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Guide to the Perfect Roast Turkey

Written by Alison Clinch on November 6, 2015. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry. Leave a Comment

For even cooking and crispy skin all over, elevate the turkey (breast side up) on a roasting rack to allow the air to circulate and completely crisp it up. Add a little water to the roasting pan (this will help keep the turkey moist). For a subtle flavour you can also (carefully) slide thin slices of butter and whole...

Cooking Tips: Slow Cooked Roast Pork Shoulder

Written by Alison Clinch on August 27, 2015. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Choose a piece of Pork with a generous covering of fat and rind. Remove Pork from Cryovac packaging (taking note of the weight of the roast) the day/night before you intend to cook it. Pat dry with paper towel to absorb any moisture on the rind. Wrap in a tea towel (or more clean paper towel) and leave in the fridge. Remove...

Best Ever Roast Beef

Written by Alison Clinch on August 27, 2015. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. Leave a Comment

A roast dinner is the perfect way to gather the family around the table to connect and chat about the week. A roast dinner is actually really easy to cook so to help you out here are our tips to get you cooking the perfect beef roast. All you need to add is lots of roast vegies and some broccoli or asparagus. Remove...

Cooking Tips: Perfect Roast Lamb

Written by Alison Clinch on August 27, 2015. Posted in Cooking Tips, Pasture Fed Lamb, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Cooking a roast is one of the easiest and fuss free meals. Follow these tips for a perfect result every time. Remove Lamb from fridge and take it out of the Cryovac packaging (taking note of the weight of your roast). Allow the meat to come to room temperature before cooking (30 – 45 minutes). Rub a generous amount...

Cooking Tip: Salad in a Jar

Written by Alison Clinch on June 5, 2014. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef. Leave a Comment

I came across an article awhile back about doing salads in a jar and have finally gotten around to it! I chose to do a Thai Beef Salad in a Jar and it worked great. It’s super simple and a perfect way to take a healthy lunch to work. Method: Prepare your salad as per normal (you can find my Thai Beef Salad Recipe...

Slow Cooking Guide

Written by Alison Clinch on May 27, 2014. Posted in Cooking Tips, Newsletter. Leave a Comment

Whilst recently browsing some old articles on the SMH Good Living website we found a great article on slow cooking by renowned Sydney Restauranter and chef, Stefano ‘Steve’ Manfredi… In slow cooking the idea is to to break down the connective tissue in meat and turn the collagen into gelatin, rendering...

Recipe: Lazy Person’s Passata

Written by Alison Clinch on May 14, 2014. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

I love the movie Looking for Alibrandi, and I especially love the opening scene where multiple generations of Josephine’s family are gathered in the backyard making Passata. The ritual alone is lovely, never-mind all the wonderful sauce that is produced! Bottled Tomato Passata ready for use Making passata can be...

Christmas Ham – All You Need to Know

Written by Alison Clinch on December 1, 2013. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork. 4 Comments

Ok, it’s officially Christmas season now! And of course a big part of Christmas festivities is enjoying beautiful free range, pasture fed ham. However, Christmas is often the only time we buy and eat whole and half legs of ham, so if you’re anything like me you may forget year to year what to do with it (glazing,...