CantCookStillTry

Back to Me, Myself & I. Haute Cuisine in full swing.

Hirekatsu & Tonkatsu Sauce. As with all of my forays into food of other cultures I've never tried authentic versions of - If I've really cocked it up, refer to my working title: Panko Pork Snitz, Naked Slaw & Bbq + Sauce 😁. I realise it would look all the more authentic if I had sliced the pork and drizzled the sauce. However every time I do that, I listen to the monologue about how my husbands not a child and still has all his teeth and can cut his own meat .... 🙄

So my husband told me 'You have to get a handle on the freezer situtation'. I have refilled them all since our January storm. Attempting a shopping ban. My kid is sick and wanted pizza. So while I was looking for the Pork Tenderloin I know I have (it's still lost) for my husbands meal, I grabbed some frozen dough, bacon and pizza sauce for the little ones tea. Made Pizza. Long story short. The dough was actually from a really bad batch of Na'an failure and the Pizza sauce was actually a really spicy Marinara for my husbands meals. The bacon, fortunately, was bacon. But it was not good. And I really need to label things.

I suffer from seasonal confusion. Quite often my husband will come home in Australian mid summer ( he works outside in conditions that would cook me alive ) to a steaming plate of casserole, stew, a hearty roast, soup ( bowl for that one ) and just looks at me in despair... Then he leaves it and eats it cold 🙃

Delicious! I adore Kiev. Can't make it. I always ended up with an oversized if well seasoned chicken nugget and an oven tray filled with wasted garlic butter... which is a sin. If the 70s gave us Kiev and Schwartzwälder Kirschtorte then it's a winning decade for me.

I think the Becorked Avocado was linked to one of the stalls, but I am struggling to remember which one, I think every produce stall had the soapy buggers though so perhaps he was more a mascot. Hobby Beekeeping is massive here, and honey is a premium product. There are all sorts of campaigns about getting behind the bees. Pretty sure I'm supposed to buy every Bee I come across a sugary drink, make it a sandwich and ask if it might not prefer I carry it back to its hive. The glass things seem to be standard, there was another one at the stingless bee honey stand. I wish I didn't have the embarassment factor and took a decent picture, the fish stall was 4 metres long, had whole fish, fillets, and the other end was liberally pilled with cooked prawns, crabs and bugs. It really was beautiful - and I don't even eat the stuff! I really didn't do it justice. There were some 41 produce stalls and about 20 food stands. Plus all the demos. Perhaps next year I'll make myself a badge that says 'Press' or something & carry a note pad. 😂

And Dinner was Pie. With requisite Mash and Peas. The days are cold and the soul is British. NB: Not British enough to like Liquor (of the Pie variety) and obviously cold is subjective. I am in thermal socks at 25c.

Oh I hear ya.

I like Gillie Houston for my daily doses of travel and food envy. She is a young food writer paid to travel to beautiful locations and eat amazing food. She will also take the time to show every cute and fluffy animal she might find in her stories.

Oh it is. Deepest Darkest Mid Winter infact - Queensland just skips the bleak part.

We went to the WinterFeast farmers market in Bundaberg today. Excuse the poor photos. I am incredibly shy about taking them so they are all sneak shots 😁. It's an annual event in its third year. Lots of stalls from local producers, Cooking demonstrations, and plenty of food vendors and alot of bodies. Demos. Haul - Honey roasted macadamias, chilli jerky, hopped apple cider, watermelon water and $3 for 5 Avos. Jalepeno Cheese Pork Snags, Biltong, Beef Cheeks & Bratwurst. Lil dudes Breakfast - Strawberry Lime & Salted Caramel Gelato. And this poor dude. It may be winter. But its still 25c and humid.

The time that the footies on over here means the only snack I have had has been Coffee. I find 2018, as far as these tournaments go, has been rather interesting. Who would have thought the Warhols would be the last Crisps of this trio standing at the end of the group snack off. Certainly not me, or history post 1966. Australia has done the usual 'flavours of the world' for crisps/pringles and stuff, usually the fast food chains do some weird and wonderful burger flavours but I don't recall seeing any adverts this year. Haven't been looking though!

