Category Archives: The Project

Posts relating to the crux of this blog – cooking a new recipe out of each of my cook books this year

Jerusalem

Posted on February 11, 2013 by David

Well I see I have gone backwards significantly since my last post.  Now have 265 cookbooks with the most recent being Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi which I purchased on the weekend from probably my favourite bookshop, Lorne … Continue reading →

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Braised Chuck

Posted on May 31, 2012 by David

Thought provoking title I know.  This meal was another derived from our pack of Chianina Beef.  We have had some lovely meals from these cuts and this meal was no exception.  This pack was about 1.5kg of chuck on the … Continue reading →

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Smokin’

Posted on May 23, 2012 by David

I have a new toy, sorry important piece of barbecue kit.  It’s a Weber Smoky Mountain. Its burns charcoal and produces a long, low temperature cooking environment that is enhanced by the smoke produced by the addition of hickory chunks. … Continue reading →

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Heston at Home

Posted on May 20, 2012 by David

We and 2 other couples have been hosting each other for dinner for 15 or so years.  We are all into our food and wine so these are the nights when the good bottles of wine come out and quite … Continue reading →

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La Cucina

Posted on March 6, 2012 by David

La Cucina purports to be Italy’s most complete and authentic cookbook.  It may well be.  900 odd pages, no pictures, more than 2000 recipes each referencing region of origin makes it a mighty reference, the type of book I like … Continue reading →

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Bistecca

Posted on February 19, 2012 by David

Tonight was the first look at beef from the Isola Farm Chianina meat pack.  I used a couple of the steaks – enough to feed our family of four.  So I guess this was as close to Bistecca Fiorentina that … Continue reading →

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Cooking while on the bike

Posted on February 13, 2012 by David

We had friends over on Sunday for lunch, but I also had to fit in a ride on Sunday morning.  So what better time to do a slow cooked lamb shoulder.  Got up at 530, put the lamb in the … Continue reading →

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Bun Cha

Posted on February 6, 2012 by David

Keeping on the Vietnam theme, we also did a street food tour while in Hanoi.  We had various spring rolls in a market, then made our way to various shops to try Vietnamese coffee (coffee and sweetened condensed milk), pho … Continue reading →

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Lime-marinated Beef Salad

Posted on February 5, 2012 by David

We had a few days in Hanoi last September and absolutely loved it, particularly the food. While there we did a half day cooking course with an expat Aussie, Tracey Lister.  She has also written a couple of cookbooks, the … Continue reading →

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Caesar Salad from The Cooks Companion

Posted on January 28, 2012 by David

Stephanie Alexander’s The Cooks Companion has sold over 500,000 copies.  And rightfully so.  It is the go to reference book in my kitchen and that is the key to the utility of this book, it is an A to Z reference … Continue reading →

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