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  1. #1
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    Apr 2008
    The Purple House, Sydney
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    Once a week here- either chicken (I just rub garlic, rosemary and sea salt into the skin), beef or lamb.

    I do the most boring roasts Just the meat, three veg, seasoned with garlic, rosemary and salt and pepper. But that's the way we like 'em.

    I no longer trust dh to cook roasts after he mixed in soy sauce with the oil for the vegies and then laid them on newspaper once they were done. My taters had adds on them.

  2. #2
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    Feb 2006
    Newcastle, NSW
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    I love to cook a lamb roast in the slow cooker as often as I can. Lamb roasts are a favourite here. I must do a pork roast again some time for my poor neglected DH who loves pork, but I hate it.

  3. #3
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    Mar 2009
    N.S.W
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    Once a fortnight. Normally pork, occasionlly beef or lamb. Dh cooks them, I have never cooked a roast in my life.

  4. #4
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    Dec 2007
    349

    My taters had adds on them.
    hahahaha

  5. #5
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    Sep 2006
    1,223

    We have roast lamb or chicken here sometimes once a week or once a fortnight.Usually on a Wednesday night as its the day I'm home from work early enough to get it all ready. I'm the only one here who cooks. DH wouldn't know where to start
    We have a friend who is a sheep farmer so we get the freshest yummiest lamb when ever we go visit If we have chicken I just go to RedLea and buy a ready to cook one that is pre seasoned and ready to cook. I also cook it in an oven bag to eliminate the splatter while its cooking. Oh and a large chook takes about 1.5 to 2 hours to cook.
    We usually have a banana split or apple pie and icecream for desert.YUMMMMM!!!!!

  6. #6
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    Mar 2008
    North Northcote
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    we have roast once a fortnight. i throw it in with the shopping. we would like it more often, but we only get organic, free-range (farm killed if possible). and it appears that if you want that, you gotta own a gold mine LOL!

    we generally have chicken or pork (depending on what the butcher has...ie if his farms that he buys off have it...

    i do the roasts. DH has NO idea when it comes to roasting. once he decided to 'surprise' me and cooked a roast chicken...upside down, no seasoning, nothing. just threw it in and pumped up the gas LOL! it was horrid!!

    i LOVE doing Jamie Olivers roast chicken. it is just yummy.

    for pork, i do the basic, rock salt in the cuts and grinded salt on top and on the meat, stuff the cuts with rosemary/sage...and maybe a bit of honey...

    usually have a side of apple sauce that i have cooked with a cinnamon stick. yum! oh and roast taties and sweet potato...

    BUT no gravy. dont know how to make it!!!

  7. #7
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    Dec 2007
    Taking a ride on my grdonkey :D
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    Ooh, I love roast dinners!! I do one a week usually, I can't stand meat on the bone so I usually get those honey & macadamia rolled roast (chicken) from Lenard's or the equivalent (we don't have a Lenard's here anymore but the 'butcher' - they really only do chicken - always has them so I pick one up when doing the groceries), or if pork is on special at Woolies I'll grab a lump of it so we can have crackling
    I do crunchy roast potatoes with garlic, roast pumpkin, a bit of sweet potato for myself (DH won't eat them) and then steamed carrots, corn, peas and broccoli, and I make gravy the 'proper' way (using pan juices for extra flavour)... and my goodness we're full afterwards, we never have room for dessert!
    My roast dinners are DH's favourite so I do one at least a week to make up for cooking 'all that other crap' (stir-fries etc, he's a meat-and-taters kind of bloke but I like spicy exotic food that's simple to prepare and fast to cook)