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Hi Everyone, Out camping over the Easter/Anzac holidays. We wanted to try a few different things this time since Glen u...
19/04/2025

Hi Everyone,

Out camping over the Easter/Anzac holidays.

We wanted to try a few different things this time since Glen upgraded the solar in the new caravan.

We were going to cook the kievs in the airfryer but took a chance and cooked them and the potato on the weber, they both turned out so good.

Won’t be the last time we do this, have done a few oven cooks, still amazes me that the bbq is so capable of being our oven since we don’t have on in the van! Happy Easter to you all, may the bunny be generous with his chockie eggs!!

Cheers
Nese

Hi everyone,Tonight I went back to my childhood and had dumplings. We usually had them in a stew but on one of the trips...
05/09/2024

Hi everyone,

Tonight I went back to my childhood and had dumplings. We usually had them in a stew but on one of the trips to visit my parents in Portland, we went to a restaurant that served chicken and dumplings.

Now not sure why I all of a sudden I thought of this dish but I wanted to recreate it as close as I could. When we went over this year the restaurant had shut down! It Was so disappointed!

Here is the recipe:

https://charmrecipes.com/cooking-crock-pot-chicken-and-dumplings-for-beginners/

If you read the article it said they added cream of chicken soup which wasn’t listed in the ingredients list. So I doubled the recipe, using one regular chicken broth and one salt reduced broth, then two tins of cream of chicken soup. I also didn’t have a poultry seasoning so I added dried parsley, thyme and tarragon.

Now when I was growing up we used Bisquick for our dumplings. I can get some from USA Foods in Melbourne but I never use it before the use by date is up, so I gave up on buying it! So I homemade them, the only thing is I added some dried parsley to the mix.

Just before serving I cooked some egg noodle pasta to add in at the end. So yummy and delicious! Best thing is the slow cooker does all the work and it is minimal effort to do the few extras that are needed.

Cheers
Nese

Hi everyone,Happy Father’s day! Ethan made his extraordinary eggs florentine for Glen this morning and eggs benedict fo...
01/09/2024

Hi everyone,

Happy Father’s day!

Ethan made his extraordinary eggs florentine for Glen this morning and eggs benedict for the rest of us.

Ethan’s hollandaise sauce is soooo good. Always has the right about of acidity. It needs a real bite to it! Eggs were perfectly cooked, nice and runny.

Man Glen has been trully food spoiled this weekend.

Cheers
Nese

Hi everyone,Tonight the kids came up to celebrate Father’s Day with Glen. He requested chicken hawaiians for dinner. Thi...
31/08/2024

Hi everyone,

Tonight the kids came up to celebrate Father’s Day with Glen.

He requested chicken hawaiians for dinner. This is one of my fave ways having a schnitzel. Don’t do them very often but always a hit when I do.

They are single chicken breasts trimmed, I always save the offcuts to have for extra bits!!

Once trimmed they go into a wet mix of satay sauce and egg, I use the jarred masterfoods one. Then coat them in breadcrumbs with dried parsley and s and p.

Shallow fry in a pan with oil till golden brown and cooked thru! Once cooked place them on paper towel to drain them.

Once all breasts are cooked place them on a baking tray then cover each breast with a slice of Virginia ham. I always brown my ham off, it is just much tastier, then add two pineapple ring slices and finally top with sliced tasty cheese to cover.

Tray goes in the oven at 180 to 200c till cheese is melted and browned off slightly.

We had garlic spud and steamed veggies.

Then after dinner we played the new expansion of catan I bought recently, cities and knights. If you dont have it in your catan collection of games it is worth getting. A bit nasty but also great fun!

Tomorrow morning Ethan is making Glen eggs benny for breakfast, he is gonna be well and truly spoiled!!

Happy Father’s Day!!! May your day be fabulous

Cheers
Nese

Hi everyone,Tonights dinner is a throw back. I haven’t done baby back pork ribs in years. Bought some from costco a few ...
21/08/2024

Hi everyone,

Tonights dinner is a throw back. I haven’t done baby back pork ribs in years. Bought some from costco a few weeks ago and finally got around to making them.

