Kangaroo Burgers

Yes as a beer advertisement says we do eat our national emblem in Australia. Cook over a BBQ with beer in hand while the kids are inside watching repeats of ‘Skippy The Bush Kangaroo’ on TV. I think it would also work with other low-fat game meats that don’t have a really strong flavour.

Australian Cheese, Garlic and Chive Damper

Damper is a traditional Australian bread, made without yeast, and commonly made on a campfire in a cast iron camp oven. This is tweeked from Margaret E. Walker article in Outback Camping When Margaret was asked her what kind of tasty cheese, and learned that the word ‘tasty’ is used in Australia the way ‘sharp’ is used in the US. We thanked Margaret for helping us learn and had a good laugh at the thought of eating non-tasty cheese.

Quick BBQ Zucchini

Another quick and tasty way to do vegetables on the BBQ. No need to measure ingredients but don’t go overboard on the herbs.

My Family’s Favorite Sloppy Joes (Pizza Joes)

I’ve tried many recipes, this is the best. I once ‘dec-tupled’ (10x) this recipe to sell sandwiches at a craft fair at my church. People were waiting in line to buy leftovers. Freezes well, goes up to the lake or camping well and is a hit on Halloween…it’s no-fail. Easy to double, triple, etc. I’ve been making Joes this way for over 20 years. ***03-08-09, I just reinvented this recipe tonight when I went to make it for dinner and found I didn’t have an 8-oz. can of tomato sauce (shame on me). The family was upset with me when I subbed an 8-oz. can of pizza sauce and told them to suck it up and call them ‘Pizza Joes’ and then served them up with shredded mozzarella cheese on the toasted buns, top and bottom. They loved it. I left out the BBQ sauce in this preparation and just used a 1/2 cup ketchup. Pizza Joes are good to go!

Simple chorizo and bean stew

Spice up your stew with chorizo and stir in some cannellini beans for a super dinner on a budget. Each serving provides 517 kcal, 30g protein, 45g carbohydrates (of which 13g sugars), 21g fat (of which 7g saturates), 17g fibre and 2g salt.

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