Red wine braised beef cheeks

Okay so the photo isn't too good but tonight's dinner was sensational!!

It is something I have wanted to cook for a few months. I had purchased the main ingredient a few weeks ago but didn't work out to cook it then so they went in the freezer.

I had inadvertently ordered the same ingredient at our local butcher which I picked up on Monday ... again I couldn't cook it straight away so it went in the freezer until this morning :-)

So what are "they" you are wondering?

Beef cheeks ... yes as they sound the cheeks of the beef!! LOL

I have seen a lot of recipes in cooking magazines recently and thought I would love to cook them.

I found this recipe ... Red wine braised beef cheeks in Donna Hay Issue 63 (June / July 2012) and gave it a try.

The original recipe was served with Paris mash but I decided to try polenta and green beans ... it was delicious and I would highly recommend them :-)

It was an easy recipe and the results were a beautiful winter meal :-)

I can't find the recipe on line but Googled similar recipes ... give it a try :-)

Locally the Cummins Butcher will get them arranged for you and I also bought them at the Gourmet Butcher in Port Lincoln. The ones I cooked tonight were from Cummins and were magnificent :-)

he's got the look

for John

oh how time flies

tricky

b'day 2012

E2C Mini Retreat details ...

girl time ...

in the morning light ...

hey girl ...

A moment in the sun ...

celebrate at the shack ...

At last ...

Explore ...

Pizzas ...

Tonight I had a go at making pizza bases, not something I have tried before.

The recipe I used was from the Feast magazine, May 2012,  for a tray pizza ... 

Recipe found here ... http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/15228/Pizza_all%E2%80%99Andrea/search/true

Results:

1. it didn't mix so well in my Kitchenaid for some reason and I needed to add extra water.

2. we made a double recipe so the kids could make their own pizzas

3. the base was very good although thicker than I would like

4. I would try this recipe again.

5. Our topping was passata, artichokes, champinion mushrooms, Kalamata olives, anchovies, baby spinach, roasted capsicum, dried mixed herbs and mozzarella ... yummy!

Next time I think I'll try this one, recommended to me by Carrie :-)

Pizza dough and grissini recipe by Karen Martini

http://karenmartini.com/cook/recipes/mr-wolf-pizza-dough

Another one I will try is one Kathryn suggested from Taste.com ...

Recipe found here ...http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/14433/pizza+dough

I would love to hear of any tried and tasted recipes ...