They aren’t hard to make, just time is needed. Place the ribs meat side down in a roasting dish. Cover completely with dry ginger ale, then toss in some chopped onions. Cover the roasting dish with foil and place in the oven for three hours at 150C.

When the three hours are up, remove the roasting dish from the oven, keep covered and let them cool to room temperature.

Then cook them on the BBQ and smother them in your favourite BBQ sauce, in this case I used Sweet Baby Rays. Don’t go easy on the sauce the more the better!

So delicious!!!!

Love a good american food night.

Cheers
Nese

Hi Everyone,Had another fabulous weekend even if it was a touch cold! Sandy, Glen’s sister came up and we went down to T...
19/08/2024

Hi Everyone,

Had another fabulous weekend even if it was a touch cold!

Sandy, Glen’s sister came up and we went down to Townsend Nursery in Wonthaggi, if you have never been it is worth a visit, they have quite a few green houses with a lot of natives and cottage core plants! It is tucked in the middle of nowhere, so not the easiest to find without a GPS!

Did lunch at the Wonthaggi Hotel, great pub great meal, really generous portions!

So while out travelling around the country side for a leisurely drive at home dinner was cooking in the slow cooker. Beautiful lamb shanks, fall off the bone by the time dinner arrived. Jazza and Amity joined us for dinner and catching up, so a real family affair.

I made colcannon mash and just simple veggies to go with it all and of course gravy, Glen’s life blood!!

We played Canasta into the wee hours of the morning, had a few drinks and just enjoyed the time together.

On Sunday, we had a roast Chook, now this recipe is one that I watched Maggie Beer do years ago on the cook and the chef, I know it ain’t a exact copy of what she did, but it is close and it is my fave way of doing a roast chicken! Even if a little messy!

Put a few good tablespoons of butter in a bowl, the zest of one lemon, the juice of the lemon, parsley, salt and pepper. Mix it all together, it does take a bit to incorporate all the the juice. Once mixed together, seperate the skin from the breasts with your fingers, breaking some of the connective tissue. I know it sounds gross but trust me it is worth it.

Place some of the butter mixture between the skin and chicken breast, making sure it is spread around on top. Then with the rest just smear it all over the chicken. Finally place one half of the used lemon inside the chicken. Place in a roast dish with a little olive oil and cook at 180C for 1 1/2 to 2 hours depending on the size of the chook. I always check doneness by cutting between a drumstick and the body of the chicken to see if the liquid runs clear.

Hope the spring weather comes back and sticks around, so looking forward to some warmer days and especially the nights!

Cheers
Nese

Hi Everyone, Final instalment of all the new dishes I made for the weekend is the desserts. Now anyone who knows me, kn...
08/08/2024

Hi Everyone,

Final instalment of all the new dishes I made for the weekend is the desserts.

Now anyone who knows me, knows I make an insane sticky date! I can also do a mean cake mix from a box!! I am not a baker or dessert maker. This weekend I wanted to push myself outside of the normal recipes I do, trying not to become a one trick pony, even if that one trick is pretty damn good!

I have made a peach cobbler over the fire in the camp kitchen in a camp oven and out camping as well. I do occasionally find that one not quite what I remember from growing up! But it is an easy one with few ingredients, so it makes it the perfect one for a camp out.

The one I did this weekend was a Bourbon peach cobbler and man oh man it was to die for!!!!!! I will definately adding this one to the repertoire.

Now as you all can see from the picture I didn’t do it in a cast iron skillet, I feel like it really didn’t take anything away from it! I also didn’t use fresh peaches as they aren’t in season.

