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Quick & easy Thai beef salad

December 14, 2017 by date with a plate.

I am back. Finally. Sorry – I got really distracted. It’s been a long time coming but I am slowly stepping back into blog-land. Now I need to figure out how to stay consistent…any tips? I have been thinking a lot lately about healthy meals – and that healthy doesn’t have to mean boring, bland or difficult. In fact, it’s my new mission to make it quite the opposite. And while I apprentice that there’s lots of others already doing […]

Categories: Asian, BBQ, Beef, Dinner, Lunch, mid-week, Salad • Tags: beansprouts, beef, capsicum, coriander, cucumber, dinner, easy, lime, Mint, onion, tomato

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Beef rib tacos (with all the trimmings)

February 23, 2016 by date with a plate.

When life gives you leftover beef ribs, make beef rib tacos…or at least I think that’s how the saying goes? Right? Maybe not, but that’s just what I did. Ever since my boyfriend’s custom smoker arrived at our house we have been working our way through every possible cut of appropriate meat to smoke; beef ribs, pork ribs, brisket, pork shoulder, you name it and it’s on his ‘to-smoke’ list. Smoking meat can be a little hit and miss, mostly […]

Categories: BBQ, Beef, Dinner, leftovers, mid-week, Pickling & preserving • Tags: avocado, beef, chili, coriander, garlic, jalapenos, lime, mexican, onion, oregano, radish, taco, tacos

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Tropical coleslaw

January 4, 2016 by date with a plate.

New year, same me, zero resolutions and I’m perfectly fine with that. While there’s no resolutions (because I’m not really into setting myself up to fail, or as the infamous meme goes “no one likes a skinny sober bitch anyway”), but I love to set myself goals, I do it all the time. Goals feel different to resolutions, perhaps it because I do them throughout the year, an ongoing effort to focus on myself, better who I am and give […]

Categories: BBQ, Pork, Salad, Side • Tags: apple, bbq, cabbage, coleslaw, Granny smith apple, green apple, jalapenos, mayonnaise, onion, pineapple, pork, pulled pork, vinegar

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Pulled Pork

June 23, 2015 by date with a plate.

I’m not sure when it started or who was responsible, but I have noticed an exponential growth for the love of pulled pork in Australia. My first encounter with the soft, melt-in-your-mouth meat was about five years ago when my brother-in-law and I made it together for Christmas dinner – and what a fantastic feast it was. There was something really fun about serving an all American inspired dinner at Christmas, it almost seemed rebellious. But my family didn’t bat […]

Categories: BBQ, Pork • Tags: cumin, paprika, slow cooking

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Mince your own meat: simple beef burgers

April 16, 2015 by date with a plate.

I got to thinking the other day about store/supermarket bought mince and wondering what cut was used. Then realising that really, it could be anything. So I did a little research (aka Google search – what the hell did we do before the Internet?!) and felt a little guilty when it dawned on me how easy it is to mince your own – provided you have a meat grinder (perfect excuse to go buy one now). I have a Kenwood […]

Categories: BBQ, Beef, Dinner • Tags: beef, burger, eggs, garlic, meat grinder, onion

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America knows best: My USA food diary

October 20, 2014 by date with a plate.

After a little over a month of exploring the United States with my best friend and main man, I’ve come to the realisation that Americans know their food, they know their service and they know nothing about healthy portion sizes… I was so overwhelmed at the beginning of our trip, my breakfast omelet was larger than a practical sized dinner plate and it came with an entourage of sides – for $15, including unlimited coffee. I felt like I was […]

Categories: BBQ, Beef, Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Special Occasion • Tags: America, Austin, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco

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Homemade Italian sausages

July 10, 2014 by date with a plate.

You know you’ve got a keeper when your boyfriend buys you a meat grinder with sausage making attachments for your birthday – I mean really, doesn’t every girl want her own sausage maker? But seriously, I was pretty freaking excited to be handed this beast of a Kenwood attachment! The boy knew I had just bought myself Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery by Jane Grigson, knowing all too well that I was eager to flex my meat skills and delve […]

Categories: BBQ, Charcuterie, Dinner, Lunch, Pork • Tags: fennel, Italian sausages, pork

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Lamb burgers with harissa mayonnaise and orange salsa

March 5, 2014 by date with a plate.

This one was too good not to share, I can’t actually remember the last time I made a burger recipe that actually really impressed me. This burger is simple, full of flavour and is a really nice change from the every day cheeseburger. Not that we eat burgers every night of the week, but on the rare occasion we do love to stack a pair of  toasty buns sky high with our favourite ingredients. What I love most about this […]

Categories: BBQ, Dinner, Lamb, mid-week • Tags: coriander, cumin, harissa, olives, Oranges, pistachio nuts, rocket

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Lamb and peach kebabs

November 4, 2013 by date with a plate.

Another Sunday evening, another Sunday BBQ. It appears we are setting a Summer trend at our house, and I am all for it. Capping off another blissful hot weekend with beers, BBQ and friends. Plus the added bonus of a potential Monday morning hangover is just your body’s way of reminding you that you had a great weekend. We kept it simple and opted for kebabs – so many combinations on these ‘one-stick-wonders’ its not even funny. These are suited […]

Categories: BBQ, Condiment, Dinner, Lamb • Tags: charred, cucumber, feta, kebabs, Mint, peach, skewers, Weber

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Smoked BBQ chicken (finger-licking good)

October 15, 2013 by date with a plate.

Our Sunday BBQ wasn’t complete without the addition of a whole smoked chicken to serve alongside our Cuban smoked pork. What a treat this bird was too, I was surprised at first that it only took an hour to cook and was unbelievably moist. This simple recipe is a real treat on your Weber BBQ – trust me! So simple, I was blown away at how good this chicken tasted with so little done to it. The sauce used to […]

Categories: BBQ, Chicken, Dinner, Lunch • Tags: charred, cloudy apple juice, easy, marinated, Oranges, smoked chicken, Weber

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Cuban smoked pork (over hot hot coals)

October 14, 2013 by date with a plate.

Its been a lousy start to Spring in Perth, with black clouds and rain maintaining a constant presence over our skies. So it was with absolute delight on Sunday when the sun finally decided to show it’s face, unleashing a glorious warmth across the entire city and leaving everyone in a state of disbelief. Naturally, we celebrated by firing up the coals, marinating some meat and putting on one hell of a BBQ. Slow cooking meat over coals on a […]

Categories: BBQ, Dinner, Lunch, Pork • Tags: chili, coals, coriander, hot sauce, marinated, paprika, slow cooking, vinaigrette, Weber

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Corn, made sexy

March 21, 2013 by date with a plate.

I bet you thought it wasn’t possible to make the humble cob of corn sexy – but I have a recipe that does just that! It all starts with the simple fact that I’m an absolute sucker for any food that’s listed as being on “special” (a trait passed down from my dearest Dad), and so it was that after a recent Saturday morning trip to my local Farmers Market I picked up corn cobs for $1 each (on special […]

Categories: BBQ, Dinner, Salad • Tags: avocado, charred, corn, flavour, lime, salad

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