kale coleslaw

Chicken wings and duck fat roast sweet potato

Posted by Gary

Chicken wings and duck fat roast sweet potato made quickly and easily. Just check out the video. 

If you’re interested in something different, check out my podcast at my other blog, if you listen to podcasts via iTunes you can get Medical Fun Facts there. 

Quinoa makes a return after #Hawaii #holiday

Posted by Gary

During the ten days travelling through Oahu, Hawaii I didn’t have any quinoa. Quinoa makes a return to my diet tonight. What better way to enjoy quinoa than with roast Chicken Maryland. 

Delicious roasted Chicken Maryland can be made better by cooking quinoa in the baking tray and incorporating the cooking juices from the chicken. 

Delicious roasted Chicken Maryland with kale coleslaw, grated cheese and jalapeño pepper
Delicious roasted Chicken Maryland with kale coleslaw, grated cheese and jalapeño pepper
Quinoa makes a return after #Hawaii #holiday
 
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
Prep time:
Cook time:
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Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Quinoa
  • Chicken Maryland
  • Coon tasty cheese slice
  • Mixed dried herbs
  • Golden syrup
  • Black ground pepper
  • Kale coleslaw
  • Mayonnaise
  • Jalapeño pepper sliced
Instructions
  1. Pour some quinoa in the bottom of a baking tray and add a cup of water
  2. Put a rack in the baking tray and lay on a Chicken Maryland
  3. Put a slice of cheese on the chicken and add some pepper and mixed dried herbs plus a squirt of golden syrup
  4. Cook the chook in an oven at 150 °C for 1 hour
  5. Rest the chook for 20 minutes after it has been cooking for an hour
  6. While the chook is resting prepare the kale coleslaw and mix in the quinoa and some grated cheese
  7. Plate up and add a dollop of mayonnaise
  8. Slice a jalapeño pepper for some added zing
  9. Lay over the Kale coleslaw a delicious roasted Chicken Maryland
  10. Shoot a photograph
  11. Eat the meal
  12. Wash the dishes
  13. Post process the photograph
  14. Write the recipe
  15. Blog (verb)
 

The chicken skin ends up being succulent and crispy. The meat is moist, juicy and tender. The dark chicken meat goes so well with some mayonnaise, it’s like having an open sandwich with shredded chicken meat. 

The quinoa adds a lovely nuttiness to the kale coleslaw while the jalapeño pepper adds a real zing. 

So quinoa makes a return to my meal planning. Do you like quinoa?

Dijon quinoa with bacon kale coleslaw recipe

Posted by Gary

There are three easy steps to this simple and elegant dijon quinoa dinner. All you need to do is cook some quinoa, cook some bacon and then put everything together.

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I wasn’t sure what I was going to cook for dinner tonight but I tweeted earlier a hint of what I was thinking.

 


 

Dijon quinoa with bacon kale coleslaw recipe
 
Recipe Type: Dinner
Cuisine: Australian
Author: Gary Lum
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • Streaky bacon 2 rashers sliced
  • ⅓ cup tricolour quinoa
  • ⅔ cup water
  • 1 tsp chicken stock powder
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 20 g butter
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • Kale coleslaw
  • Garlic aioli
Instructions
  1. Cook the bacon and maple syrup in the oven for 15 minutes at 220 °C
  2. Cook the quinoa in the water and chicken stock for 10 minutes
  3. Add the dijon and butter to the cooked and cooled quinoa
  4. Add the garlic aioli to the kale coleslaw and mix in the cooked bacon
  5. Smear some quinoa on the bottom of a large bowl
  6. Add the kale coleslaw and bacon
  7. Add the rest of the quinoa on top
  8. Shoot a photograph
  9. Eat the meal on the couch with a fork while watching My Kitchen Rules
  10. Wash the dishes
  11. Write the recipe
  12. Blog (verb)
 

 

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Streaky bacon ready for the oven

 

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Tricolour quinoa with dijon and butter

 

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The finished dish in a bowl. On the bottom is a thin layer of the quinoa.

 

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I ate this strawberry cheesecake for lunch dessert (early afternoon tea)

 

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For lunch I ate hot smoked salmon on spinach leaves with feta stuffed peppers

 

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For breakfast I had bacon and eggs with some blue cheese

 

I hope you like this simple dijon quinoa salad meal