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Recipe: Homemade Taco Seasoning

Written by Alison Clinch on September 12, 2016. Posted in Free Range Poultry, Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 2 tbsp dried mixed Italian herbs 1 tbsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tbsp onion powder 1 tbsp garlic powder 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp salt 1 tsp chilli powder (or to taste) Method Combine spices in a bowl and store in airtight jar ready for use. Feel free to double recipe for more meals or give...

Recipe: Beef Tacos with Homemade Taco Seasoning

Written by Alison Clinch on September 12, 2016. Posted in Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients Tacos: 500g grass fed Beef Mince 1-2 tbsps* of Taco Seasoning (recipe below) 1/2 cup water 1 carrot, grated 200g cheese, grated 2 cups, lettuce, shredded 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced or diced 1 avocado, mashed with a squeeze of lemon juice 1 packet of taco shells or burrito wraps 1 small tub of sour cream 1...

Recipe: Kombucha

Written by Alison Clinch on September 8, 2016. Posted in Health and Wellbeing, Recipes. 2 Comments

We’re big fans of Kombucha in our house. There’s plenty of places to buy Kombucha, but once you get a handle on making it yourself (and experimenting with flavours), I promise you’ll never buy it again. Ingredients: 4 litres of water 8 (black) teabags 1 cup of sugar Scoby 1/2 to 1 cup of Kombucha (commercial,...

Recipe: Roast Rack of Lamb with White Quinoa & Pepita Pesto

Written by Alison Clinch on September 7, 2016. Posted in Pasture Fed Lamb, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients Rack of Pasture Fed Lamb 3/4 cup pepita seeds 2 gloves of roasted garlic 1 cup of chopped fresh herbs (e.g. parsley, basil & mint) 1/2 cup grated parmesan Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup of olive oil 3 cups uncooked white quinoa Method Preheat oven to 180°C. In a food processor, add pepita seeds, garlic,...

Salt Roast Pork with Radicchio & Fennel Salad

Written by Alison Clinch on September 1, 2016. Posted in Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients 1kg pork belly olive oil and sea salt 3 green apples, halved 2 baby fennel bulbs, sliced finely 1 small radicchio lettuce, leaves separated 1 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated 2 handfuls of rocket leaves Salad Dressing: 1/3 cup fresh orange juice 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2-3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil Sea...

Why and How to Sear Meat

Written by Alison Clinch on August 24, 2016. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef, Miscellaneous, Recipes. Leave a Comment

I admit that I don’t always do this step, but when I do, I’m always reminded of why it’s worth the effort. And if I’m doing something special like a Standing Rib Roast, I’ll definitely do it. First things first, why do you need to sear meat? The number one reason for searing meat is FLAVOUR. The...

Recipe: Apple and Chicken Bake

Written by Alison Clinch on August 24, 2016. Posted in Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients 1 Whole Free Range Chicken 3 tbsp brown sugar 3 apples Fresh thyme Salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp honey 3 tbsp Dijon mustard 2 tbsp olive oil 1 cup chicken broth 1 medium onion Method Preheat the oven to 180°C. Rub oil on the chicken and season with salt, pepper and thyme. Chop onions into large pieces. Put...

Recipe: Parsnip, Bacon & Thyme Soup

Written by Alison Clinch on August 20, 2016. Posted in Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Winter vegetables are great… except when you sometimes end up with too much of one type and need to keep them interesting by finding different ways to serve them. Please enter… Parsnip, Bacon and Thyme Soup! Ingredients: 6 rashers of Free Range Pasture Fed Bacon (4 chopped roughly for soup, 2 chopped finely...

Recipe: Zucchini and Parmesan Soup

Written by Alison Clinch on August 18, 2016. Posted in Recipes. Leave a Comment

We try to do Meat Free Monday each week, so it’s often the night that we have soup too. This zucchini and parmesan soup is a year round favourite and super easy to make. Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped or minced 1 onion, roughly chopped 1 kg zucchini (approx. 10 medium size zucchinis),...

Recipe: Homemade Taco Seasoning

Recipe: Beef Tacos with Homemade Taco Seasoning

Recipe: Kombucha

Recipe: Roast Rack of Lamb with White Quinoa & Pepita Pesto

Salt Roast Pork with Radicchio & Fennel Salad

Why and How to Sear Meat

Recipe: Apple and Chicken Bake

Recipe: Parsnip, Bacon & Thyme Soup

Recipe: Zucchini and Parmesan Soup

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