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Roast vegetable tart

March 12th 2010 01:03
roast vegetable tart


Last Saturday we headed to the Adelaide Hills Farmer's Market with a couple of friends. They had not been before, and I had been talking it up no end, so really they had no choice.

I think they were impressed by the variety, and I was impressed to see the change in seasonal vegetables coming though, with piles of pumpkins, eggplant and capsicums available. We also bought some goat's feta from Udder Delights and some of the most delicious kalamata olives I have ever tasted from a boutique producer at Strathalbyn called Two Hills and a Creek.

Suddenly dinner was an easy choice.

Roast vegetable tart

2 sheets frozen puff pastry, partly thawed
approx 500g pumpkin, cut into medium sized cubes
1 eggplant, cubed
1 red capsicum, cubed
1 yellow capsicum, cubed
2 tablespoons olive oil
pinch of salt
1/3 cup olives, pitted if you want - or with a warning to those who are eating the tart
50g feta
1 egg

Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Combine pumpkin, eggplant and capsicum with oil and salt and mix well to ensure everything is evenly coated. Place in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, turning everything half way through. Set aside to cool a little.

Take 1 sheet of puff pastry and slice about 1/4 of it off and throw away (or refreeze and save for decorative bits further down the track - we don't want waste. Add olives to the baked vegetables and make sure they are distributed evenly. Pile all vegetables into the middle of the cut pastry sheet.

Crumble feta over the top then place other, intact, pastry sheet over the top. Press down the edges all the way round to seal. Lightly whisk one egg, then brush over the pastry. Score the top of the pastry at about 2cm intervals.

Bake in an oven at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes, until pastry is golden and puffed.

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Alphabet stew

March 9th 2010 23:33
alphabet stew


We have had a few cooler days here in South Australia, and I remember how much I love autumn weather. Around 23 degrees is probably my favourite temp, nice during the days so you can be outside, but not too hot, and cooling down in the evenings so you don't feel bad about chucking on an extra layer, or snuggling on the couch under a rug.

Another cool weather favourite, is the inclusion of slow cooked meals and stews and soups. I was inspired to make this recipe from the Good Food Magazines 101 One-Pot Dishes. I was going along well, halving all the ingredients to make it for just two, but at the very end I added too much stock and knew that the excess moisture was not what I needed. Enter alphabet and star shaped pasta! I bought these little guys from the market a while ago because - well they are just so cute! They were the perfect this to add bulk and soak up the moisture in this stew. I added around 1/2 cup, and you could use any small pasta shapes, such as macaroni.

Alphabet Stew

300g beef mince
1 large onion, roughly chopped
2 carrots, thickly sliced
4 potatoes, cut into large chunks
4 cups beef stock
1/2 cup small pasta shapes
1 x 400g tin baked beans
Tabasco sauce to taste

1. Heat a large cast iron pot. Add beef, stirring to break up any lumps until brown.

2. Add the vegetables, stir to mix with the beef, then pour over the stock to cover. Add pasta. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and stir well. Cover the pan and gently simmer for 30 minutes, until the vegetables and pasta are tender.

3. Tip in the baked beans, sprinkle with Tabasco and serve.
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Rolled turkey roast

March 7th 2010 21:23
Rolled turkey roast


There are so many great food bloggers on the net, and I always make the mistake of a little browsing around morning or afternoon tea - which inevitably makes me hungry! A long time favourite of mine, for her simple style and cheap ingredients, is Andrea of Forkable. I think we share very similar tastes, and she is always happy to help out others with her cooking.

Another thing which Andrea does, is invite strangers into her home to enjoy her cooking. Taking in around 20 people who contact her through the blog, she works off a set menu and then I believe the guests can leave a donation for the meal. It sounds like such a great idea and I'd love to do it - but I don't know that I am ready to invite strangers into my house yet! There would certainly be an interesting dynamic as everyone introduced themselves and enjoyed the food.

Anyway, this recipe for a rolled turkey roast is inspired by one of Andrea's recipes. I did things a little bit differently, and here is my take.

Rolled turkey roast

In a large, deep tray or bowl, mix together 1 beer, 2 tablespoon of grainy mustard, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and pinch of all spice. Once combined, place your raw turkey thigh roast into the marinade and leave it about 8-24 hours.

Remove the roast from the marinade and set the marinade aside. If necessary, use a meat tenderiser to even out the roast. Season the meat with a little salt and pepper, then lay it out flat, skin facing down. Take 1 tbsp butter, 1 finely sliced garlic clove (I used elephant garlic) and about 8 sage leaves, and layer them into the middle of the roast.

If you still have the ties which the roast was trussed in, use those to tie the whole lot back together, if not, use some kitchen string to do the same thing.

rolled turkey


Place your roast into a pre-heated 180 degree oven and roast for approximately 1 hour 15 minutes (depending on size of roast).

To make gravy, melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a frying pan, then add 1 tablespoon of plain flour and mix until you have a paste. Add half the reserved marinade, a little at a time. Stir until the mixture thickens and boils.

Serve gravy over roast with roasted vegetables.
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Chana Masala

March 2nd 2010 07:39
Chala Masala


This recipe is taken from the wonderful Molly Wizenberg's A Homemade Life. For those who are interested, Molly now does a pod cast called Spilled Milk with a fellow blogger. It's quite amusing and well worth a listen


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Mint and Kaffir Lime Chicken

February 28th 2010 05:04
kaffir lime chicken


For Christmas this year I was lucky enough to receive a kaffir lime tree from my in-laws. I love the leaves for thai cooking and am really looking forward to using them in thai curries


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Potato onion tart

February 26th 2010 05:02
potato onion tart


Whether sweet or savoury, everyone loves a good tart! I have to say that my absolute favourite tart flavouring is lemon - or a variation using lemon passionfruit curd. However, lemon tart doesn't go particularly well as a main (ok, maybe occasionally), but potato and onion tart does


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Sticky Asian Ribs

February 23rd 2010 10:01
Sticky Asian Ribs


The other day I was looking for something tasty, sweet (but not too sweet), simple and special and when I went to the supermarket and saw some pork ribs at a great price, I immediately knew what I was craving. There is something so satisfying about sticky pork ribs, served with white rice and Asian greens - the marinade on the pork flavours the whole dish, and the texture of the rice and vegetables perfectly compliment the ribs


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Pan fried whiting

February 18th 2010 21:51
pan fried whiting


I decided to give Samantha's Food Cooking Game a shot the other night, by asking hubby to randomly pick a number between 1 and 330, with the numbers corresponding to the pages in Marie Claire Crisp. However, I'll admit that I don't think I was playing fair, even from the outset I was getting ready to ask him to pick again if it came up with something I didn't want to cook/eat


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Sage butter gnocchi

February 16th 2010 07:29
sage butter gnocchi


Inspired by a recent trip to Osteria Sanso (check out the first time we went there) and a large sage plant growing in the herb patch I recently decided to have a shot at a creamy sage butter sauce to serve over gnocchi


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Caramelised Shallots

February 13th 2010 21:24
caramelised shallots


I have mixed feelings about shallots. On the one hand, they are tasty, sweet morsels of goodness, but on the other hand they are $10 a kilo for what is essentially an onion


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