Regent Park Tasmania - lifestyle of artist in country Tasmania

Turos Teszta  - pasta with cream cheese I love the simplicity of this dish that speaks of winter comfort.    My mum taught me this recipe in my teens when my sister and I had to take turns to cook each weekend.- it is usually made with fettuccini, bacon, sour cream and cream cheese. I made this dish last night and have, over the. years, adapted it to bring in a range of extras. i dont use a measure and go by quantities i want for the number of people,   adjusting the additions accordingly with regard to balance and taste.    This recipe is well-suited to being a vegetarian dish by leaving out the bacon and sausage and adding other vegetables.  Questions? ask away. INGREDIENTS Fettuccini - i used Guzzi egg fettuccini (half a pack) smoked bacon - chopped into squares chorizo - chopped into half circles red onion - thinly sliced   carrot - chopped into squares or half circles mushroom - chopped into small squares broccoli tops - finely chopped cream ...

recently moved to the country and more natural ways to clean and what is disposed of is top of mind ...we have water tanks and a septic tank which requires gentle cleaning products for it to work well.

Husleves - pronounced 'hoosh lehvesh' This time last year we both caught a cold this week so I am making this hearty, fullsome soup. Trying to avoid that side-aching, hacking cough that comes with a cold and lingers. This recipe is on the list with the others, accessible  here .   I always make Nokedli to go with it. and, as always, there is a bag of goodies, from all this soup making, for #Snowcone - catch up with her (our dairy cow in retirement)  here  on our you-tube channel.                                                                                                                                           STUDIO WORK ...

I  love the aroma as this dish cooks, long and slow.   and I love the taste. I use quantities of any ingredient without measure - put in as much of any to suit. This recipe makes a great chicken soup or osso bucco (replace beef) - serve with nokedli , (homemade Hungarian noodles) or if you prefer, pasta noodles.    *you can use beef, chicken or osso bucco. Ingredients *beef chuck and/or brisket - cubed marrow bones 3-4 pieces of chicken with bone and skin (thighs and breasts or  whatever you prefer) a stock pot filled ½ way with cold water 1 large onion in whole, unpeeled 2-4 cloves of garlic, peeled 12 peppercorns, salt fresh parsley 4-5 celery stalks, preferable the internal stalks with the leaves 6 whole carrots, cleaned 4 whole potatoes, peeled optional: add parsnips, peeled but whole, 1/2 celery root, peeled, mushrooms METHOD: Soak the beef in cold water for 30 minutes, drain. While waiting for the beef to soak, wash chicken parts, set in pot with col...

Nokedli is pronounced 'nor-cad-lee'.    Galuska is pronounced 'gaa-loosh-ka'   It is basically a free-form egg noodles made with dumpling ingredients - quick and easy using a one-step process. INGREDIENTS: 1 and half cups self-raising flour, or 1 cup bread flour.** quarter teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 2 tablespoons sour cream or yogurt (adjust as required) 2 tablespoons milk (more or less) (adjust as required) butter for serving ** i have used half flour and half semolina which gives a different texture. METHOD: Mix flour and salt together in a bowl. Add eggs and sour cream, stir the mixture to combine. Stir in a tablespoon of milk at a time until your dough is soft, not runny. When you are ready to make the Nokedli, bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. put the dough on a wet wooden board and then use the back of a knife to cut small pieces into a pot of boiling water *** Do this in small batches so you don't end up overcooking the Nokedli.   The dumplings w...

Chop enough cranberries to make 2 cups enough walnuts to make 1/2 cup place all on the bottom of a 10" pie plate add 1/3 cup of sugar (1/4 if you like it sweet) mix 2 eggs, 3/4 cup melted butter,1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 t almond extract stir till smooth pour over mixture and bake for 40 minutes at 200 degrees celsius you can substitute with plums, peaches, pecans and chocolate chips serve warm with cream and/or ice cream. Image and Recipe from our friends in the USA ... Glenn and Kelvin.  

I had the idea to post my mum's recipes here on the blog - a record that is not lost of recipes i  wrote down in my 20s when i learned to cook each dish.  A record to pass on to friends and family.   My sister and i took turns, under mum's guidance, to learn and cook each weekend. Dad always said 'not enough salt'.      You can find them ALL here - a list of individual dishes linked to the full recipe for each. A single place to find them all .  The list will be regularly updated - keep an eye out and do let me know if you try any and what you think. and always, when cooking, there is a bag of goodies for #snowcone.

 I will post here from time to time my mum's recipes - Hungarian - rich with cream and paprika, comfort foods and fabulous cakes and sweets.  in my 20's i wrote down recipes as i learned to cook them and i still have the hand-written cards and sheets of paper. A place for friends and family to find some ideas and different flavours to try. occasionally i post some of my own favourites. xxx