Herb crusted rack of lamb
This is a Gordon Ramsay recipe from his book Gordon Ramsay’s Sunday Lunch and other recipes from the f word. It’s extremely easy to make and takes about 30 minutes from start to finish. Perfect …
Year: 2009
The benefit of letting meat rest
Came across a great article today on The Food Lab about the science of letting meat rest. This is something which should be done with all red meat, whether you are cooking a steak or …
Slow cooked steak in red wine with gremolata dumplings
My friend Johanna alerted me to this recipe that she first heard about on Radio NZ. She has made it several times over the last year and assures me that it’s a great dish. Mark …
Stifado
Stifado is a Greek beef stew, run through with small onions (or shallots) and the most deliciously deep, rich sauce infused with cinnamon and then topped with feta cheese. This recipe comes from the beautiful …
Northern style lamb with cumin and chili
It’s two years since Linda and I went to see friends in Beijing (sans children). What an amazing place to visit. It does help if you have friends to recommend places to eat. We were …
Do not eat kebabs in Perm, Russia
A story forwarded to me from Phil recounts the danger of eating kebabs in Perm, Russia. The story comes from this website. Russian police have arrested three homeless people suspected of eating a 25-year-old man …
Homekill Regulations Part 2
There has been a lot of interest in the idea of home killed meat, and as suspected, from my reading on the subject, the regulations are very strict. I sent a list of questions to …
Heritage Meat Company sausages
I mentioned in a comment to a post that the Chaffers Street Market in Wellington has some great food stalls – I’m not talking about the City Market in the Herd Street Building, although that …
NZ sausage competition 2009 – results
The NZ Sausage Competition for 2009 was judged last weekend in Wellington with the winners announced today. Sausages are making a bit of a comeback these days with the full meat artisan sausage becoming very …
Another cool meat T-shirt
I bought another meat related T-shirt today – I’m on a bit of a roll. This particular one comes from the nice folk at Sharing Machine. This particular T-shirt caught my eye, especially because I …