Sugar Snapped » Dinner

Saturday night sausage and corn pilaf

Leah — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:25:31 +0000

We split 1/8 cow with J’s family (from local supplier Bonnie Beef) and towards the end of my stash I’m always left wondering what to do with the final batch of sausages. On Saturday night I put my powers of Google to work and came upon this recipe from Coles.

Always keen to get some additional [...]

Gordon Ramsey’s Chocolate Venison Stew

Leah — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:24:40 +0000

Last year I bought some venison from the farmer’s markets at the Powerhouse and J used it to make this recipe. Nearly a year passed before I came across some venison at SuperButcher the other day, and I knew I had to try to recreate it. This time it was my turn to slave in [...]

Lighter fare – Pumpkin and Haloumi Cous Cous

Leah — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:46:23 +0000

Another quick and easy dinner (vegetarian again). This would also make a lovely side to almost any meat. If you have dietary restrictions, quinoa would be a great alternative to use here. If you don’t have haloumi, feta would be delicious.

What I love about meals like this is that you can adapt based on whatever [...]

Lighter fare – Chicken Pesto Pasta

Leah — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:46:42 +0000

I’ve been a bit quiet on here for the last few weeks as it seems a bit trite to write about food when so many people in Brisbane, Queensland and the greater East Coast of Australia have been affected by flooding. My hometown of Brisbane was badly hit last week and some of my favourite [...]

Leftover solutions – Crepes

Leah — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:03:37 +0000

At this time of year, leftovers are a source of anxiety. I hate to waste food, but there are only so many ham sandwiches I can stomach in a short space of time! One night this week I had ham to use, and leftover chilli. The solution came to me in moments – crepes!

Crepes are [...]

Black bean chorizo chilli

Leah — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:34:27 +0000

I recently discovered a fantastic new deli on Rode Road: Loria Deli. It has an excellent range of cheeses and also dried food. A recent trip saw me walk away with a bag of black turtle beans. Dried beans take a little more work and foresight than canned ones, but they are easy to store [...]