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Pomegranate and Pistachio Couscous

October 6, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

couscous

Here’s a relatively simple but colourful salad.

Ingredients

2 cups couscous cooked in chicken stock
Spinach leaves
1 cup pistachios, roasted and chopped
1 cup semi-dried figs, sliced
2 blood oranges, peeled and segmented
Fried haloumi slices
1 pomegranate – bottom half on platter, seeds from top half scattered over
Juice of half a lemon drizzled over couscous
Several lemon slices on top
Black pepper

Filed Under: Mexican, Salads, Vegetarian

Corn Tortillas with Smoked Bacon

April 1, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

making-tortillas

Last night I made my best ever batch of corn tortillas. I have a great love of Mexican food, and I’ve been making tortillas from wheat flour and corn (maize) flour for some years. Thanks to the most excellent book “Tacos” by Mark Miller (also full of fantastic recipes for fillings) I now understand corn tortillas a lot better. Of course, I’ve never seen a Mexican cook make them, so I’m still an outsider to the secrets. But here’s what I’ve learned…. 

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Filed Under: Meat, Mexican, Pork

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I live and cook in the Adelaide Hills in South Australia. The region is similar to the Mediterranean, with temperate climate, fertile hills, nearby ocean, wonderful local vegetables, fruit, wine and meat produced locally. Cooking has been a growing passion for me, about connecting culture, creativity, community and spirit. The small garden in our new home is currently being established with some native bush ‘tucker plants’ and a range of herbs. I’ve just bought a yuzu tree!

Photos taken on iPhone 4, 5 and X and a Canon 5D Mk III.

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