Not snake kebabs again...
Writing a survival story has its challenges, and those who know me, know I’m not one to back away from a challenge. So like a crazy woman and the desperate aspiring author that I was, the only way I knew how to get the real sense of what I was writing about was to actually go out and do it.
So you can imagine my delight when I discovered witchetty grubs in my garden last spring. Much to my teenage son’s combined disgust and awe, I promptly washed the plump creatures with the ugly brown heads and tossed them into a hot frying pan. You know how they say everything tastes like chicken, well once I forced myself to actually eat them, I can confirm that they do taste like chicken, but with a little nutty overtone. It was the tough skin and chewy texture that wasn’t so pleasant.
When I wrote ‘Lost in Kakadu’ I tried everything possible to ensure my descriptions were as real as possible…short of living through a plane crash that is...that scene is purely fiction.
Mackenzie Steel, my hero in ‘Lost in Kakadu’ is a five star chef who is tortured by the limitations of cooking in the jungle he’s crashed into. So I’ve given him a chance to share one of his favourite recipes with you. Sticky date pudding with caramel sauce Pudding
250g seeded dates
1¼ cup boiling water
1 tsp
Bi-Carb soda
1 cup self raising flour
¾ cup firmly packed
brown sugar
60g butter
2 eggs Sauce
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
100g chopped
butter
300 ml cream Method:
1. Put dates, water and soda in a blender, put lid on and let stand for 5 minutes.
2. Add brown sugar and chopped butter and process until dates are roughly chopped
3. Add eggs and flour and mix until just combined.
4. Pour into a greased and lined round tin.
5. Bake for 50-55 minutes in a moderate oven, turning once during cooking
6. Turn onto a plate to serve.
7. To make sauce: Place sugar, butter and cream in a saucepan and stir continually until butter is melted and sauce begins to boil and thicken.
8. To serve: slice a portion of cake, drizzle with caramel sauce and top with vanilla ice
cream.
This is simple and delicious and a sure to be a family favourite.
Enjoy
In my next blog I’ll share the survival beauty tips of Abigail Mulholland (my pretentious leading lady). So keep an eye out for it, you won’t want to miss that one.
'Lost in Kakadu' will be available to purchase by e-book on 1st of August 2013.
So you can imagine my delight when I discovered witchetty grubs in my garden last spring. Much to my teenage son’s combined disgust and awe, I promptly washed the plump creatures with the ugly brown heads and tossed them into a hot frying pan. You know how they say everything tastes like chicken, well once I forced myself to actually eat them, I can confirm that they do taste like chicken, but with a little nutty overtone. It was the tough skin and chewy texture that wasn’t so pleasant.
When I wrote ‘Lost in Kakadu’ I tried everything possible to ensure my descriptions were as real as possible…short of living through a plane crash that is...that scene is purely fiction.
Mackenzie Steel, my hero in ‘Lost in Kakadu’ is a five star chef who is tortured by the limitations of cooking in the jungle he’s crashed into. So I’ve given him a chance to share one of his favourite recipes with you. Sticky date pudding with caramel sauce Pudding
250g seeded dates
1¼ cup boiling water
1 tsp
Bi-Carb soda
1 cup self raising flour
¾ cup firmly packed
brown sugar
60g butter
2 eggs Sauce
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
100g chopped
butter
300 ml cream Method:
1. Put dates, water and soda in a blender, put lid on and let stand for 5 minutes.
2. Add brown sugar and chopped butter and process until dates are roughly chopped
3. Add eggs and flour and mix until just combined.
4. Pour into a greased and lined round tin.
5. Bake for 50-55 minutes in a moderate oven, turning once during cooking
6. Turn onto a plate to serve.
7. To make sauce: Place sugar, butter and cream in a saucepan and stir continually until butter is melted and sauce begins to boil and thicken.
8. To serve: slice a portion of cake, drizzle with caramel sauce and top with vanilla ice
cream.
This is simple and delicious and a sure to be a family favourite.
Enjoy
In my next blog I’ll share the survival beauty tips of Abigail Mulholland (my pretentious leading lady). So keep an eye out for it, you won’t want to miss that one.
'Lost in Kakadu' will be available to purchase by e-book on 1st of August 2013.
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