#2 – Skirt steak stir-fry
This quick and simple recipe makes for a great weeknight meal. I’ve kept it simple by utilizing a bag of frozen prepared vegetables to eliminate hassle and quicken the process. Of course, you can always …
Year: 2011
Skirt Steak: 5 Different Ways: #1 – Skirt Steak Sandwiches with Garlic/Basil Mayo and Caramelized Onions
I’m a regular visitor to The Art of Manliness – a very successful blog for men headquartered in the US of A. Every so often they have articles about meat. The last one I published …
Beef Wellington #3
Thrash is a regular visitor to these pages, and from what I can gather, a regular eater of meat. He’s allowed me to reproduce his recipe for Beef Wellington. Thanks Thrash and please keep those …
A humorous twist on the Farmer’s Market
I was sent this link today. It’s kinda funny, although in New Zealand there are farmer’s markets and then there are ‘farmer’s markets’. The Matakana Farmers Market, for instance, transports expensive crafted food into a …
Women are named as New Zealand’s best young butchers
Two talented young women have come out on top to be named New Zealand’s best young butchers. Alesha Ross from Nosh, Matakana won the 2011 Alto Young Butcher of the Year competition held at Sky City …
Bakel’s Supreme Pie Awards – 2011
The Bakel’s Supreme Pie Award goes to Shane Kearns of Viands Bakery in Kihikihi. He won the competition with a gourmet fruit pie, only the second time in the 15 years of the competition that …
Bakel’s Supreme Pie Awards – 2011
The Bakel’s Supreme Pie Award goes to Shane Kearns of Viands Bakery in Kihikihi. He won the competition with a gourmet fruit pie, only the second time in the 15 years of the competition that …
Steak pie
With the Bakel’s Supreme Pie Award announced tomorrow last night I figured I’d have a go at making a pie myself. How difficult could it be? Well, as it turned out it’s not difficult – …
Bull becomes beef patties
In the Sunday Star Times today – the bull that that threw it’s ‘owner’ 2 metres into the air, and broke his back has now been reduced to hamburger patties. Chum Neal was working in …
Best pie in New Zealand?
We are on the cusp of learning where the best pie for 2011 comes from. Judging takes place in Auckland tomorrow to decide the Bakel’s Supreme Pie Award. There have been over 4,400 entries from …