ENTREE #1
FILET DE KANGOUROU AVEC SAUCE A LA MOUTARDE CREMEUSE
(Kangaroo Fillet with Creamy Mustard Sauce)
Step 1 - make a sweet potato bake, with slices of sweet potato, a little cream and garlic. Pre make and then allow to cool. Once cool cut into desired shape and size. I use a "scone" cutter. I then keep them warm in a low oven until ready to serve. This goes at the bottom of the serving plate.
Step 2 - marinate kangaroo in a little olive oil, fresh rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook "rare" just before "plating up!"
Put pieces of Roo on top of the sweet potato.
Step 3 - using a potato peeler, peel long pieces of sweet potato. Shallow fry in hot oil until crispy. Try not to eat too many as you go...as these are SO yummy! I then placed pieces of this on top of the kangaroo.
Sauce - 2 heaped teaspoons seeded mustard, 375ml evaporated milk. Mix thoroughly in a saucepan on medium heat. In a small container place 1 teaspoon of cornflour and 1 tblspn water, mix well until the lumps are gone. Add this cornflour mixture to the milk mixture and stir constantly until thick enough for your liking. I placed this sauce in little bowls on the side of the plate.
Hope this all makes sense.....as there was no real recipe to follow.......
Will write more later or tomorrow!
Take Care Of You xxx
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Starters @Dinner Party
Starter #1 BEEF AND BREAD!
1 french stick
Butter/Marg
1 large piece Scotch Fillet
Sauces of your choice - I used bought Seeded Mustard, Hot Chilli Sauce and also Sweet Chilli Sauce.
Cook Scotch fillet on hotplate - cook rare. Set aside to rest. I cooked mine the night before. When ready to prepare, slice as thinly as you can.
10 minutes before ready to serve.
Cut French stick into 1-1.5cm pieces and spread lightly with butter.
Fold 2 small pieces of meat on each piece of bread and top with sauces.
To tell the difference in the Chilli sauces, I put a slice of fresh Chilli for decoration on the one with Hot Chilli sauce and I put small pieces of fresh chives on the one with sweet Chilli sauce on it.
Starter #2 is being kept secret as I "threw" this together to make something I could eas with all of my allergies and IT WORKED AND IT WAS DELICIOUS! So I am going to be sneaky I'm sorry and say this is being kept for COTC#3 !!!!!!! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW.....I haven't even got book #2 out yet and I already have plans for #3!!!!!!!!!!
1 french stick
Butter/Marg
1 large piece Scotch Fillet
Sauces of your choice - I used bought Seeded Mustard, Hot Chilli Sauce and also Sweet Chilli Sauce.
Cook Scotch fillet on hotplate - cook rare. Set aside to rest. I cooked mine the night before. When ready to prepare, slice as thinly as you can.
10 minutes before ready to serve.
Cut French stick into 1-1.5cm pieces and spread lightly with butter.
Fold 2 small pieces of meat on each piece of bread and top with sauces.
To tell the difference in the Chilli sauces, I put a slice of fresh Chilli for decoration on the one with Hot Chilli sauce and I put small pieces of fresh chives on the one with sweet Chilli sauce on it.
Starter #2 is being kept secret as I "threw" this together to make something I could eas with all of my allergies and IT WORKED AND IT WAS DELICIOUS! So I am going to be sneaky I'm sorry and say this is being kept for COTC#3 !!!!!!! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW.....I haven't even got book #2 out yet and I already have plans for #3!!!!!!!!!!
Trying to relax :-)
It's funny how life if busy busy busy busy and there are days I sleep walk as I literally dream about resting and stopping. Yet here I am laughing at myself because I have the opportunity to do it and I can't! We are away for the night (me, hubby and 4 kids) at his parents farm in the country. It's raining and I hadn't (until now) been able to get Internet connection (tragedy I hear you say!) and hubby is off fishing, kids are happy playing and I should be able to stop and sit and do nothing....yet Im a tac bored and it's driving me mad! What's going around in my head is the 100 or so things I could be doing at home! Crazy I know!
Instead I have been day dreaming about recipes, how I am going to take some of the photos in my next book, what I would like to cover to look like and all that exciting stuff I have put out of my head until "February" .....woo hoo.....not long now!
