Pauls and Davids Gnocci

Ingredients

9 medium desiree potatoes, boiled till soft and steamed off till cool.

4 free range medium eggs

Approx 1 cup plain strong flour

Fresh tomato sauce with basil.

 Squeeeeze potatoes through ricer

 Add 4 eggs and enough flour to make a very soft dough.

The texture should be light and able to be rolled out.

If unsure, roll a test piece before adding too much extra flour.

Then, if you have excellent hand-eye coordination, use the precision technique of cutting the Gnocci as fast as you can in the same size pieces. Can YOU do it?

Boil in salted water for approx 10 minutes.

Watch them carefully after the 6 minute mark. They may go gooey!

So make lots of taste tests ...mmm

Thanks Paul.

Multigrain and Thyme Sourdough

Prepare a White Sourdough dough.

Add 1/2 cup mixed grain (cracked wheat, cracked sunflower seeds, cracked corn) and leaves from a handful of thyme.

Tomato Ketchup

Pick your cherry tomatoes and halve them.

place on a baking tray sprayed with olive oil and crack fresh pepper and a little salt over them.

Scatter thyme leaves and spray more olive oil.

Bake in a 180-200 degree C oven for approx 20-30 minutes. 

Then place in a saucepan and reduce further over low heat.

Once almost reduced to a ketchup consistency sieve the seeds and skins and return sauce to heat.

NB: Keep skins and seeds to add bulk to pesto or relish.

Reduce to the consistency you want your Ketchup then add flavourings.

Add worchestershire sauce by the teaspoon depending on your taste and how many tomatoes you have.

Add a little brown sugar.

Add a touch of apple cider vinegar.

Add more pepper or a little cayenne if you want it spicy.

Pour into jars and bring to the boil in a saucepan then let cool to preserve.

Hestons Hamburgers

Ingredients:

Homegrown baby tomatoes

Homemade tomato ketchup

Polski Ogorki Pickles

American Yellow Mustard

Rocket & Carrot (salad)

Homegrown beetroot, cooked and sliced

Homemade Burger Buns

Homemade Burger Patties:

800g mince

pinch salt and pepper

1 egg

handful breadcrumbs

dash worchestershire sauce

pinch homegrown dried herbs

Method:

Mix all burger pattie ingredients together with yoru hands.

Form into round patties the size of your (burger) buns.

Cook on medium heat (either BBQ or stovetop frypan) approx 10 mins each side.

Assemble burgers as shown:

Inspired by Heston Blumenthal.

Pretzels

Mark Schneckenburger showed us how to make Pretzels the Proper way.

Pumpkin, Thyme and Ricotta Ravioli w/ Burnt Sage Butter

Pumpkin, Thyme and Ricotta Ravioli w/ burnt Sage Butter

I went to my friend Geoff's place to make this amazing pasta!

Nice sunset over Toorale Road Dubbo.