Red Wine Steak and Mushrooms

This is an adaption of a recipe from the May 2007 editions of Super Food Ideas (Australia), cup and spoon measurements are metric. Recommended to serve with soft polenta, we had mashed potato and steamed vegetables. Marinading time not included and cooking time could differ depending on how you like your steak and thickness of steak.

Hopel-Popel

This dish could be served as a brunch dish, or for any light meal or snack. When I came across this recipe tonight in a recipe book – The Midweek Cookbook: 200 Ways with Potatoes – I really hadn’t looked at since the seventies, the name of this dish intrigued me. A web search produced nothing of relevance, just lots of references to dog breeding kennels! So unfortunately I know nothing of the origins of recipe’s name. I’m posting a C21st adaptation here so that I remember to make it some time! It’s actually rather similar to what I’ve always referred to as a chip omelette, although I usually make that with diced raw potatoes.

Sauteed Mushrooms with Fresh Mint

When we often stay away at big hotels we request the breakfast buffet in the morning. Although I don’t eat bacon or eggs and I’m not into sweet pastries. So I really look forward to morning veggies such as sautéed mushroom, grilled tomatoes, home made style baked beans on toast and hash browns. This sautéed mushroom is not like the ones served at the hotels but it satisfy my cravings.

Deluxe Fried Eggs

A simple and delicious way to transform fried eggs into a substantial one-dish brunch or snack dish. I read the basic idea for this recipe somewhere recently, then couldn’t find it again, but I added to the original idea – which just had garlic sautéed in the oil before adding the eggs – when I made this for brunch yesterday. I used some wonderfully orange-yolked free range eggs which certainly added to the visual appeal! Everyone loved it, and I’ll be making this again! The proportions used could, of course, easily be varied.

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