Fish Stock Making – Cooking Fundamentals

Today, in my Cook at Home with Tonya cooking class videos, I made this fish stock at the same time as the crab crustacea stock.  The reason for this is that I use the fish stock as a base for the crab stock.  At the end of the cooking process, the fish stock is strained, [...]

By |2020-06-06T14:57:45+10:00June 6th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Cooking classes, Cooking Fundamentals, Cooking Fundamentals, Fish stock, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Recipes, Seafood, Stocks|Comments Off on Fish Stock Making – Cooking Fundamentals

Pumpkin, tomato, onion and Persian feta roasted warm salad

My family love this simply with the roasted pumpkin, onions, tomatoes and garlic. It is really lovely served on the bed of spinach or rocket with the pine nuts for some crunch and the chilli for some spice. Serves 4 Ingredients Optional ingredients which go very well with this salad 500g Jap pumpkin, peeled and [...]

By |2020-06-01T16:42:58+10:00June 1st, 2020|Autumn vegetables, Cook Real Food, Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Pumpkins, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables, Vegetables in season|Comments Off on Pumpkin, tomato, onion and Persian feta roasted warm salad

Pipérade Basquaise

Pipérade from the Basque* country is made with green or red peppers and pimentos, onions, tomatoes and garlic, slowly cooked together, with beaten egg added at the end and slowly stirred through to cook the eggs; it is usually served with slices of the famous and delicious Jambon de Bayonne, which is similar to prosciutto. [...]

Fish ‘pie’ with mussels and prawns.

This is a creamy, comforting 'pie' with tons of flavour and goodness without the crust.  All LCHF. I used john Dory, mussels and prawns. You can use any firm-fleshed white fish such as snapper, Ling, Mahi Mahi, or Blue Grenadier; the mussels and prawns may easily be excluded and you can add scallops if you [...]

By |2020-05-20T15:42:34+10:00May 20th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Fish and seafood pie, Fish and seafood pie, Fish pie, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, mussels, Recipes, Seafood, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fish ‘pie’ with mussels and prawns.

Mussels – Cleaning, Preparation and Cooking

Some mussels you buy are cultivated in protected areas of the sea bed, or grown on poles, fixed in clean saltwater. Others, because of their habitat, are often sandy and need to be scrubbed; mussels also ingest sand and grit as they feed. Live mussels must be bought very fresh. Kept in a moist, cool [...]

By |2020-10-21T12:32:46+11:00May 20th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Mediterranean Food, mussels, Mussels|Comments Off on Mussels – Cleaning, Preparation and Cooking

Luscious, creamy mayonnaise

This beautiful home-made mayonnaise enhances everything it touches, with its custardy richness and delicate tang that gives a clean and clear flavour that commercial mayonnaise does not have. When making this sauce, do remember to take your time and go slowly, drop by drop, at the beginning for the addition of the oil.  The whole [...]

By |2020-05-13T11:55:45+10:00May 13th, 2020|Aioli, Condiments, Condiments, Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Mayonnaise, Mayonnaise, Recipes, Sauces|Comments Off on Luscious, creamy mayonnaise

Mushroom Soup

Serves 4 Ingredients   3 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil1 large onion, peeled, chopped 1kg mushrooms, wiped clean, quartered with stems left on, but dry end bits cut off; reserve 1/4 cup to sauté for the garnish 2 cloves garlic, minced ¼ tsp nutmeg 2 tbsp chopped parsley ½ tsp dried thyme or 4 [...]

By |2020-05-07T14:27:40+10:00May 7th, 2020|Autumn vegetables, Cook Real Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Mushroom soup, Mushrooms, Mushrooms, Recipes, Soups, Vegetables in season|Comments Off on Mushroom Soup

Mushroom Stock for our soup

Makes 1.5 – 2 litres stock Ingredients 75g dried shitake mushrooms 1 ½ tbsp olive oil 100g fresh mushrooms 2 medium carrots, peeled, diced 1 medium onion, chopped into 1 cm pieces 2 celery stalks diced ½ cup leek greens, roughly chopped, 1 cm pieces 3 sage leaves or large pinch dried sage Bouquet garni [...]

By |2020-05-13T15:03:52+10:00May 7th, 2020|Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Mushroom stock, Mushrooms, Recipes, Soups, Stocks|Comments Off on Mushroom Stock for our soup

Tomato sauce – two ways – one roasted and the other slow cooked with apples

Over the years, I have worked on perfecting a reasonably easy, very nice, tasty tomato sauce, made without sugar, and one the children also enjoy with their sausages and chops.  These 2 sauces fit the bill! Roasting the onions, tomatoes and garlic add a good depth of flavour and colour; it makes a little denser [...]

By |2020-05-05T11:03:06+10:00May 5th, 2020|Condiments, Cook Real Food, Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Recipes, Sauces, Tomato sauce, Tomato sauce, Tomato sauce, Tomatoes|Comments Off on Tomato sauce – two ways – one roasted and the other slow cooked with apples

Prawns curried with ginger, garlic and Vietnamese mint

This is a quick and easy everyday prawn curry which also makes a lovely entrée for a special lunch or dinner with friends.  I hav eincluded the Green Curry Paste recipe at the end of this. Serves 4 400g broccoli, cut into tiny, mouth-sized florets 1k large, raw Queensland prawns 60g butter 4 tbsp extra [...]

By |2020-05-03T16:57:29+10:00May 3rd, 2020|Condiments, Condiments, Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Curries, Curries, Food, Food - spices, Green curry paste, Green curry paste, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Prawn curry, Prawn curry, Prawn curry, Prawns, Recipes, Seafood|Comments Off on Prawns curried with ginger, garlic and Vietnamese mint
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