Category: cooking
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FoodHacks: Microwave Cheesy Eggs
Got a hankering for scrambled eggs but short on time or perhaps you only have a microwave and no hob? Then this tip is for you :). I think they come out just as good as the real deal. We will be microwaving a beaten egg in several short zaps, breaking up the curds each…
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PK’s Potato and Bacon Soup
I love Potato and Bacon soup and make it in large batches primarily for a mid morning work snack. This saves me lots of money and I know I am eating healthily. The only salt is from the bacon and the salted margarine/butter blend. I add a few additional fresh ingredients to suit what is…
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PK’s NoRecipe Potato and Bacon Soup
I love Potato and Bacon soup and make it in large batches primarily for a mid morning work snack. This saves me lots of money and I know I am eating healthily. The only salt is from the bacon and the salted margarine/butter blend. I add a few additional fresh ingredients to suit what is…
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PK Reviews: Tradeflame 220g Pro Heat Blow Torch Kit
You know how sometime you buy something and wonder how you survived without it to this point? The Tradeflame blow torch range is such a product. I bought the 220g Pro Heat Blow Torch Kit (see this Bunnings link) only to start charcoal chunks in my Weber Barbecue but every time I used it I had…
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PK’s Dry Rub Split Roast Chicken
I am going through a real roast chicken phase at the moment. Roasting whole birds in my weber is my preferred method but this time I have gone back into the kitchen. This dry rubbed roast chicken will be the tastiest, moistest chicken you have tasted. The idea came from noblepig.com and involves dry rubbing…
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DrippyStuff: Chicken Baste #1
This is the second in my posts on dry rubs and basting sauces for use when roasting meat, it works great regardless of whether you are using a BBQ or an oven. I used it recently on an oven roast chicken along with this dry rub as inspired by http://noblepig.com/. Again, I take my hat…
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PK’s Chicken Baste #1
This is the second in my posts on dry rubs and basting sauces for use when roasting meat, it works great regardless of whether you are using a BBQ or an oven. I used it recently on an oven roast chicken along with this dry rub as inspired by http://noblepig.com/. Again, I take my hat…
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DryStuff: Chicken Dry Rub #1
I think a natural progression from making dry masalas to make curry pastes is making dry rubs for roasting meat. This is the first one I have ever made and I used on an oven roast chicken along with this basting sauce as inspired by http://noblepig.com/. My hat off to the people over at noblepig.com…
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Chicken Dry Rub #1
This is the first attempt at a dry rub for roast chicken. I am pretty pleased with the taste and just look at the colours. 🙂 Please see PK’s Dry Rub Split Roast Chicken where I tested it out for the first time. You will need: Ingredients: 1 Tbsp ground rock salt 1/4 tsp ground…
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Moosey’s Sunny Tommies
Ben’s better half is a gardener and cook in her own right. This is her first post on the blog. Thanks and welcome to Moosey. She writes: Ever have the problem of too many tomatoes? Sick of Bruschetta but don’t want to let your hard grown fruit go to waste? “sun drying” tomatoes is a…
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