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So I mentioned to my son for my birthday when he asked what I wanted. I said s bottle of tequila. We all laughed it off. I have drunk it before at restaurants but never bought a bottle Anywho he just got back from Melbourne and we went there fir dinner at his joint. And voila!! He presented me...

From the home of lamb my family all love lamb. I buy whole frozen carcass and my mate who is a butcher cuts up to my requirements. Back legs for roasting Front legs cut into shoulder chops Loin chops for tandoori cutlets curries. Last 1 I got was 24 kg. Cost $240. Do buy whole sheep or half...

I'm in nz. Our daughter lives with a Frenchman. His parents are In new Zealand atm.they are due here Sunday ( doing a tour of north island atm) They love seafood they live in Normandy and have a joint in Spain. Daughter said usually they finish eating around 10 pm. Hell we eat a 3 course...

I used this in my arancini balls recently for the first time ever. I only used about 1/4 of the amount. I told the wife to freeze the rest. Was I right in freezing?? Russ

So our friend is celebrating her 70th birthday. Shes been our friend for 36? Years. I asked her to tell me what she wants me to cook Saturday night. There will be 6 of us..I cook. I gave her a choice of about 10 things. Finally she gave me this. Garlic bread Prawns and side salad Fillet...

We're a day ahead so Every Saturday wife has bacon n eggs scrambled. Nice and crispy. Cup of hot choc and me earl grey. 10am so tea is undecided yet, I'm watching replay of overnight game. All blacks thrashed by south Africa. Foster is a nil coach. Russ

I've got a brand new ice cream maker. It was a gift I was given about 2 years ago,but I've never used and can't find the recipe book. Could someone give me a simple easy recipe for vanilla ice cream please.? I make brûlée often so I'm familiar with making custards. I also pick fresh...

Havnt seen him around much. Is he taking a break?:yum::chef: Russ

Easter weekend and our good friends are coming for dinner tomorrow night, Chicken croquettes for starters Beer battered blue cod for main with chips n salad. And good by sauce. Creme brûlée dessert. My friends fave so a treat for them.:chef::wink: Russ

I make this fresh once a year when red capsicums are cheap. I got 16 ripe red ones for $3. I cut in half and deseeded then grill/ broil to you guys until the skin goes black. Then I put in a pot with 1.5 litres white vinegar with 3 tablespoons salt and a cup of sugar. Then I add about 200...

I found your recipe for fried Japanese chicken. It was absolutely beautiful. My wife said it was as good as our daughter makes, if not better. I dipped mine in panko and served with japanese Mayo. Thanks.:chef: Russ

We cal it tomatoe you call it ketchup?? Every year I make my own, we freeze tomatoes as they are ready, then when we had 5kgs I made tomatoe sauce. I got just under 7 litres on my first batch. I normally make around 30 or 40 litres a year. Russ...

Do you make these, I love them, creamed corn onion bacon egg and flour, fried. Russ http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33220&stc=1&d=http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=33221&stc=1&d=1548130899

Just for some background, my home is around 50 years old. It had the original rotary clothesline out the back. It's fair to say its nearly done. Lines replaced too many times. Anywho we were recently away on holiday and returned to a brand new clothesline. We couldn't work out who had done it...

I grow my own here, I've been picking and friends have been picking when I was away. These get frozen. Today I had a kg in freezer so I made jam. It's the best ever being home made. You mericans prolly don't do it the way we do. We sterilise the jars in hot water then dry in oven. Then pour the...

I'm at the other end of the world to most here. We don't have lotsa critters you have so gardens grow good here. We have Italian and plain parsley, oregano,thyme, rosemary,sage,basil and cilantro or as we say coriander. We dried a whole heap 3 weeks ago. Yesterday we processed and put into...

The wife likes this every now and again, I've been home today so I've just made it. I add feta at the end before serving. Here's a pic Russ http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31862&stc=1&d=1539748510

Yesterday while taking the grandkids for lunch at a local restaurant. I've had the real ones in the states, and I knew this would never be close to your type. Corned beef in a bun with saurkraut and cheese. I was right , nothing like you would buy in the states. I had about 3 bites then left the...

I started making this about 5 years ago. It's now my d.i.l favourite veg meal with a steak.this is ready for reheat tomorrow Russ http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31513&stc=1&d=1536998077

We had some bad earthquakes 8 years ago which destroyed a lot of businesses so a group of us were discussing how we could help the small business owners who were struggling. We formed a dinner club and we all go out for dinner the first Wednesday of the month. We all get to choose where we go...

Ok this came up recently and I can't find it anywhere. I now know why it was named. I know this site is non political. So I won't mention it again. It's like my family, we don't discuss politics or religion. Thanks guys, I learnt a new term. On another site I just learnt the word verclempt. We...

Family coming for dinner so I decided to do Indian. I'll make bhajees tomorrow as they are simple, samosas out of the freezer, I made these a few weeks ago. I'm doing a leg of lamb called raan lamb, you remove fat and loose skin, make about 10 cuts and rub mixture of spices and ginger etc then...

I've just made and frozen samosas, 2 types vegetable includes potato and peas, and another beef mince. I've had all ingredients in my kitchen except the beef mince, this was a total spend of around $8 max. I made a total of 40 samosas. These will be starters for friends that come for dinner...

I just noticed under my moniker I'm an assistant? How bloody dare you!!!:chef::yum::wink::wink: Russ

Do you guys have family dinners weekly or even monthly? We do Sunday dinner here every Sunday, started with me the wife and our 2 kids, after about 15 years theres now 10 of us. 4 kids included. I supply and cook everything, the kids help clean up. It's a blessing that our kids live within 25...