HOKITIKA WILD FOODS FESTIVAL

I found an interesting review of the 2010 Hokitika Wild Food Festival by an Australia food writer, on her blog: notquitenigella

MEALWORMS

Last week I bought 50 mealworms from the petshop & am rearing them in an icecream tub. They eat bran & fruit - there is a worm on the apple slice below, the other dark lump is a piece of guava.

These "worms" are in fact beetle larvae. In a few weeks they will pupate, then turn into beetles, which will in turn lay eggs. Mealworms are eaten in many countries, & are very nutritious.
I will try them fried in butter & garlic, & roasted & salted with beer - see my new website
www.pavlovasdog.weebly.com for more on edible insects.

A TRIP TO THE COROMANDEL

Last weekend I drove over to Whitiang, on the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsular to visit an old school chum. On the Sunday we visited the Farmers' market at Gumtown - just south of Coroglen. My chum was dismayed to see 20 cars in the parking lot "Looks like the place is getting too popular with tourists" he grunted. He hasn't been to Matakana, & somehow I don't think he'd like it!
In & around the old Gumtown hall were a dozen or so stalls, & at the back, backing on to the river was a large community garden.
Stall produce included home-made hula hoops, stained glass, a BBQ, coffee & cake, jams, eggs, veges, plants, bread, smoked meat, eggs, pickles, & preserves.
I bought some salami, smoked venison, pickled olives, blue cheese, & a dozen blue-shelled eggs [from South American araucana chickens] - thereby contributing a grand total of $38 to the local economy.
My chum & I also enjoyed a coffee in the sun - & he introduced me to some of the locals: a pretty friendly bunch of farmers, growers, & alternative-lifestylers.






On the way back I stopped at the Wholesale Fisheries in Thames & bought some smoked salmon carcases with heads on - delicious!

A Dumpster Dive

BUTCHERING A CHICKEN

In this second video we learn how to cut a chicken from the supermarket into separate pieces - halves, then legs & wings. The pieces can be frozen for later use.....recipies will soon follow on the website:
www.sexybachelor.webs.com

click on the image to see the video

VIDEO - MAKING BEER AT HOME

My first cooking show is now on youtube - here we look at brewing beer at home....for around $20 some 24 litres of good beer can easily be made following this straightforward guide:

click on the image to see the video

A SEXY BACHELOR ALWAYS HELPS OUT

I have just finished another collaged board game - "The Sexy Bachelor gets Lucky....you meet the girl of your dreams - now play the Seduction Game & get her into your bed....
see the full video on youtube HERE
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