BBQ Lamb Marinade

There are some days I can’t be bothered farting about in the kitchen. Today was one such day. It was a sunny, beautiful day and I wanted out of the house. So I left some lamb steaks sitting in this marinade for 5 hours while I went to the beach. When it came time to [...]

Mexican Chicken Pozole

I wasn’t feeling too great today so I decided to cook something which would be substantial and healing. The spice in this dish sure sweated out of me whatever was making me feel ill. I used some pretty hot chillies as a garnish but this is really your call. It’s got a nice warmth without [...]

Mexican Black Bean Salad

I’d had a can of black beans sitting in the back of my cupboard for an eternity. Who knows where/when I purchased them, but they have remained unused since that day. After deciding a week ago that I didn’t need to shop for at least 3 years due to the crap I’d accumulated over the [...]

Peruvain Style Baked Leeks

• Share on Facebook • Add to Del.icio.us • Digg It! I love leeks, always have. I really wanted to make a leek suet pudding with a bunch of leeks I’d picked up at the markets at the weekend, but when I came to do it I had no idea. I thought about ringing my [...]

Mexican Bean Chilli

Here’s another Mexican treat. In the form of a vegetarian chilli. It’s not often I forego the meat so this was a bit of an experiment. If truth be told, the chorizo I inteded to use was horrible so I binned it and went meatless using some beans I had bought on a whim a [...]

Tomato Salsa

Mexican food in Sydney is pretty pitiful. I have yet to eat a meal that has impressed me. So, I made myself some chilli and this lovely salsa to go with it. It’s spicy, but use it sparingly and it’ll add a pleasant kick to your meal. RECIPE:

Guacamole

I absolutely hate shop bought guacamole. It’s up there with shop bought coleslaw. I can’t believe people actually think they’re being exotic buying it. They obviously don’t realise how easy it is to make and just how much better it is when you’re done it yourself. Muppets. RECIPE:

Venezuelan Meatballs

You may notice the new sensation in my household is Latin American food. It’s not so much of an obsession yet, more a passing whim. I’ll grow out of it in a week or so. In an endless quest to try every meatball known to man, I decided to try these lovely little Venezuelan treats. [...]

Moqueca

I first tasted this in a lovely little Brazillian restaurant in Edinburgh about 8 years ago. I didn’t even know what it was until recently when I tasted it again here in Sydney. It is a delicious fish stew from Brazil that goes by the exotic name of moqueca. The flavours are delicious. Try it. [...]

Punched Potatoes

This is a Portuguese recipe which will work for anything you’d serve potatoes with. It’s also a great way to vent your day’s anger as you literally do “punch” the potatoes. Not hard enough for my liking. We had it with some chicken and chorizo. Another triumph! RECIPE: