Witches’ Fingers are awesome kid food. Make them with chicken tenderloins for the best effect, but you can also slice up breasts or thighs if that’s what is available. Of course, if you really want to freak ‘em out, pop a slivered almond on the pointy end for a ‘fingernail’. Serve them up with some steamed vegies, and this makes a great Sunday-night meal. Preparation should take no more than ten minutes, and then you can sit back with a glass of wine while it cooks.
Tags: Chicken, Potatoes
The inspiration for this recipe comes from a very good friend of mine, who cooked it for us during an amazing leisurely breakfast at his house. David claims to have learned the art of this dish in Spain while he was there, and although this recipe is not quite the same as the one he made, I hope it captures the essence.
Tags: Bacon, Capsicum, Eggs, Tomato
Not so long ago, I entered Australian Good Food Magazine’s “Calling All Cooks” competition. I ummed and ahhhed over a recipe for quite some time, and eventually submitted one of my favourites – the Stuffed Chicken recipe. It was only after submitting it that I noticed that it was possible to submit more than one recipe, so I got a little recipe happy, and submitted the Steamed Fish with Thai-Style Salsa and the Portuguese Chicken as well.
Tags: News
You can make these as meatballs, or shape them around bamboo skewers, you can also make them into a curry and serve them as a meal on their own. I prefer these cooked on the barbecue, but you can also cook them in a frying pan or in a baking dish in the oven. The perfect versatile food!
Tags: Lamb, Middle Eastern, Mince
Cannelloni is one of those meals that you tend to see in cafes and the like, and they seem horribly complicated. How, exactly, does one go about getting filling into little tiny pasta tubes? Well, I won’t tell you that it isn’t a little fiddly, but it certainly isn’t any more difficult than – say – lasagne or any other pasta dish.
Tags: Beef, Bolognaise, Cheese, Italian, Mince, Pasta, Roasted, Tomato
Pavlova really ought to be hard to make well. The crisp, delicate outside and the soft meringue interior should be exceptionally difficult to create. Oddly, though, it is about one of the easiest things in the world to get right – and also one of the most impressive. Pavlova piled high with whipped cream and fruit never fails to bring a smile to any Australian’s face. There’s only two things to remember – have your eggs at room temperature, and … actually, there’s only one.
Tags: Berries, Cream, Desset, Egg, Sweet
Slow Food Adventures is going to be taking a short break during the Christmas period. Rest assured that I’ll be back to full speed, with more recipes than ever before, early in the New Year.
Tags: Administrivia
It’s been a while since my last weekend kid food post, so I thought I’d post up some pasta and meatballs. These are a bit fiddly to make, but it’s great for kids on holidays – get them to get their hands dirty and keep them away from the TV or computer for half an hour or so. Also, these have hidden good stuff in them. Even my daughter devours these, so it must be well-hidden indeed!
Tags: Beef, Italian, Mince, Pasta, Tomato
If you’re anything like me, you looked at the calendar a couple of days ago and realised that Christmas is next week. In which case, you’re probably running around like a mad thing trying to think up a neat idea for gifts. Well, in keeping with my last foody gift idea, I thought I’d share what my friends and family are getting from me this Christmas – jars of home made infused olive oil.
Tags: Chilli, Herb, Olive Oil
This is another of those recipes that is incredibly impressive, but deceptively simple to make. Generally, the idea of stuffing things (especially chicken breasts), conjures up horror images of flattening, rolling, toothpick-sticking, and terrible mess. This one doesn’t use any of that.
Tags: Cheese, Chicken, Prosciutto, Spinach