Definitely shaping up as a pasta week at Castle Garden ...
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
JENNY.. requested this recipe ..........CHILLI CHICKEN QUINOA WRAPS ....
Spinach wraps ........ ( I purchased these at Safeway Churchill )
JUST A HINT ......Warm a pan and spray with a cooking oil and just warm the wraps through ...even if they are not being eaten immediately.
Place one cup of quinoa ( we use red quinoa ,, found in the health food section Safeway ) in a rice steamer with 2 cups of water . Push the cook button .
Now thinly slice a chicken fillet ( Dale`s preference ) / chicken thigh ( Noelene`s preference ).
Set aside
In a pan add a good glug of thinly sliced ( 2) fat garlic cloves and ( 2) red onions and 1 red bullet chilli with seeds . ( the little one )_until aromatic and soft .
Now finely chop a bunch of flat leafed parsley and add to the cooking quinoa.
It is now time to add the chicken slices to the onion , garlic mix in the pan.
Cook turning all the time on a medium flame .
About 12- 15 minutes should see it done .
Turn out into a bowl and mix in quinoa with chicken mix.
Lay the wraps open .
Spoon the chicken mix across the circle at the bottom end leaving a lip .
Then fold the lip over and fold in sides and roll .
Wrap in baking paper .
Secure a fresh sprig of rosemary with a small elastic band.
JUST A HINT ......Warm a pan and spray with a cooking oil and just warm the wraps through ...even if they are not being eaten immediately.
Place one cup of quinoa ( we use red quinoa ,, found in the health food section Safeway ) in a rice steamer with 2 cups of water . Push the cook button .
Now thinly slice a chicken fillet ( Dale`s preference ) / chicken thigh ( Noelene`s preference ).
Set aside
In a pan add a good glug of thinly sliced ( 2) fat garlic cloves and ( 2) red onions and 1 red bullet chilli with seeds . ( the little one )_until aromatic and soft .
Now finely chop a bunch of flat leafed parsley and add to the cooking quinoa.
It is now time to add the chicken slices to the onion , garlic mix in the pan.
Cook turning all the time on a medium flame .
About 12- 15 minutes should see it done .
Turn out into a bowl and mix in quinoa with chicken mix.
Lay the wraps open .
Spoon the chicken mix across the circle at the bottom end leaving a lip .
Then fold the lip over and fold in sides and roll .
Wrap in baking paper .
Secure a fresh sprig of rosemary with a small elastic band.
Monday, 2 June 2014
OCCASIONS IN A BASKET... quote for Mary Lynch .@ Alliance Petroleum
INDULGENT BASKET
A bottle of champagne / red wine / white wine ....according to taste
A box of bath salts
A body talc ( female) or a body spray ( male )
An Aesop hand cream
4 Red velvet cup cakes
4 chicken and quinoa wraps
4 chocolate fruit cups
Cheese platter , dried meats and crackers...........
Total $105.00
HEALTHY OPTIONS BASKET
4 Nori rolls
4 Taboulieh wraps
4 types of seasonal fruit pieces
Selection of nuts , cheese and rice crackers
1. Bottle of wine ( Red / white or bubbles )
1 . I hour Endota spa massage
Total $ 120.00
PICNIC BASKET
2 Jars of freshly made gazepacho
2 Lemon roasted quail
1 Middle Eastern spice inspired hob
2 Marinated pork ribs
Fresh fruit platter with nuts , cheese and crackers .
1 Bottle of wine ( red or white )
Total.. $ 90.00
Baskets can be made to suit any occasion...........
A bottle of champagne / red wine / white wine ....according to taste
A box of bath salts
A body talc ( female) or a body spray ( male )
An Aesop hand cream
4 Red velvet cup cakes
4 chicken and quinoa wraps
4 chocolate fruit cups
Cheese platter , dried meats and crackers...........
Total $105.00
HEALTHY OPTIONS BASKET
4 Nori rolls
4 Taboulieh wraps
4 types of seasonal fruit pieces
Selection of nuts , cheese and rice crackers
1. Bottle of wine ( Red / white or bubbles )
1 . I hour Endota spa massage
Total $ 120.00
PICNIC BASKET
2 Jars of freshly made gazepacho
2 Lemon roasted quail
1 Middle Eastern spice inspired hob
2 Marinated pork ribs
Fresh fruit platter with nuts , cheese and crackers .
1 Bottle of wine ( red or white )
Total.. $ 90.00
Baskets can be made to suit any occasion...........
MONDAY TEA AT CASTLE GARDEN... A SIMPLE EGG PASTA
...A simple egg pasta with fresh tomatoes and home grown basil.
What else apart from a photo can I add.....
If I was to describe my last dish on this earth ...This would be it !
What else apart from a photo can I add.....
If I was to describe my last dish on this earth ...This would be it !
Sunday, 1 June 2014
LEMON CHICKEN .........POULET AU CITRON
Prepare 2 fresh chickens , ( size 9) wash and dry with paper towel and trim as much fat as possible from the chickens .
Soften 75 gm of butter / margarine and coat each chicken , and place them on a rack in a roasting pan in a well heated oven set at 225 deg C.
Turn the chickens at intervals to brown on all sides .
Cook for about 40 mins basting occasionally ....reduce the heat if they begin to brown too quickly.
When the chicken is tender and the juices run clear when pierced with a fine skewer , remove from the oven , season and keep warm.
Put 3 dsp of sugar , the grated zest of 2 lemons and 1 tbs of water in a small saucepan .
