I recently wrote about the death of a blogger friend, Barb Beacham. In that post I mentioned I’d make a roast chicken meal in her memory. Back in July 2012 I wrote a post on the old blog about how Barb sent me a bottle of Spike which is a seasoning to try out.
- Chicken a small one
- Spike about 1 tablespoon
- Zest from one lemon
- Chilli flakes 2 teaspoons
- Cracked black pepper 1 teaspoon
- Olive oil 1 tablespoon
- Quinoa 50 grams
- Sweet potato
- Paprika
- Asparagus
- Using a stand or a soft drink or beer can prop up the chook (that’s Australian slang for chicken)
- Lovingly rub some olive oil into the skin and massage it in
- Rub in the dry condiments
- Top with lemon zest
- Add cut lemon into the backing tray
- Add quinoa to the little container under the chook so it cooks in the chook juices
- Cut sweet potato in thick batons
- Oil up the sweet potato and rub in some of the dry condiments
- The Asparagus can be steamed or nuked in the microwave oven
- Cook the chook for 1 hour at 150 °C. It’s worth using a meat thermometer at the end to make sure you have achieved the correct temperature
- All the chook to rest for a full 20 minutes at room temperature
- The sweet spuds (that’s slang for potatoes) can be put onto a tray and cooked alongside the chook
- Plate up and shoot a photograph
- [b]Pause and think of Barb and what a wonderful person she was[/b]
- Eat the meal and enjoy the spiky goodness
- Wash the dishes
- Write the recipe
- Blog (verb)
In response to my shout out to Little Monster Girl, Jennifer reblogged my post and we had a conversation about hot chocolate for winter in Germany and mint chocolate milkshakes for an Australian summer. Yes I used a mason jar. A friend on twitter thought my drinking from a mason jar was a little wanky.
Barb took so many excellent photographs of her environment in the Sierra foothills
These are some of mine
Monday link love from Canberra Food Bloggers
My aim is each Monday to share some link love from Canberra Food Bloggers who have shared their posts in the Canberra Food Bloggers Facebook group
Bec http://inexplicablewanderlust.com/2015/11/24/canberra-eats-akiba/
Christine http://www.foodwinetravel.com.au/more/books/food-wine-books/matching-champagne-with-food/
Anna http://shenannagans.com/paella/
Michele https://fineeating.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/chong-co-westfield-woden-2/
Christine http://www.foodwinetravel.com.au/more/books/food-wine-books/matching-champagne-with-food/
Giulia http://www.loveateverybite.com/dolci-desserts/smores-brownies-recipe/
Lisa http://www.bakebikeblog.com/2015/11/quinoa-and-smoked-salmon-sushi.html