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Thai Beef Salad Recipe
Recipe from: “BBQ Food for Friends” by Jane Lawson and Anessa Broadfoot A friend of ours made this Thai Beef Salad at a recent BBQ gathering last weekend, and I couldn’t help myself – asked for the recipe straight away! It is a simple yet fulfilling dish, not your typical “salad” because there is plenty of wholesome, meaty BEEF goodness and beautiful flavors throughout the salad. Perfect for any barbecues, and I know I’ve been posting lots of “Winter Comfort Food” lately for my Aussie readers, so here’s one for my American / Canadian / International readers 🙂 Ingredients: 80 … Continue reading Thai Beef Salad Recipe
France-Soir’s Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe
Recipe from Australian Gourmet Traveller Magazine July 2010 (French Indulgence) Prep time 30 mins, cook 3 hours 15 mins (plus resting) Serves 4-6 I decided to give this recipe a good go because of various reasons:- 1) I’m ready to channel my inner Julia Child and attempt to cook Boeuf Bourguignon 2) I’m curious to see just how good this recipe from a renowned French restaurant in South Yarra, Melbourne “France-Soir” could be… 3) It’s winter, and this dish seems like the perfect comfort food. My husband is away this week so I don’t have him as my “guinea pig” … Continue reading France-Soir’s Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe
Rice Congee Recipe
Serves 2 This simple dish brings back strong childhood memories. I remember whenever I’m sick and just don’t have the appetite to eat anything “solid”, my mom or dad would make me “bak moi” or “mince pork porridge” and everything will feel better. In Australia, this dish is called a “congee” therefore let’s go with the flow of the western world and just run with this “congee” business, lol. I will always affectionately remember this dish as “porridge” of course, but whenever I want porridge in this country.. someone will end up bringing me a bowl of oats 🙂 Anyway… … Continue reading Rice Congee Recipe
FREE Cookbook Giveaway! Ends 30th June 2010
Kimba’s World Kitchen is giving away this cookbook to ONE very lucky reader. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and answer this very simple question: “WHO INSPIRED YOU TO COOK, AND WHY?” Your answer can be as short or as long as you like, but MUST be posted as a comment on this blog entry. The winner will be randomly picked by the 30th of June 2010, I will film a VIDEO of myself randomly picking the winner “live” so you all will know that no preference is given to anyone in particular.. so … Continue reading FREE Cookbook Giveaway! Ends 30th June 2010
Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe
Recipe by: Poh Ling Yeow, Runner Up MasterChef Australia 2009 Hainanese Chicken Rice is a classic Asian favorite. Its steamed chicken has an incredibly soft, melt in your mouth, texture which leaves you wanting more each time. Served with pickled vegetables, chilli dipping sauce, ginger and spring onion dipping sauce, and chicken rice, this is a true Malaysian lunch favorite. Definitely one of MY favorites, plus it’s considerably a healthier option! 🙂 Ingredients Steamed Chicken2 chicken merylands 1 spring onion, roughly chopped3cm piece ginger, grated1 garlic clove, thinly sliced1 tbsp shao xing wine 2 tbsp light soy sauce½ tsp sesame … Continue reading Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe
Garlic & Rosemary Slow Cooked Roast Lamb
Serves 4 This is the best way to cook a roast lamb. The result is this tender, melt in your mouth lamb meat and crispy skin which makes you wish there was more skin around the lamb! I happen to use the lamb leg in this recipe, but if you choose to use the lamb shoulder instead, there will be more fat within the meat so it becomes even more tender. Nevertheless, this roast lamb leg is equally as tender – and there is just enough fat in and around it to create a delicious flavor. This recipe was inspired … Continue reading Garlic & Rosemary Slow Cooked Roast Lamb
A Special Morning Tea for a Special Lady
This morning, we had a fully catered morning tea spread for a very special lady at work who has decided to retire and travel around Europe and hopefully Russia, and the rest of the world! Today was her last day, and so we’ve organised some food to be delivered to our office by Cafe Bettina in South Melbourne. As soon as the food arrived, the office started smelling really GOOD. After all, it’s not everyday that we get to be pampered with good food and I have especially told everyone not to have breakfast this morning because we will be … Continue reading A Special Morning Tea for a Special Lady
Oven Baked "Fried" Chicken by Kokita
Today, I’m going to tell you a little secret – the secret of my oven baked “fried” chicken. I could also post my recipe for my original deep fried chicken, but a couple of years ago I’ve discovered a product from the Asian section of the supermarket that changed my life. Ok maybe that’s a bit of a dramatic statement – but is it really? For someone who absolutely LOVES fried chicken, won’t you consider a “switch” from deep fried to oven baked a huge change for the better and healthier me? I definitely think so – so here is … Continue reading Oven Baked "Fried" Chicken by Kokita
Mini Lamb Curry Cottage Pies Recipe
Hello again! Didn’t think I would blog again so soon… but I had a random inspiration today! You see, last night I actually cooked triple the portion specified in my previous recipe for the Lamb and Potato Korma… which means, I had PLENTY of leftovers! What do you do with leftover lamb curry? Well, I’ve already made some frozen meals with some leftover rice.. but I didn’t want to just have steamed rice with all my curries… SURELY I could do something else to it! Well… partially due to my latest obsession with PIES and pastries and well, potatoes in … Continue reading Mini Lamb Curry Cottage Pies Recipe
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