Allow the sugar to melt and lightly caramalise but do not allow to burn .
Remove the saucepan from the heat and add 3 strained tbs of lemon juice , mix , cover and set aside .
Deglaze the roasting pan incorporating all the crusty bits off the bottom with 120 ml of chicken stock.
Add the lemon juice mixture and thicken with 1 tsp of potato flour mixed with 1 tbs of water .
Adjust seasoning .
Pour the sauce over the chickens before serving .
Soften 75 gm of butter / margarine and coat each chicken , and place them on a rack in a roasting pan in a well heated oven set at 225 deg C.
Turn the chickens at intervals to brown on all sides .
Cook for about 40 mins basting occasionally ....reduce the heat if they begin to brown too quickly.
When the chicken is tender and the juices run clear when pierced with a fine skewer , remove from the oven , season and keep warm.
Put 3 dsp of sugar , the grated zest of 2 lemons and 1 tbs of water in a small saucepan .
Allow the sugar to melt and lightly caramalise but do not allow to burn .
Remove the saucepan from the heat and add 3 strained tbs of lemon juice , mix , cover and set aside .
Deglaze the roasting pan incorporating all the crusty bits off the bottom with 120 ml of chicken stock.
Add the lemon juice mixture and thicken with 1 tsp of potato flour mixed with 1 tbs of water .
Adjust seasoning .
Pour the sauce over the chickens before serving .
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT ....JUNE ALREADY...2014
COMING EVENTS
COOKING CLASSES EVERY ...TUESDAY , THURSDAY
CHURCHILL HUB ...PHILLIP PARADE ..CHURCHILL.
JUNE 5TH
MARYVALE PROBUS CLUB
ROAST LUNCH FOR 50 @ CHURCHILL HUB
JUNE 14TH
LEMON MERINGUE PIE FOR 12
FOR A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY ...BEV CAN`T MANAGE THE COOK ANYMORE SO SHE HAS ORDERED A HOME MADE LEMON MERINGUE PIE FOR HER DAUGHTER
JUNE 24TH
TRARALGON SECONDARY COLLEGE
VCAL GROUP
JUNE 28TH
AFTERNOON TEA FOR KATE`S GRANNY @ CASTLE GARDEN
IN BETWEEN THERE ARE THE HOT MEAL SPECIALS AND SPONGES MADE DAILY FOR ANNE`S CAFE AND BAR CHURCHILL.
COOKING CLASSES EVERY ...TUESDAY , THURSDAY
CHURCHILL HUB ...PHILLIP PARADE ..CHURCHILL.
JUNE 5TH
MARYVALE PROBUS CLUB
ROAST LUNCH FOR 50 @ CHURCHILL HUB
JUNE 14TH
LEMON MERINGUE PIE FOR 12
FOR A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY ...BEV CAN`T MANAGE THE COOK ANYMORE SO SHE HAS ORDERED A HOME MADE LEMON MERINGUE PIE FOR HER DAUGHTER
JUNE 24TH
TRARALGON SECONDARY COLLEGE
VCAL GROUP
JUNE 28TH
AFTERNOON TEA FOR KATE`S GRANNY @ CASTLE GARDEN
IN BETWEEN THERE ARE THE HOT MEAL SPECIALS AND SPONGES MADE DAILY FOR ANNE`S CAFE AND BAR CHURCHILL.
WOMEN COOKS
There is no one thing in my life that I have not been able to achieve , attempt or the manner in which I live my life because I was born a female.
Through my study in the history of cooking , it is evident that cooking was women`s work but men`s art.
`Take in account the noted Careme well noted for his pavilions of jelly and sugar , while even back then it was the women feeding the families .
Men had and have names , women fill roles ...nurturing , caring , generosity , hospitality , communication.
Vatel the famous male chef who killed himself when the fish never arrived for the king`s dinner ......seriously a woman would have improvised never considering the option of"out " a mother would have gone without , and all present would have marvelled at the result ..
Men achieved fame while women cooks remained anonymous.
To be fair in early times named and literate women published cookbooks ....but check out the titles that betrayed them....
The Compleat Housewife
The Art Of Cookery Made Plain And Easy
Household Management.
While men were writing ...
Ma Cuisine
The Cooks`s paradise
The message was clear women worked behind the scenes...men starred`
" From the introduction ...THE WOMEN`S COOKBOOK 1992
I do not think much has changed over the years .
Long live the tradition of women cooks ( home cooks and professional ) and your recipes revered .
Through my study in the history of cooking , it is evident that cooking was women`s work but men`s art.
`Take in account the noted Careme well noted for his pavilions of jelly and sugar , while even back then it was the women feeding the families .
Men had and have names , women fill roles ...nurturing , caring , generosity , hospitality , communication.
Vatel the famous male chef who killed himself when the fish never arrived for the king`s dinner ......seriously a woman would have improvised never considering the option of"out " a mother would have gone without , and all present would have marvelled at the result ..
Men achieved fame while women cooks remained anonymous.
To be fair in early times named and literate women published cookbooks ....but check out the titles that betrayed them....
The Compleat Housewife
The Art Of Cookery Made Plain And Easy
Household Management.
While men were writing ...
Ma Cuisine
The Cooks`s paradise
The message was clear women worked behind the scenes...men starred`
" From the introduction ...THE WOMEN`S COOKBOOK 1992
I do not think much has changed over the years .
Long live the tradition of women cooks ( home cooks and professional ) and your recipes revered .
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