A classic French beef and red wine stew - comfort food at its best and a great way to add, or hide, extra veg in the dish.
It's not often that I use such highly subjective descriptors and food writing clichés as "the best", but honestly, life is too short for bad mushroom sauce
Woolworths' Macro Wholefood Market range is a great way to stock up on pantry essentials and shortcut products that taste good and are good for you.
With only 3 basic ingredients, the gnocchi are easy to make and taste delicious with this deep-flavoured meaty Bolognese.
This is the most delicious and uncomplicated way to use up leftover chilli, coriander and lime.
This pasta-less lasagna is a lighter option for spring and summer, as it is filled with extra serves of veggies and lots of flavour. Gluten free of course.
Neil Perry's Cafe de Paris butter is absolutely sensational and easy to make at home. Steak will never be the same!
Although considered more of a junk food than not, my version of chilli beef tacos has more fresh vegetables in a single serve than your regular sandwich.
Celebrating the release of Bakers Delight new pizza bases I'm making cheesesteak pizza. Read and vote to help me win the best pizza maker title + should I win the prize money I will donate at least half to a charity or community organisation in need!
The flavours melded together so well, resulting in a filling was mind-blowingly good. Topped with mushy peas and velvety gravy - winter perfection.
Sticky flat rice noodles with suculent beef strips and fragrant fresh basil leaves. A healthy version of a Thai favourite.
It is a great winter dish with a complexity of warm, spicy flavours and the richness of slow-cooked beef.
I just couldn't resist the next bite of mouthwatering chunk of fragrant lemongrass mince!
They are extremely easy to make, provide for an effective presentation when entertaining and, best of all, they cost less than $6.50 per serve, including the side of veg.
In order to make "pulled" beef (or pork), the meat is cooked over an extended period of time at low temperature to make it meltingly soft and irresistibly moist. The dish is hearty, but not heavy - doesn't leave the belly feeling stuffed.
The following recipe will help you make real mac & cheese with ease. It only takes a few minutes longer to prepare and I'm pleased to say that it passed the taste test with flying colours! You'll think twice about the "ease" of making the fake packet stuff...
A perfect midweek roast for two in 40 minutes? Indeed. The fillet is wrapped in some lovely (salty and lightly fatty) prosciutto then sealed, roasted and lastly poached in a mixture of Shiraz, butter, balsamic, figs and honey which make for a to die for reduction!
Filled with spinach, lean beef mince and some grated cheese the pie is relatively additive free and contains none of those gristly bits that commercially made pies sometimes do. Actually I was pleasantly surprised myself with how good this tart tastes: it was so good we all went back for seconds.
Traditionally san choy bow is made with pork or chicken, but I was slowly becoming tired of using beef mince only to make Western style dishes such as meatballs, rissoles and pasta, so I had decided that the next incarnation of my ground beef should in fact be a san choy bow...
Crispy, wholesome and delicious – not exactly the kind of words that come to mind when you think of a regular sausage roll, are they? No, but this is not a regular sausage roll recipe; for the kind of roll you’d find at your local 7-eleven sweating away for hours in a cellophane bag. No, this is… [Read more…]
Over the past two weeks I have had nothing but vegetarian, fish and chicken, so I was truly looking forward to having some beef back on the dinner menu. Luck had it that fillet steak - my favourite cut, was on special at the local supermarket so I pounced on it with the eagerness of a… [Read more…]
Yesterday, we had a bit of a dilemma: what to have for a barbecue dinner? I felt like fish, but not everyone likes it “that much”. Someone else loves beef, but I didn’t really feel like red meat. There was also division between the little people on what to have, fish or lamb. To complicate things further,… [Read more…]
A recent visit to the local pub for a meal got me thinking if spending $16 on a schnitzel, chips and salad was really good value for money? Since I like the odd challenge, I decided to find out whether it’s possible to prepare the same meal but cheaper and healthier at home. Apart from the obvious unknown of what goes into the pub meal, there is… [Read more…]
Everyone loves a good stir fry. Succulent, tender meat strips, fresh vegetables and a glossy, sticky sauce – fingerlicking good! If you’ve ever bought pre-packed ‘stir fry beef strips’ and wondered why the meat goes dry, tough and chewy, I only have one word of advice (four actually): use beef fillet instead. It may seem like… [Read more…]
If you love your spaghetti and meatballs, but hate washing up all the pots and pans afterwards, this meal is for you. All you need to cook this 1 pot wonder is a saucepan!
May 30, 2012
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