Tag: mushrooms
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PK’s Coq Au Vin
I have been sitting on this post for about 9 months now because I wasn’t sure it looked appealing. I was worried that you wouldn’t be inspired enough to try it. Sometimes though we need to be reminded that we are our own worst critic and a good friend of mine just did that. She…
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PK’s Easy Pho Ga
When someone mentions Vietnamese cuisine I immediately think of the famous Vietnamese noodle dish called Pho. Pho (pronounced like ‘fur’ but without the hard r) is a modern take on more traditional dishes. The Vietnamese people rapidly took to this healthy “fast food” and then spread it around the globe. I imagine everyone has their…
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PK’s Lazy Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
This slow cooked dish isn’t going to win me points for authenticity but it is tasty, easy to make and kid friendly :). My youngsters insist on having the sour cream (that you would normally mix through) on the side and they are not mushroom fans. I feel however, that you need mushrooms for a…
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The Easiest Steak Diane Sauce
My family sure does like its beef :). We are very lucky in Australia to have a great beef industry and also the climate to barbecue it year round. That mean lots of opportunity to experiment in the kitchen. Most days I look up recipes that make use of the plants I have in my…
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PK Makes River Cottage’s Citrus Braised Lamb Shanks
Everyone has a dish that they feel slightly guilty about. Guilty because somehow it turns out exceptionally good every single time. This is mine and it has magical powers :). It is originally from the hit Channel 4 series and books, ‘River Cottage’ and I merely adapted it to work in a slow cooker. I…
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Jon Anderson’s Swan River Prawn and Mushroom Linguine
Sending out a massive congratulations to Jonathan Anderson for winning Grow It, Catch It, Cook It’s first ever competition. The amazing fellas at Life Cykel will be sending him out one of their Home Grown Mushroom Boxes so he can get cracking growing his own Oyster mushrooms. ‘Welchy’ chose this recipe entry as the winner…
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Jon’s Swan River Prawn and Mushroom Linguine
Sending out a massive congratulations to Jonathan Anderson for winning Grow It, Catch It, Cook It’s first ever competition. The amazing fellas at Life Cykel will be sending him out one of their Home Grown Mushroom Boxes so he can get cracking growing his own Oyster mushrooms. ‘Welchy’ chose this recipe entry as the winner…
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Day 7 Life Cykel Home Grown Mushroom Box Side 2
This product truly is rewarding. This is what greeted me this morning. You might recall that last week I harvested my first mushrooms from the starting side of my Life Cykel Home Grown Mushroom Box (Day 12 Life Cykel Home Grown Mushroom Box Side 1. Since then I have: taken the bag out and cut it…
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Day 12 Life Cykel Home Grown Mushroom Box Side 1
Yesterday my patience paid off when I got to harvest my first batch of mushrooms. I got almost 250 g (edit: I got almost 500g in the end of batch 1) and could have harvested a few more. I am leaving them to get bigger and I can already see new ones emerging. When they…
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