Aka “I made it up” because that’s what I answered when asked 4 separate times “It smells good, what is it?” 2 tablespoons olive oil4 onions, diced2 sticks celery, diced4 short cut bacon rashers, diced3 cloves garlic, minced1kg diced lean beef4 tablespoons plain flour800g tin crushed tomatoes4 carrots, sliced3 cups water2 Massel beef stock cubes (each cube makes 500mL of stock)2 teaspoons dried thyme1/2 teaspoon allspice2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce1 teaspoon sugarsalt and ground black pepper 1. Heat oil in a large saucepan. Cook bacon, then add onion, celery and garlic and cook until onion begins to brown. 2. Add beef … Continue reading Beef casserole

I started with Helen’s recipe for Aromatic Thai Chicken and added some bits and tweaked some quantities and ended up with this: 1kg chicken fillet (I used half thigh fillets and half breast fillets)1 onion, diced2 cloves garlic, crushed1/2 teaspoon sugar1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste2 teaspoons fish sauce1 tablespoon lemon juice1 tablespoon peanut oil1 stalk lemon grass, finely chopped1 red chili, seeded and finely chopped (I used one of the larger and milder varieties – 2 birdseye chillies would also work. Or more if you’re not feeding whimpy kids.)1 red capsicum, diced150g snow peas270ml coconut … Continue reading Thai red chicken curry