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First Pasta of September

First day and pasta of the month, though the days are getting shorter the BBQ will go on.. Because of excess sausages and beans for Sunday breakfast, it was a simple matter of cooking the tomatoes to bring out their extra sweetness. Lunch is stove-top grilled tomatoes, shredded bacon, sliced Italian sausage and runner beans […]

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Lunch Log: Week 84 Day 4

Almost too disgustingly healthy, with things grilled, pickled or steamed. Lunch is beef croquette, steamed baby carrots, BBQ capsicum, BBQ eggplant, steamed peas, BBQ steak, pickled cucumber and tomato

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Lunch Log: Week 84 Day 3

Big batches of mince are handily transformed into various foodstuffs, in this case: croquettes. Lunch is beef croquettes, steamed sugar snap peas, steamed carrots dressed in ponzu & basil, pickled radish, pickled cucumber and tomato, with kombu no tsukudani for the rice

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Lunch Log: Week 84 Day 2

Leftovers from dinner makes lunch easy: steamed baby carrots with lime/garlic/basil rapeseed oil dressing, steamed sugar peas, pickled radish, BBQ sardines, pickled cucumber and tomato.

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Lunch Log: Week 84 Day 1

Back to work but it’s a mercifully short week. Chilli beef onigiri with tomato, garlic & basil runner beans, kombu no tsukudani, fried prawns, pickled cucumber, pickled ‘flower’ radish and a rare item: dessert of matcha & ginger sponge cake.

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Lunch Log: Week 83 Day 1

Al desko, as they say, but does it count when you’re at home? Lunch is BBQ lamb steak, grilled runner beans, tomato, cheese cauliflower and crabstick makizushi

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Lunch Log: Week 82 Day 5

Because I felt like udon, I went a little overboard with the toppings: steamed beans, spring rolls, soft boiled egg, shredded crab stick, spring onions, simmered shiitake and garlic eggplant – The udon soup started off as a traditional vegetarian type but I couldn’t resist adding a home made chicken stock cube. Topped with nori […]

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Lunch Log: Week 82 Day 4

Looks like sorrel can discolour with acid in addition to heat. A simple lunch today: steamed French beans & cauliflower, spring rolls and sweet pickled beetroot

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Lunch Log: Week 82 Day 3

OK I can say that’s the last of the salad for now but I doubt I’d be sick of the spring rolls ever. Rice topped with smoked salmon is accompanied with garlic & anchovy eggplant, konnyaku & capsicum, steamed beans, cucumber & wakame salad and lambspring rolls

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Lunch Log: Week 82 Day 2

A light lunch today but worth it for fresh spring rolls. Lunch is lamb spring rolls, wakame & cucumber salad, BBQ corn, ginger simmered eggplant & capsicum, and fish filled onigiri (spicy salmon and anchovies)

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