So finally I can get a little Internet connection so I have checked and answered emails, Facebook and decided I will have a mini vent on here! Ha ha!
I have also intended to (and will still try to now, if not at a later date) post some recipes
on here from what I cooked the other night at our dinner party. Most of them are not exact recipes but I will still them for you anyway! I'm sure you will love them as we did!
Until next time....... xxx
Ps I know there is spelling and grammar errors but it's not letting me go back and change them!
Pps it's raining so much....how much rain will we need for us to be flooded in !!!????? AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Instead I have been day dreaming about recipes, how I am going to take some of the photos in my next book, what I would like to cover to look like and all that exciting stuff I have put out of my head until "February" .....woo hoo.....not long now!
So finally I can get a little Internet connection so I have checked and answered emails, Facebook and decided I will have a mini vent on here! Ha ha!
I have also intended to (and will still try to now, if not at a later date) post some recipes
on here from what I cooked the other night at our dinner party. Most of them are not exact recipes but I will still them for you anyway! I'm sure you will love them as we did!
Until next time....... xxx
Ps I know there is spelling and grammar errors but it's not letting me go back and change them!
Pps it's raining so much....how much rain will we need for us to be flooded in !!!????? AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Dinner Party
Good Evening! My eyes are almost hanging out of my head as I sit here this evening! My dinner party that I hosted last night went down well....and I chauffered our guests home at 4am! With 4 children there was never going to be any chance for a sleep in and I think we did well sleeping in until 8am! The preparation all went quite well and as much as it was busy, and I felt like I had 100 different little things to do, I had it all prepared in a few hours, table set, house cleaned, time to sit for a 10minute feet up and cuppa and get myself all dressed up!
Typical girl (or should I say typical me!) I left what I was wearing to the last moment and was super excited to find a dress that I bought at a huge bargain in Surry Hills 2 years ago that I had never worn before! It didnt actually fit me all that well when I bought it! But recall just "having" to buy this dress as it was $299 marked down and down and down to $25! I am not the type to spend $299 on a dress so I "had" to get it! And of course I thought it was gorgeous :-)
Enjoy the photos!
Hope this message finds you all well and your hearts full of love.......
Take Care Of You
Coll xxx
Typical girl (or should I say typical me!) I left what I was wearing to the last moment and was super excited to find a dress that I bought at a huge bargain in Surry Hills 2 years ago that I had never worn before! It didnt actually fit me all that well when I bought it! But recall just "having" to buy this dress as it was $299 marked down and down and down to $25! I am not the type to spend $299 on a dress so I "had" to get it! And of course I thought it was gorgeous :-)
Enjoy the photos!
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| Starters #1 - Rare Beef with a mixture of sauces and mustards |
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| Starters #2 - Dill Cucumber rounds |
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| Me with my husband in the middle and our guests either side |
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| Entree choice #1 Lamb Backstrap with Rocket and fresh Mint Yoghurt |
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| Entree choice #2 Kangaroo fillet with Kumera layers and Creamy Mustard Sauce |
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The kids Jelly layered dessert - they were having a movie/pj party in a different room
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| Main Meal choice #1 - French Lamb Cutlets with Cauliflower puree, Asparagus and Basil Sauce |
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| Dessert choice # 1 Layers of alcoholic Lime Jelly with Coconut and Fresh Mango |
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| Dessert choice # 2 Chocolate Mud Cake with Alcoholic Cherries, Macadamia Nuts and White Chocolate Sauce |
Hope this message finds you all well and your hearts full of love.......
Take Care Of You
Coll xxx
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Hi!
Hi Friends! Just thought I would stop by for a moment to say HI! Hope this "blog" finds you all well. All has been wonderful here, life is keeping me busy especially being the school holidays and it has been nice to finally see some Sunshine and make it to the beach a few times also.