Oodles of Noodles. Inspiration: The totally Authentic 😉Chinese takeaway, open until 3am, in staggering distance from my Dorm way back when. I think I added way too many vegetables and way too little salt, if fuzzy memory serves.

Dipping my toe back into the world of real food. Baked/Roasted (is there a difference? Which is correct if so?) Chicken Thigh, Parmesan Cauliflower Mash & Garlic Baby Spinach.

Just want to say - sorry for being the weirdo that has liked everyones standard Tuesday night dinner from three weeks ago, I'm not being a stalker, just catching up. Wish I hadn't. You guys are so amazing. There is not one post that hasn't made me go 'Jeez I wish I had that right now' (okay maybe some of the ones with liver or tomato but still there was a tomato tainted Turkey sandwich I would destroy). Any way long story short. Keep doing what you are all doing it's inspiring... or at the very least hunger inducing - and if anyone wants to invite me round for dinner I'll be there in 5. What 5 amounts to depends on location

So I have not posted much lately. I just cannot find the inspiration to cook for one that other members possess. I am so jealous. I've had grilled cheese three nights in a row! Mainly to use up leftovers, the cheese my husband left behind before he went back to work, and the bread leftover from small dudes lunches. It's like I am 15 again. With a lot more wrinkles. Jarlsberg, 3 year old cheddar and the most bland rubbish mozzarella you ever did taste.

Just seen this.. No words. Unbelievably sad.

Yup I could go for that. Your chips look wonderful! I think I'd have ruined the aesthetic with too much salt and splashes of malt vinegar before I got to photo taking. The omelette has me rethinking my dinner plans too.

No I haven't accidentally missed 'snacking while' this was my actual dinner. No crackers no nothing. When I looked at the amount I had uh.. harmlessly nibbled while waiting for it to come to temperature, I cancelled dinner, and googled local defibrillators (There is one at the bank 34km away). It may have made it into my top 3 cheeses, and that is an accolade. Flinders Estate Ash Brie. EdTA: Top 3 easily available in Australia... may have been a little hasty once I got going down cheese memory lane. It's long.

Captain low carb came home tonight, needed a dinner I could have on the table in 10 minutes - as travel time is fairly consistent but there are a LOT of roos to dodge. Porterhouse with stir fry of broc, Jalepeno (Con-Fusion I know) red bell and spring onion in oyster & ginger sauce.

Small Dude has been nagging me for Sausage Rolls. Obliged him today. Made a batch for today, for his lunchboxes and for the freezer. We will see if that happens - which is why I don't make them very often!

Ok, I tried the fresh baked whole, cut, plated and bite shots with this one, but as you are about to realise, this dinner has a face only a tummy can love. Chicken Jalepeno Popper Bake, a combo recipe from a bunch of lchf blogs for my husbands tea & freezer meals. Yeah, that was the best one.

Its not pretty but its the first thing I've cooked in a while so I'm sharing my mediocrity. Pork loin chops and a CauliBroc Cheese - Born from my excited declaration when I got home from work and a grocery run. 'Look husband, these big chunks of short date (2 weeks) Jarlsberg straight off the wheel were 75% off! I got 2!' And his reply - "yeah, me too"

Each to their own, I think they are very important to the more rural communities. I doubt you would find rave reviews for a 'Brisbane RSL' but go walkabout, say Charleville, say Kempsey, then they can be the heart and soul. Honest, unpretentious, a gathering place. And thats just my immigrant opinion.

@liuzhou, "Returned and Services League". A little hard for me to explain, a "real" Aussie would do it so much better. Its like a bar/pub/bistro/gambling establishment honouring returned and current servicemen/women. Every town has one be it grand or.. not. If you're there at 0600 (I dont think many would be open) or 1800 you stand and show respect for colours and sunset (I only know Navy terms) - flag goes up/down shut your mouth, stop what you're doing, trumpets etc.