Venison Cutlets, Roast Kumera and Spinach with Mushrooms, Garlic & Almonds

The man went hunting & gathering again and returned victorious with an entire free-range, grass-fed venison from a friend’s farm. Normally he only grows venison for his own needs, but this time he happened to have an extra animal. The freezer shuffle was a bit of a hassle, but boy was it worth it! Our visiting chef Christian*** did a fantastic job threatening the cutlets with a...
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Eating in NZ: Three takes on the kiwi ‘Meat & Three Veg’

At it’s best, NZ food was fresh, simple and utterly delicious. Also, looking back, I think just about every meal we ate was cooked on the BBQ and stacked with beautiful fresh veggies. Our typical meal during the trip looked something like this: BBQ steak with kumera chips roasted nice and crispy and steamed broccoli and carrots. Or maybe BBQ steak with roast pumpkin, steamed spinach and...
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Chicken Chorizo & Pine Mushroom Salad

I love a good meaty summer salad - delicious, fresh and light yet filling. This concoction was the result of Kurt finding some chicken chorizo that he wanted to trial and me coming across pine mushrooms in our local fruit shop. chicken chorizo, sliced thin pine mushrooms, sliced and sautéed pumpkin, squared and roasted rocket & spinach leaves sherry tomatoes (from our own...
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Pork loin chops with creamed spinach, mushrooms and bacon

The creamed spinach we did the other week was so delicious, that I wanted to make that again. It just goes so very well next to a nice hunk of pork! This time we added in mushrooms again and topped the whole lot with crispy grilled bacon. Yum! Recipe for Creamed Spinach from ‘Paleo Comfort...
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Mystery meat stirfry

While cleaning the freezer, the man found two unlabeled packages of white meat, and was inspired to whip up a mystery meat stir fry. Turned out one was pork and the other chicken. When combined with mushroom, carrot & chilli, and served on a bed of cabbage, the result was a delicious post WOD...
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Pork rib eye fillet on the bone with roasted everything

This one looks like a bit of a stack of random roasted stuff, however, let me assure you: it was out of this world! Hidden in that stack is a beautiful pork rib eye fillet on the bone, garlic stuffed mushrooms, roast pumpkin, sweet potato, tomatoes and garlic. And then some… What a...
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Paleo Moussaka Recipe

  Delicious comfort food at it’s best, a paleo take on a Greek classic baked dish (albeit slightly bastardised). Prepare this dish for a week’s worth of lunches, or feed a family of 8! Recipe: Ingredients: 1kg beef mince* 1 1/5 onions, diced 6 cloves garlic, diced 1 eggplant, sliced 1 sweet potato, peeled & sliced 2 capsicums,...
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Lamb chump chops, garlic stuffed mushrooms, roast pumpkin and brussels sprouts

This dinner was out of this world! You can’t really see it in the photo, but one quarter of the dish is steamed brussels sprouts. The lamb chump chops were seasoned with salt, pepper, fried garlic, capsicum, thyme, basil and olive oil. Baked on high heat in a roasting dish (on a roasting rack, to allow the excess fat to drain off, as the cuts were exceptionally fatty) and grilled to finish...
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Recipe for garlic stuffed mushrooms

Need something special to spice up an old dinner table favourite? Look no further! These garlic and capsicum stuffed mushrooms are nothing short of delicious - although be warned: only for the serious garlic-a-holics!!!   Recipe: Ingredients: button mushrooms, peeled and stemmed garlic, peeled and minced capsicum, minced olive oil white...
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Caveman steak with roast veggies & mushroom sauce

A massive rib eye fillet on a bone, covered in mushroom sauce and accompanied by steamed broccoli (and invisible roast pumpkin). Unbelievably yummy as far as dinners...
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Burger in a bowl

Make your own burger patties and serve them in a bowl on salad bed and top with all your burger favourites: onion, avocado, bacon, fried egg and top it all off with a yummy fried mushroom cap! View...
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Burger in a bowl

View recipe for paleo beef patties
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