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Surprise, surprise mango salad. Served with a New York cut sirloin, flat chips (again) and corn, all cooked on the barbie.

One down, 15 to go !

Good idea, it's on the list

Tell me how you make this @ElsieD please.

Well, that went through to the keeper. Mmm, that article might have been a bit tongue in cheek. There's always radiator eggs though http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-and-friends/blog/2016/04/18/radiator-cooking-recipes

A new trend developed down under - footpath (sidewalk) eggs. http://thebigsmoke.com.au/2016/12/14/perfect-footpath-egg-recipe/

The photo of last nights dinner was so awful I refuse to post it. The dinner was okay, marinated chicken wings with steamed rice and Kylie Kwongs lettuce and spinach salad. He who must be fed came home with these, (love them corporate gifts) they're ready to eat now. There will be mango salad, mango chutney and mango with ice cream. Any other ideas ?

I'm in stitches, hilarious Chris, thanks.

I've been meaning to ask @HungryChris, what's in the blue and gold ceramic container ? It is beautiful, Italian ?

Sort of shakshuka, the egg yolk was a bit firm, but otherwise all good. This was a crafty use of leftovers, I had the potato, silverbeet, cheddar and ricotta filling from Sundays pasties, cooked with onions, garlic and tomatoes. Served with a beef, black pepper and parsley snag or two.

My best is a poached egg on toast, featuring semi runny yolk and just set white. Easily achieved with gently simmering water plus a splash of vinegar. Worst, over easy cooked for too long. Rubbery eggs should be illegal

Salt and pepper squid with chilli sauce, flat chips and salad.

Silverbeet, potato and cheese pasties, with a salad. Followed by cherry and almond clafoutis.

Repurposed dinner. Yorkshire puddings heated in the oven from cold, gravy heated in the MW, cold roast beef added, and then piled on the yorkie, followed by a sinus clearing smear of hot english mustard.

Roast beef with Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, pumpkin and parsnips, buttery garlic silverbeet and gravy. Restored my faith in roast beef this did.

Clam chowder, with red onion and goats cheese toasties.

Linguine with tuna, peas, lemon and ricotta. Served with salad and grilled sourdough.

Sure @Wayne. 2 rashers of bacon diced and fried til crispy, then cooled. Mix 2.5 cups of self raising flour, 1 cup grated cheddar, 1 tsp cayenne, grind of black pepper, grind of salt, 2 tbs of snipped garlic chives, and the bacon. Add 3 beaten eggs, 1 cup of milk, and 50 g of melted butter. Bake in a 180 C oven for about 30 minutes. Note these are Australian standard measurements, a cup is 250 ml, Tbs is 20 ml.

Here's some muffins with bacon, aged cheddar, a generous amount of cayenne, freshly ground Kampot pepper and snipped garlic chives. Yes, one is missing, strictly for quality control purposes.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1685962328383145&id=1427021760943871&substory_index=0 Here's a link to my FB page which has the recipe. How fascinating that your father grew up there. It's a very interesting country despite the hardship that its people have endured.

We haven't had a Burmese curry in a while, so that was dinner. Chicken with potatoes, spinach and tomato salad, steamed rice and pappadams.

I will also look forward to your tales. We were in Hue in April this year. If you can, take the train from Hue to Da Nang, ensure you book seats on the left hand side for spectacular coastal scenery. In Hue our hotel the Serene Palace had a restaurant which was number 1 on TripAdvisor. The Hue pork noodle soup was superb, huge depth of flavours. We ate at Lac Thien on the other side of the river, where the deaf owner makes customised beer bottle openers. The whole family work there, with ninety year old granny peeling garlic, adult children waiting tables, and everyone yelling at the top of their lungs. The food was good too. Always try to get a green taxi Mai Linh brand, apparently they're less likely to rip you off. Our trip to Hoi An was about five years ago, things may have changed. I do remember an excellent cooking class at our hotel, but can't remember the name !

Tuscan pork snaggies with mushroom sauce. Served with potato & blue cheese mash, cabbage with bacon, a green salad and grilled sourdough.

How you live (in a rural setting, dealing with actual dead animals and on the other side of the world) is fascinating for me. I'm a city person, who tries not to even step on ants. Thanks so much for sharing, love your cooking too

Kentucky not fried chicken (it's baked). Served with potato salad, a mixed salad and lemon chilli dipping sauce.