Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Days 121


DINNER: Seasoned chicken on BBQ with asparagus and mashed potato, seasoned with taragon, chives and continental parsley...white taragon sauce on asparagus.

Day 120


MAINLY MUSIC: 6 cup slice...1 cup each of SR flour, cocnut, sugar, milk, dried apricots and walnuts, plus cinnamon.

DINNER: Warm new potato salad with silverside.

Wash new potatoes, cut into cubes, leave skin on...boil with cubed carrot until tender...chop mint, chives, capsicum, shallots, sun-dried tomatoes, cold silverside...put cooked and chopped ingredients into bowl, add mayonnaise and mix.

Day 119


DINNER: Chicken pesto with fettuccine.

The chicken...brown chicken cubes, add pesto and a splash of cream and white wine.

The pesto... basil leaves, cherry tomatoes, parsley, 2 cloves garlic, olive oil, 1/2 pack slithered almonds- blend together.

Days 117 and 118


Today we had leftovers prior to going to the movies in Tenterfield to see their short film festival plus Balibo...we had wine and cheese/nibblies at the theatre.

The following day, back home, we had fish, wedges and salad for tea....an easy meal after driving home from Wally.

Day 116




DINNER: Mince and potato pie...saute onions, add mince, tomatoes, plain flour, spicy tomato sauce, salt, thyme and broad beans. Topping...Mashed potatoes and kumara with cheese sprinkled on top...bake till golden.

Dessert: Mulberry crumble

Day 115


DINNER: Turk's Head Pumpkin stuffed with broad beans, garlic, small fresh spuds, olive oil then baked, with chicken kebabs.

Day 114


MAINLY MUSIC: Banana cake

DINNER: Pork loins on BBQ with veges....zucchini and carrot on BBQ, Boiled potatoes and kumara...garlic, nectarine and white wine creamy sauce.

Day 113


DINNER:Mince and veg penne....onions, capsicum, carrot, zucchini, mushrooms, mince, pasta sauce, chilli powder, oregano, thyme, parsley...serve on penne pasta with cheese on top.

Days 111 and 112


Today was Jill's birthday, so we went to the Ulmarra pub for her party. I had chicken in filo with blue cheese and artichoke sauce and salad. Dave had Moroccan lamb cutlets with cous cous.

The next day we went to Jill and Manfred's where we had pizza from his pizza oven...we took our own toppings.

After the pizza, we had vegetable soup for tea....pumpkin, zucchini, carrot, onion, plus salt, pepper and butter.
As I didn't have any photos of food here, I thought I'd put in a photo of the frog that has been seen regularly in the kitchen late at night... cute, isn't it!

Days 109 and 110


Today was Jacaranda Thursday in Grafton, so we had lunch at Roches' pub- German Beerfest- kransky and mash with mushrooms and tomatoes. It was pretty filling, but quite delicious.

DINNER: After the big lunch, we had bread rolls with left-over silverside, cheese and lettuce.

The next day, being Friday, the fish man was in town, so we bought some Samson fish and prawns....cooked it with creamy garlic/mushroom sauce, and served with rice, cucumber and avocado.

Day 108


DINNER: Corned Silverside with potato, kumara, onion, carrots and beans, with parsley sauce.

Day 107


MAINLY MUSIC: Speedy Banana Loaf- page 42, Muffins, Scones and Tea Cakes.

DINNER: Steak, polenta and salad.

Day 106


DINNER: Curried sausages and rice.
With the sausages were onion, capsicum, carrrot, apple, sultanas and curry powder.

Days 104 and 105




Still at Nambucca. Cooked bacon and eggs for brecky, on fried rounds of French bread.


LUNCH/DINNER: Mid-afternoon picnic al-fresco/anti pasto, between movies.
The following day we bought fresh bread from bakery in Nambucca and made gourmet sandwiches for lunch/dinner.