ManFlu

Brisket and cabbage soup

Posted by Gary

Brisket and cabbage soup sounds a bit plain, and why would I dedicate this meal to ManFlu?

Dedicated to ManFlu

Brisket and cabbage soup

Saturday tea. ManFlu cough healing brisket and cabbage laksa soup. #yummylummy #foodphotography #lowcarb #noaddedsugar #ManFlu #brisket #laksa Brisket, Prawns, Laksa paste, Cabbage, Red onion, Spring onion, Coriander, Ginger, Lime juice, Lime, Coconut cream G’day food lovers I’ve been coughing all day. I was asked out tonight but I’d be an unsightly disgusting dinner guest expectorating sticky mucopurulent phlegm into a handkerchief. I’ll have the recipe up on YummyLummy.com later. I added some finely sliced red cabbage and sugarloaf cabbage to a saucepan with some water and laksa paste and brought it to a boil. I simmered it for about ten minutes and then added some crushed ginger and lime juice and stirred it through. I took leftover sliced brisket and raw prawns and added it to the simmering cabbage and laksa flavours and stirred through the reef and beef. Once the prawns had changed colour I added in a small tin of coconut cream and stirred it through. Once everything had cooked through, I turned off the heat and added the coriander roots and stems plus the spring onion whites and greens. I ladled the soup into a bowl and garnished it with coriander leaves and a wedge of lime. My lips are still tingling and I can breathe a little more easily. I feel full though. Bye
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Will spam heal my manflu?

Posted by Gary
The Yummy Lummy Cooking for one podcast
The Yummy Lummy Cooking for one podcast
Will spam heal my manflu?



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What does spam have to do with manflu?

I have manflu, I hate being sick. I try not to use the word hate much, but I really do not like being ill. I wonder, will spam help?

It started as a cough that kept me awake on Tuesday night. On Wednesday it progressed and I had a headache and the beginning of some nasal sinus congestion. On Thursday it was much the same but on Thursday afternoon I started feeling worse. I decided on Thursday evening that I would have to stay home from work on Friday. I hate that. I really like work.

So the question remains will spam heal my manflu? This could become a new form of healing. I can’t imagine it could be any worse than naturopathy, acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, herbal medicine, homoeopathy, and ozone therapy. I’ve recently completed a short course in evidence-based medicine. I will need to think about a randomised controlled trial to determine if spam can make any difference to manflu. Just imagine if I find the cure!

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Spam, vegemite and cheesy chicken

So tonight in my weakened state I decided to eat something comforting with the piece of Chicken Maryland I had in the refrigerator.

I’ve already shown just how good vegemite and chicken can me so adding spam must make it better! Am I right?

What you need to make this dish

  • I used a piece of Chicken Maryland
  • I used a slice of Swiss cheese because I ran out of Coon cheese
  • Two slices of spam
  • a few rings of red onion
  • a dessert spoon from a jar of caramelised onion
  • a good smear of vegemite
  • Toasted light rye bread
  • Coleslaw and avocado with garlic aioli

How do you put it all together?

  1. Toast the bread
  2. Spread a good smear of vegemite on the toast
  3. Lay on the slices of spam
  4. Add the red onion
  5. Spoon the caramelised onion onto the spam
  6. Put the chicken on top
  7. Lay the slice of cheese on the chicken
  8. Place into the oven at 200 °C for 20 minutes and then at 150 °C for 40 minutes
  9. After 60 minutes remove the chicken and allow it to rest for 10 minutes
  10. Plate up with the avocado coleslaw

Get it ready to photograph

  1. Shoot the photograph
  2. Eat the meal
  3. Wash the dishes
  4. Write the recipe
  5. Make a nice picture using Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop
  6. Blog and Vlog (verbs)

Spam, vegemite and cheesy Chicken Maryland with avocado coleslaw
Spam, vegemite and cheesy Chicken Maryland with avocado coleslaw

Spam, vegemite and cheesy Chicken Maryland with avocado coleslaw
Spam, vegemite and cheesy Chicken Maryland with avocado coleslaw

How did it taste?

The chicken was moist and tender and the skin was crisp and cheesy. The bread had a nice crunch and had absorbed the chicken, spam, onion and vegemite flavours. Obviously the coleslaw, avocado and garlic aioli contrasted nicely with the saltiness of the vegemite and spam. I did use salt reduced vegemite but I’ve never used salt reduced spam. I must try it to see what it tastes like.

 

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Final words

This made me feel happy. Let’s see if it makes me feel better! Taking an aspiring before cooking dinner probably helped as well.

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What I ate today

Posted by Gary

I’m developing a head cold. The dreaded #ManFlu At lunch time I didn’t even feel like shooting a photograph of the toasted English muffin with congee sandwich.

For breakfast I had spaghetti on an English muffin. I didn’t realise a small tin of spaghetti has almost no saturated fat. A minute on high in the microwave oven and a few minutes for the muffin in the toaster and voila a quick breakfast.

For dinner I struggled to think of something quick and easy. In the end I pulled a beef burger from the freezer. Sure red meat isn’t exactly #LowFat but I cooked it by putting it into my benchtop oven without any oil and just cooked it at 200 °C for 15 minutes. I toasted some linseed and soy bread and made a beef, lettuce and tomato sandwich for tea. I’m particularly pleased with the photograph of the sandwich.

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So what did you have to eat today?