender meat if
Roast Duck stuffed with orange, thyme and onion
Sides of roasted brussel sprouts, kubocha squash, steamed beetroot, cauliflower mash, cranberry sauce and Continue reading
Quick Veggie and Sausage Stir Fry
Sometimes whatever you have in the fridge comes together as a delicious concoction … if the culinary stars align. I had some yummy Austrian Kasekrainer applewood smoked pork sausages studded with Emmenthaler cheese. Continue reading