THE PIES HAVE IT ~ AUSSIE CUISINE?

THE PIES HAVE IT ~ AUSSIE CUISINE?
After many requests and many more half started New Year’s Posts (some of which will see the light of day, time permitting) this was a recipe I could get up on here quickly before the half way point of the first month of twenty ten was staring back at me. If last year was anything to go by, this...

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCEED; THAI THAI AGAIN!

IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCEED; THAI THAI AGAIN!
Thai Beef Salad Sorry, its Friday afternoon at the end of a long week, and so I am not only tired, but silly to go along with it! Thai Beef Salad is one of my favorites and lately I have been on a mission to find a nice one in a restaurant that I could rely on to deliver the taste hit that I crave…no...

IF YOU SHRED THE BEEF DOES IT HAVE LESS CALORIES??

IF YOU SHRED THE BEEF DOES IT HAVE LESS CALORIES??
Beef Steak, prior to cooking! Just a little ego stroking first…see that button to the right of screen? CLICK on and VOTE…5 hats for me…please! Someone has nominated me as a top food blog…we are not talking Perth, or even Australia, this is a global thing and I have to say, the...

STICK TO THE RIBS BEEF

STICK TO THE RIBS BEEF
I went on a mission to find pork ribs at my local butcher wholesaler. (There is a great one near me!) They were twice the price as the beef ribs, so guess what? This recipe is for beef ribs, and I must say, that although I only got one, they were well worth the effort. In fact tonight I repeated the...

STIR FRY BEEF WITH BASIL

NEED: 1 tablespoon fish sauce 3 tablespoons oyster sauce 4 tablespoons chicken stock ½ teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoons oil 4 garlic cloves chopped finely 1 teaspoon chilli paste (hot) 500 grams fillet steak finely sliced 1 medium onion cut into thin wedges handful of snow peas 2 handfuls Thai basil DO: Mix...

FIVE SPICE MEATBALLS

Five Spice Sweet and Sour Meatballs NEED: 1 egg white 70g soft bread crumbs ½ tsp five spice powder Pinch salt 300g chuck steak cubed Juice and zest 3 oranges 1 red chilli 2cm piece peeled ginger 2 cloves garlic 3 tbsp honey 2 tbsp cornflour 40g soy sauce 1 medium red capisum diced into bite sized pieces 1...