Forget about Shrimp on tehe Barbe - how bout Skippy?

Well I am anti-Skippy myself.  It may have something to do with my childhood thoughts of how cute and lovable kangaroo’s are… but here is OZ Skippy is a regular on the main course menu.  Much like steak, and prepared rare, it’s not quite as appealing as I would have liked. I have done some taste testing with the whole alternative meat thing since I have been here and I’m gonna have to pass on this one. 

My friend Dawn (also a Grass Valley girl by way of Melbourne) forwarded me some great pictures of a swimming kangaroo.  Much better than eating Skippy, let’s share happy pictures in the surf.  There are more than what is shown here, see the photo album entitled Kangaroo Surf for more.

I haven’t done a Recipe of the Week in quite some time so for those of you who want to join the anti-skippy bandwagon, here’s a great original recipe for Hummos Burgers (yes, a vege dish) from my friend Di.  Great on the barbe, these burgers are zesty and tasty and I LOVE THEM!

Di’s Original Hummus Burgers

Combine the following:

700 g chickpeas - canned(tinned) or cooked fresh

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 cup tahini (thick paste of ground sesame seeds a.k.a. sesame flour)

2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 cup fresh chives

pinch of cayenne pepper

salt & pepper to taste

breadcrumbs

FOR SPICY VERSION add:

1 tsp chili powder

1 tbsp coriander (cilantro)

Avocado Mixture:

 

1/2 avocado

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbsp mayonnaise

 

Combine ingredients followed by avocado mixture.

Add breadcrumbs to achieve flavour.

Make into balls and flatten.

 

To cook crispy, dip burger in egg then breadcrumbs and fry.

For low fat alternative cook with oil spray.

Makes: 8-12 burgers

Wedding News Update

News on the homefront.  Wedding plans coming along nicely.  We have spent this last week planning and booking our honeymoon in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. We are staying for 7 days in Port Douglass at the Breakfree Portsea Resort, and for 3 days at the five star Novotel Palm Cove on the Coral Sea. Click to check them out they are both beachfront resorts.  We have a scuba package planned with certification and dives, we will have gold membership to golf at the resort each day, other fun things: tennis, cocktails, laying out, snorkeling, cocktails, beautiful meals, cocktails, massage, swim-up pool bar, cocktails, and of course cocktails.

In other Wedding news: bridal shower next week!  And our pre-wedding bridal party dinner is tomorrow which includes all the bridesmaids, groomsmen, and their parners. We’ll be having an barbe in the arvo to discuss wedding details and assignments.

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Mental Status: Shopping too much in order to fill pre-wedding void.

Song/Band of the Day: Jason Mraz - Remedy

Thoughts & Prayers: Please God, let me pass Masters Statistics.

Favourite Thing Today: Dinner tonight, first experience with Vietnamese food at Indochine in Box Hill, Melbourne. Excellent and now on the list to take Mom while she’s on her visit here.