I did prep both desserts in the morning and did the final assembly once we were ready for them. I was a touch worried that the peaches would have soaked up the bourbon to much but they didn’t. One day I will get Glen to let me use some of the good bourbon!!!

https://rasamalaysia.com/bourbon-peach-cobbler/

The next new dessert I tried was a Chocolate self-saucing pudding cake, now I did this one because Glen is a chocolate fanatic! So wanted something for anyone who wasn’t a fan of peaches. This one was such a weird concept for me to get my head around because once assembled you drown it!!! Glad I had a friend who helped me sort that out! Thanks Karen!

https://simplefood.blog/2014/07/05/chocolate-self-saucing-pudding-best-ever/

We served both with vanilla ice cream and custard, it was nice to finish off the meal on a cold winters night with a warm dessert!

Thanks for all the jeeples that came up and enjoyed the American food weekend. Even made them all biscuits and gravy for breakfast the next day! It was so nice of catch up with everyone, been way too long and thanks for braving the cold!!

Cheers
Nese

Hi Everyone, Final instalment of all the new dishes I made for the weekend was the desserts. Now anyone who knows me, k...
08/08/2024

Hi Everyone,

Final instalment of all the new dishes I made for the weekend was the desserts.

Now anyone who knows me, knows I make an insane sticky date! I can also do a mean cake mix from a box!! I am not a baker or dessert maker. This weekend I wanted to push myself outside of the normal recipes I do, trying not to become a one trick pony, even if that one trick is pretty damn good!

I have made a peach cobbler over the fire in the camp kitchen in a camp oven and out camping as well. I do occasionally find that one not quite what I remember from growing up! But it is an easy one with few ingredients, so it makes it the perfect one for a camp out.

The one I did this weekend was a Bourbon peach cobbler and man oh man it was to die for!!!!!! I will definately adding that one to the repertoire.

Now as you all can see from the picture I didn’t do it in a cast iron skillet, I feel like it really didn’t take anything away from it! I also didn’t use fresh peaches as they aren’t in season.

I did prep both desserts in the morning and did the finally assembly once we were ready for them. I was a touch worried that the peaches would have soaked up the bourbon to much but they didn’t. One day I will get Glen to let me use some of the good bourbon!!!

https://rasamalaysia.com/bourbon-peach-cobbler/

The next new dessert I tried was a Chocolate self-saucing pudding cake, now I did this one because Glen is a chocolate fanatic! So wanted something for anyone who wasn’t a fan of peaches. This one was such a weird concept for me to get my head around because once assembled you drown it!!! Glad I had a friend who helped me sort that out! Thanks Karen!

https://simplefood.blog/2014/07/05/chocolate-self-saucing-pudding-best-ever/

We served both with vanilla ice cream and custard, it was nice to finish off the meal on a cold winters night with a warm dessert!

Thanks for all the jeeples that came up and enjoyed the American food weekend. Even made them all biscuits and gravy for breakfast the next day! It was so nice of catch up with everyone, been way too long and thanks for braving the cold!!

Cheers
Nese

Hi Everyone, I didn’t get photos of just the new veg recipes I did on the weekend. It was the fast and furious when te...
06/08/2024

Hi Everyone,

I didn’t get photos of just the new veg recipes I did on the weekend. It was the fast and furious when tea was served up!

So I did my corn recipe and the family garlic potatoes that I have posted on the page previous. If anyone wants those recipes, just let me know and I will send them to ya!

I actually should have made more of the carrots and beans, one of the few times I actually undercatered. Man I wasn’t happy, but it was just under the right amount I really needed.

The first new veg recipe I tried was smothered green beans, these were pretty good, will remember to stir them around next time, the bacon on the top got a touch to much colour.. ooops!

https://www.plainchicken.com/smothered-green-beans/

The other new one was maple dijon carrots, again just undercatered for everyone, man I was off my game! Oh well we all have our oops moments!

https://happymuncher.com/maple-dijon-glazed-carrots/

I really liked both recipes, Glen wasn’t a huge fan of the green beans but others liked them, so definately a personal thing I reckon. I absolutely loved the carrots, Glen reckoned to much maple, he thought they would have been better with honey. Maybe he doesn’t have enough North American in him!!

Will post the desserts in the next couple of days and man were they good!!!!

Cheers
Nese

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