• Pork chops

    Tonight I cooked some pork chops. No wonder pork chops featured so often in the Simpsons.

  • Lamb rack

    Rack of lamb and the Weber Q+ Today, Sunday 26 January 2025, is officially Australia Day. Tomorrow, Monday, is a gazetted public holiday. Will I work on tomorrow’s public holiday? Yes, it will be a busy week, and I have a significant engagement to prepare for. Working on public holidays means less distraction and better-quality work.…

  • Pork Belly and Speck

    Recently, Lorraine from Not Quite Nigella shared a post about pork dishes for Chinese New Year. I commented that I had a slab of pork belly in my freezer that I could cook this weekend. Instead of flavouring the pork belly with sugary, seed oil-rich spicy rubs and sauces, I opted to use a small…

  • Two meals a day

    This is not health advice. Last Saturday, I woke up and didn’t feel like making or eating breakfast. I usually have scrambled eggs every morning. I beat two or three eggs and cooked them in butter (or lamb fat). I’ve been doing this almost every morning for more than a year. Rather than making and…

  • Lamb loin chops — easy preparation

    Nowadays, a tray of nine lamb loin chops costs between $AUD25 and $AUD30. This is enough for three meals, and I often eat lamb chops for lunch. Cooking lamb chops in an air fryer is certainly easy and doesn’t generate a big mess. Nevertheless, even with dry brining, the air fryer doesn’t always create a…