The Shed

Don’t bother with this recipe- it’s rubbish compared to how I cook now. I’ve left it here as an example of what I used to do and to show me how far my Curries have come since this recipe. Here’s a link explaining more, current November 2010 Towards Curry Nirvana Part 2 This is an ...continue reading >

Squeeze lemon juice all over skin and rub in, stick onion inside chook Spray with olive oil  Cook uncovered @ 160C for 90 mins to 2 hours – cooked when thigh juice clear  Can Brown at the end by turning oven up for 10-15 mins. Very hard to ruin a Roast Chook by overcooking and ...continue reading >

Ingredients: For 4-6 people   2 small, or 1-2 large lamb shanks per person.   Shallots 5-6 per person, or very small brown onions (not salad onions or Cairns “shallots”) Peeled and slit about one third through with sharp knife (don’t let Mo do this bit) keeping shallots whole   3 large bulbs of garlic, ...continue reading >

For either Roast Beef or Lamb – put in casserole dish with 1cm of water, lid off put in Oven 190C for 12 minutes, turn to 100C and place lid on casserole dish Approx cooking times before checking the center temperature – cook for an hour if small roast, say.9 to 1.3kg or about 75 ...continue reading >

An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count down the days of Advent leading up to Christmas. Some calendars are strictly religious, but today most advent calendars are made for children. They often take the form of a large rectangular card with many “windows”, one of which is opened every day during Advent ...continue reading >