PICKLED ONIONS

The humble onion,.......

Many people have a love hate relationship with onions, onion breath, so many names that i'm not fond of.

Anyhu, I bumped into this simple recipe that promised to knock my socks off. I tried it out and well, i love it.

The first time i tried it out i used the white and red onion. The 2nd time round (shown above) i only had the red onion. So we can say that it swings both ways :)

                           INGREDIENTS
                          # 1 Large onion, red

                            #  Juice of 1 lime

                           # 1 tsp cummin seeds

                       #  1 tbsp olive oil

                    METHOD

1. Slice the onions (feel free to use a mix of both red and white) into rings and seperate the rings carefully
2. Place the onions in a bowl and pour the lime juice and olive oil and mix.
3. Cover with cling foil and refrigerate for an hour.
4. When you are ready to serve pour the cummin seeds and toss the onions and serve.

Best served with steak, potato gratin, mashed potatoes :)

Amazing Corn

So i have a guy who supplies me with the freshest sweet corn for a really good deal at the city park market. Next to his stall is my red pepper guy :)
It is important to have THESE GUYS in your life. In the hierachy of important men in my life they hold the 3rd and 4th position respectively, right after my hairdresser :)
                                      AMAZING SWEET CORN

Ingredients

• 3 Sweetcorn cobs
• 1 large red pepper
• 1 medium red pepper, deseeded and chopped
• 1 medium red/white onion, cut in rings and seperated
• 1 tsp blended garlic
• 1 knorr chicken cube
• 2 tbsp oil

Method

•  Slice the corn off the cob using a knife and rinse through
• In a heavy based pan fry the onion,garlic fry until it gets translucent (please don't brown it)
• Crumble the chicken cube
• Add in the red pepper and cook for 5min
• Add the sweetcorn and stir fry for 10 minutes.
• Taste and adjust the taste and it's ready to serve.

15th July- Seriously Organic oranges :)

The story behind this delightful piece is simple, my sister was brought for some seriously organic (read not too sweet oranges) and she didn't know what to do with the whole bunch. So here's the journey:-

• 3 large oranges
• a handful of dessicated coconut
• 1 large capsicum
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 180ml juice (of your choice)

1. peel the oranges using a knife. Chop off one end to achieve a flat base and turn it top side down.
2.    work your way down slicing off the skin, making sure you don't leave any traces of the white stuff :)
3. divide the oranges into wedges, remove any seeds and unruly bits and place in your serving bowl and sprinkle with the sugar.
4. pour the the juice on top of the oranges and cover with cling film and refrigerate for an hour
5. sprinkle the dessicated coconut
6. arrange the capsicum and serve. 

My adventure

14th July,2011

I have a collection of cook books to cook through this year, the one i have in mind is approximately 600+ pages. I'm i crazy? Somewhat....but just hang in there.

I have a couple of food pics that my loyal funs (friends/family) love and with time i will share them with you and share with you my recipes.

Take the plunge and experiment with me.

a storm is brewing !!

Ok, so i decided to do the first post, which our pysiotherapist girl can totally get rid off after she starts doing her thing. but i just want to let you all readers know you wont be dissapointed !! Beneath all her is a size 8 with a heart of gold...she spreads her love through laughter but most important through her cooking.

join her and be ready to have your taste buds rocking !!

adventures into her kitchen.....

tweety