I had a few nights away last weekend, spending a night at my parents place with the family. We then headed to my nephews first birthday party/christening in Scone, and then the 4 kids and I ventured on to Gunnedah to visit my Aunt and Uncle for 2 nights. It was nice and cool there, and even had to head out to buy Miss 7 a cardigan....and for those that know that Gunnedah area, to have a cool day in Summer is just not normal! It was lovely though as I wasnt really looking forward to that sticky heat that you get there, especially when I still have the twins being breastfed and climbing all over me!
I managed to have a "me" night last night with a gorgeous friend of mine, Skye. For all you mums out there, you would know how rare these nights/moments are! I am aiming for this new year to have one night a week as "me" time....I figure if I aim for one a week thats a start and hopefully it will truly happen at least once a month! I am doing well...19th of January and this was my first one! YAY! We went and saw "We bought a Zoo" I know it was only PG but we both really enjoyed it. It was heartwarming and left you feeling warm and fuzzy inside, which can only be a good thing! It has some beautiful messages which would reach out to those that were listening....I know Skye and I were.
So Im throwing a huge dinner party tomorrow night. Not huge in numbers...its only 1 other family.....but huge in what I am doing. I have sent out invites. The kids are having a PJ/Movie party with lots of yummies in the lounge room....the adult are "Cocktail" and I am doing 4 courses, a wine to match each one and the Entree, Main and Dessert they get choices...so I have even done a menu up in French.....have I bitten off more then I can chew.....ha ha ha ha.... who knows.....time will tell.....will let you know :-)
It has been a week or 2 of lessons for me with dealing with family and friends and I grateful for the ability to be constantly growing as a person, learning how to deal with these situations whilst being surrounded with love and support. These lessons are not always easy and I dont always understand them....one thing I have learnt though in life, is we are not always meant to. Sometimes its about patience. I found this "sign" which I thought I would share with you.
Take Care Of You xxx
I had a few nights away last weekend, spending a night at my parents place with the family. We then headed to my nephews first birthday party/christening in Scone, and then the 4 kids and I ventured on to Gunnedah to visit my Aunt and Uncle for 2 nights. It was nice and cool there, and even had to head out to buy Miss 7 a cardigan....and for those that know that Gunnedah area, to have a cool day in Summer is just not normal! It was lovely though as I wasnt really looking forward to that sticky heat that you get there, especially when I still have the twins being breastfed and climbing all over me!
I managed to have a "me" night last night with a gorgeous friend of mine, Skye. For all you mums out there, you would know how rare these nights/moments are! I am aiming for this new year to have one night a week as "me" time....I figure if I aim for one a week thats a start and hopefully it will truly happen at least once a month! I am doing well...19th of January and this was my first one! YAY! We went and saw "We bought a Zoo" I know it was only PG but we both really enjoyed it. It was heartwarming and left you feeling warm and fuzzy inside, which can only be a good thing! It has some beautiful messages which would reach out to those that were listening....I know Skye and I were.
So Im throwing a huge dinner party tomorrow night. Not huge in numbers...its only 1 other family.....but huge in what I am doing. I have sent out invites. The kids are having a PJ/Movie party with lots of yummies in the lounge room....the adult are "Cocktail" and I am doing 4 courses, a wine to match each one and the Entree, Main and Dessert they get choices...so I have even done a menu up in French.....have I bitten off more then I can chew.....ha ha ha ha.... who knows.....time will tell.....will let you know :-)
It has been a week or 2 of lessons for me with dealing with family and friends and I grateful for the ability to be constantly growing as a person, learning how to deal with these situations whilst being surrounded with love and support. These lessons are not always easy and I dont always understand them....one thing I have learnt though in life, is we are not always meant to. Sometimes its about patience. I found this "sign" which I thought I would share with you.
Take Care Of You xxx
Friday, 6 January 2012
School holidays :-)
Greetings from the place where school holidays have kicked in, days are going WAY too fast, the weeks are flying by, I am trying to squeeze so much in, but attempt to rest at times, dinners arent being had until 8pm, wishing the holidays were a little longer, but on the same hand I am getting excited for February and finishing a huge part of COTC#2!....breathe....!
