Author: PK
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PK’s Working Garden
A working home garden (or kitchen garden) is one where the emphasis is on the growing of herbs, vegetables and fruit. There may also be areas for composting and hopefully a system of natural pest management aka insecticide free bug control. They can be just as visually appealing as any other type of garden. However, their…
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Lime Common
I love cooking with limes (and adding slices of them to Gin and Tonics) just as much as I do sharing limes from the tree in my kitchen garden. No one in Perth will turn down a home grown lime, they are that prized. There is even a lime tree in my driveway ,that is constantly…
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Limes
I love cooking with Persian limes (these are a common cultivar in Australia) just as much as I do sharing limes from the tree in my kitchen garden. No one in Perth will turn down the offer of a bag of limes. Fresh lime juice, zest and leaves are essential to southeast asian cooking so I…
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PK’s NoRecipe Garlic Butter
A really simple chives and parsley flavoured garlic butter that goes well with anything. You can even add some dill to make it the perfect partner with seafood without fear of it taking over in the taste department. I suppose it would probably keep for a while in the fridge but I have only ever…
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Make Your Own Herb And Garlic Butter
A really simple chives and parsley flavoured garlic butter that goes well with anything. You can even add some dill to make it the perfect partner with seafood. Bring together your desired amount of butter or margarine or butter blend and add some: parsley chives dill (optional and great for seafood use) thyme minced garlic…
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PK’s Worm Farms
Although this is my first ever worm farm, I am already hooked and singing their virtues.
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Easy Chicken Katsu Udon
Chicken Katsu Udon is an amazingly versatile dish, perfect for snacks, sides or a main meaIs. At is simplest it consists of a bowl of noodles, vegetables and broth topped with crumbed fried chicken. It is very easy to make and friends of mine have even made it on a camping trip. This recipe will…
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PK’s Chicken Katsu Udon
Chicken Katsu Udon is an amazingly dish, light enough for both summer and winter. I love it and could eat it every day :). This recipe will feed two adults for lunch. Add more noodles, chicken, vegetables, and broth, depending on your preferences, to bulk it up for dinner. You will be: Preparing the chicken. Frying…
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Rick Stein’s Garam Masala
I use Rick Stein’s garam masala in so many dishes it isn’t funny. This uniquely south asian spice blend is earthy in taste and aroma. The blend is so verstile though and enhances the dishes of many cuisines. Sure, you could buy a garam masala from the shops. MasterFoods makes a really good one that…
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PK’s Roasted Apples
Last night I did a roast pork shoulder just to find that I had run out of apple sauce. I found a recipe where each person gets their very own roasted apple. See http://www.taste.com.au/. I didn’t use their roasting method but I added a couple of small red apples, lightly coated in olive oil and sprinkled…
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