braised cross rib roast & garlic mash with sauteed zucchini

braised in:

red wine
beef stock
onions
carrots
celery
beets
thyme
rosemary
sea salt
pepper
cinnamon stick
brown sugar
cocoa powder
garlic

and this is for lara:

the garlic mash contain loads of butter!

organic chicken

http://www.trforganic.com/

organic chicken and organic eggs, for your health.

jamie's take on battery chickens

http://www.jamieoliver.com/jamiesfowldinners/

cuke salad

cuke salad

cuke sliced length ways
i had a small piece of cabbage left so i threw it in, prob wouldn't do it again

dressing

oil
red wine vinegar
whole grain mustard
diced shallots
italian parsley (the best kind, it has a better flavour in my opinion)
salt and pepper

homemade burgers

burgers

1 lb ground beef (non-medicated of course)
shallots (sauteed a bit, as a raw onion in a cooked burger is not good)
shot of whole grain mustard
shot of bbq sauce (whatever you've got)
panko bread crumbs
handful of chopped italian parsley
salt and pepper

the key to bbqing a good burger is to pat them into a nice even patty and place them on a hot grill and flip them once you've got some nice grill marks on them. don't keep flipping and flipping or they'll fall apart!

rhubarb

rhubarb

i love it stewed.

what i do is:

cut a bunch up
zest and juice a lemon or orange (whatever i've got)
1/2 white - 1/2 brown sugar (whatever seems like enough)
vanilla (the real thing)

that's it, i don't eat it with anything, just as is.

enjoy.

shallots

shallots are my favorite, cooked and raw.

non-medicated farmers sausage

this is where i buy my beef

http://www.hopcottmeats.ca/

pasta with meatballs

pasta with meatballs

meatballs

- beef/pork

- rosemary

- one organic egg

- two teaspoons whole grain mustard

- panko bread crumbs (enough to bind)

- salt and pepper

sauce

- shallots

- garlic

- two thai bird chillies

- olive oil

- salt and pepper

- two tablespoons balsamic

- one big tin tomatoes

- fresh basil

fresh herbs

fresh herbs will change your meals forever.

rosemary on fried leftover new potatoes, superb.

eat local

i try and eat local as much as possible but that said i also like to cook and need ingredients that aren't grown here. do as much as you can and do what's right for you.

blueberry crepes

crepes

crepes

3/4 cup flour

3 organic eggs

2 tsp sugar

1 3/4 cups milk

2 tsp melted butter

my thoughts on food

over time my thoughts on food will make their way here.