Meaty whitebait
Craig sent me this recipe, and while it’s not meat whitebait in New Zealand are almost as big as a side of lamb – so even though it’s a departure from the ‘meat’ theme I’m …
Let them eat meat
I’m sure this won’t come as a surprise to most of you but New Zealand is right up there with the best of them when it comes to meat consumption per capita. The good folk …
Lamb cutlets and butter bean puree
Thanks to Ian for sending this recipe in. As the weather becomes warmer and the BBQ is dusted off and readied for the (hopefully) long summer months this dish will become a perfect meal. We …
Marcus the lamb is slaughtered
A primary school in Kent, United Kingdom established a scheme to teach young students how to rear and breed animals – presumably for food. The students hand reared a lamb which they named Marcus. Cute. …
Meat flavoured chocolate?
There are lots of recipes out there for steak with chocolate sauce, but until now no-one has considered making chocolate taste like meat. As revealed in the NZ Herald today Dr Hanna Frederick has developed …
Steak and guinness and cheese pie
We experienced the delight of this pie with friends several weekends ago. I would have taken photos but the pie was consumed quicker than you could say “Smile”. It’s from Jamie Oliver‘s recipe book ‘Cook …
Usain Bolt’s favourite food is pork
It was revealed today in Stuff that Usain Bolt is more interested in eating a plate of pork than he is on confirming speculation he will compete in the long jump anytime soon. Bolt shattered …
Harira – Moroccon soup
This recipe for lamb was recommended by my good friend Sue. She claims it’s a real ‘ripsnorter’ and I have no reason to not believe her. Harira is the traditional soup of Morocco. It’s usually …
Porchetta, or stuffed rolled pork belly
I have just returned from Nelson where I helped celebrate my good friend Pete’s significant birthday. Pete phoned me in an excited state the day before my arrival to tell me he’d just bought 16kg’s …
Meat artists on Flickr
Thanks Steph for sending this Flickr link through to me. Meat is not only great to eat but it’s also good to look at too. Take a look at these beautiful photographs of meat. I …