LOL Bear you sound just like my DH between eating and cooking "natural" and the areoplanes and what not, you sound like you could be twins.
Anyway..
I will see if i can dig out my curing recipes, I think they are still packed away (i'm in the middle of unpacking) but when I find them I'll post them up.
They are my dad's Italian curing recipes.
Bear, that sounds like a wonderful recipe. I didn't think that pork would keep for that long in the fridge before going funky? (Or is that "growing" funky? )
LL, how do you make prosciutto?
By the way all, I have been a very good girl and not used very much prepackaged nasty stuff. For the last two weeks, I have also been and done my shopping once for the week. I will admit I ran out of fresh veges this week (so bought lots today to see if that will cover the next week), and had to resort to using the frozen variety. Aside from that, I have been planning meals for the week (roughly in my head) and trying to write the shopping list accordingly, as well as using things from the cupboard. Yay me. Now if I could just keep it up, better than my Domestic Goddess practices...
And I planted my first lot of fresh produce today! Garlic. Why, only because I had it in the cupboard, and it was looking a lot worse for wear, so rather than throw it (or eat it - bleh!), I though I would plant it and see if it grows (eight cloves).
Great thread I've only managed to read a few pages but I am soooo keen on getting away from the packet/jar stuff as the budget is tight and all that stuff is real expensive (as you all must know) Plus with my little girl eating the same dinner as us, I would love to limit all the additives and stuff that she eats. So I am going to subcribe to this thread to get some good ideas!!
I've got a few things that I bought at the shop today that I just KNOW I could do from scratch but dont know where to start... and I even have the recipe on how much there were...
I normally just follow the instruction with these!! And I make all three with chicken so if you can suggest a different meat then that would be great! (Keep in mind that DH doesnt like pork!)
1 tsp sugar
2/3 cup japanese soy sauce
2/3 cup mirin
2 tsp sesame oil
1tbsp sesame seeds
I always associate terriyaki with fish for some reason, so I generally get some fillet of fish, either a white variety (I buy from the fishermen here on the bay.... so depends on what they have caught) or I buy salmon at the fish markets... Marinate for 10 minutes either side and then drain & pan fry or grill for 4 minutes both sides (do not overcook!!)
In a small sauce pan add the marinade and cook on a medium heat until it thickens.
I stir fry some green veges in a bit of oil & garlic and then pop them on the side of the fish and serve it with rice.
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We can stand to learn a few kitchen things from him that is for sure!
(Or is that "growing" funky?
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I've only managed to read a few pages but I am soooo keen on getting away from the packet/jar stuff as the budget is tight and all that stuff is real expensive (as you all must know) Plus with my little girl eating the same dinner as us, I would love to limit all the additives and stuff that she eats. So I am going to subcribe to this thread to get some good ideas!!
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