The 4 kids and I have had a busy and fun filled week here, with our Churches "Family Festival" being on. There have been 2 sessions daily 10-12 and 3-5, we have been to both sessions everyday, and end up with extras coming home with me for lunch, pool visits, sleep overs and everything else! I actually quite like this, although it seems my front door is constantly revolving and at times I would like to put a lock on it! I like the fact that the girls have these friends who want to spend time with them and they feel our home is welcoming for them. Im embarrased to say though that because of this my housework has been let go a tad this week and I am (sadly!) looking forward to a day of cleaning tomorrow! I know Im crazy! I do figure though that spending fun and quaility time with the girls during the school holidays is far more important than vacuuming daily :-) Before I know it I will feel like I have blinked and they would have moved out of home and I will wonder where the years have gone....and I know for certain that I am not going to say "geez I wish I had vacuumed more" .....
So I am planning a few more day trips and possibly even a Country trip in to these next few weeks and figure that I have the energy to keep going full swing for a while longer! Then it brings me to February....which I have been trying to ignore within myself, but as the time quickly approaches I am getting SO unbeleivably excited! February is going to be a mad month of finishing my cooking, creating and photo part of my second book COTC FOR KIDS! Then it will be off for a meeting with my Graphic Designer and see if she can once again put perfectly onto paper, what is in my head for the design! Yep, it makes me stop breathing when I think about it...Im not sure why I do this, as breathing is clearly so important! Yet its something I do when I am thinking about something that I know makes me unbeleivably happy or at times nervous (thinking now that I do it also when my eldest daughter competes in dancing)
How is your 2012 going? I hope its been amazing so far!
Well I think I have rambled long enough for the moment!
Talk again soon,
My love and warmest blessings to you all,
Take Care Of You
Coll x
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
Our Christmas!
What a super exciting Christmas it was for us this year! Even though it was the second year of us being a "complete" family, last year didnt count in every way as it was such a whirlwind event. The twins were born only 2 days before so I was still in hospital with them, and as much as I was feeling over the moon and blessed, its so different to spending it at home.
This year was FUN FUN and more FUN! We had paper everywhere, boxes everywhere, toys everywhere...eventually people and food everywhere, it was busy, exhausting, crazy and messy and I loved every moment!
We had a nice morning just the 6 of us and then my mum, dad, sister, brother-in-law, nephew and neice came for lunch and the afternoon. We then opened our home up to any friends who wanted more celebrating or didnt want to be alone Christmas night.
Our Chistmas lunch up until a few years ago has always been traditional. Ham, Turkey, Pork and Roast Veg. A few years back we decided to break away from the Roast Veg and now do a range of delicious salads. We also cook the Turkey in the BBQ so the house isnt being heated up on a Summers day (not that we have had many this year!) if the oven is on all day. Mum made a garden salad, I made the Potato Salad from my book and my sister made the Roast Veg salad from my book also. Its lovely that we can all enjoy these salads and dont feel like we are missing out on anything, even though I am the only one in my family with food allergies.
I truly hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and the day was spent with love ones, great company, wonderful food and of course remembering "the reason for the season" our amazing Jesus.
Take Care Of You
Coll xxx
This year was FUN FUN and more FUN! We had paper everywhere, boxes everywhere, toys everywhere...eventually people and food everywhere, it was busy, exhausting, crazy and messy and I loved every moment!
We had a nice morning just the 6 of us and then my mum, dad, sister, brother-in-law, nephew and neice came for lunch and the afternoon. We then opened our home up to any friends who wanted more celebrating or didnt want to be alone Christmas night.
Our Chistmas lunch up until a few years ago has always been traditional. Ham, Turkey, Pork and Roast Veg. A few years back we decided to break away from the Roast Veg and now do a range of delicious salads. We also cook the Turkey in the BBQ so the house isnt being heated up on a Summers day (not that we have had many this year!) if the oven is on all day. Mum made a garden salad, I made the Potato Salad from my book and my sister made the Roast Veg salad from my book also. Its lovely that we can all enjoy these salads and dont feel like we are missing out on anything, even though I am the only one in my family with food allergies.
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| Our turkey on the BBQ |
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| Roast Veg Salad from COTC made by my sister |
I truly hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and the day was spent with love ones, great company, wonderful food and of course remembering "the reason for the season" our amazing Jesus.
Take Care Of You
Coll xxx
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