T-Bone Mrs Poo Style...

Dear Mrs Poo is not always around to cook our dinner, sadly. So using her cooking tips I lovingly prepare De Vere's nightly meal. Tonight was T-Bone steak and four vegetables.

Boyle Manor T-Bone.

Take a nice big T-Bone.

sprinkle with salt,

then pepper, ground of course.

Here I add Mrs Poos Special Seasoning,

rubbing it into the meat.

This is Mrs Poos Special Seasoning.

Her 'recipe' is top secret - she mixes this from a collection of

spices and delivers a jar.

The contents are unknown even to myself.

Though I can tell you, from taste, cinnamon and nutmeg are involved.

Taking a tip from Mrs Poo I crumb the T-Bone.

Instead of using bread crumbs, I use Wheat Germ.

Then shallow fry the steak, to taste.

Tonight's accompaniment is good old mashed potato..

and peas, corn and carrots...

Audrey, Lady of the Manor.

Mrs Poo's Fish Lunch...

Another Saturday another Fish Dish with Mrs Poo. De Vere does so like his fish. Here Mrs Poo has used fresh Whiting fillets. As always, Mrs Poo serves this dish with a simple garden salad.

...Boyle Manor Whiting..

Take fresh fish fillets

Just as she did in the old country Mrs Poo uses wax
paper to hold her flour.

Then she lightly flours the fillets.

and shallow fries them till golden.
The outside is crisp and the flesh is moist and tender.

Audrey, Lady of The Manor.

Fish Chips and Salata...

De Vere loves fish and Mrs Poo loves to prepare fish for De Vere. After a long week trudging into the office for De Vere, Saturdays are a day of lunching here at Boyle Manor. With fish often on the menu. Here is a recent fish lunch lovingly prepared by Mrs Poo.

after a light dust in plain flour Mrs Poo fries the fillets

till they are golden brown
the outside is crisp and the flesh is moist and tender


fish - chips and salad

hand peeled potatoes, blanched and deep fried.

Real Potato Chips!

Mrs Poo is a great cook and she has a great talent for turning

a simple salata into something special.

This salata consists of;

snow peas - fresh from the garden

cabbage, carrots and of course

Mrs Poos Salata Staples

onions, feta cheese, salt, olive oil and

lets not forget fresh herbs and dried oregano.

Audrey, Lady of The Manor.

Audrey's Quick Chicken Dinners

De Vere had a very close friend drop by during the week. Dinner was to be something filling and easy. Also Loco, our visitor, is hands on within the 'cooking' industry. No Pressure!

So I went with a golden oldie... Audrey's chicken Burgers..

Enjoy, Loco and De Vere did.

pesto-mayo and chili-mayo...

simply add pesto or chili to mayo. stir and spread. yum.

Loco loves chili. De Vere not so much.

So here is the beginnings of Loco's chili-mayo on a fresh roll.

crumbed and shallow fried chicken thigh fillets.

washed lettuce

De Vere's pesto-mayo Spread over fresh bread roll

De Vere did comment that cook may have been a little

heavy handed with the condiment.. mmm... I must agree.

pesto-mayo and lettuce.. spots and all..

add chicken thigh fillet and cheese slices. Here I have used Swiss.

ready to serve..

I like to use the fancy chook napkins anytime and they are extra thick for the burger to be served as is.. saves on housework - allows for garden wondering whilst eating or eating in East Wing.

leftovers to go... Loco was bid a good night and sent home with a burger that used all of the leftovers. Leaving Dolly Dustpan's cleaning to a minium. Oh and some cherry tomatoes from Boyle Manor garden.

Audrey, Lady of The Manor.

Cooking with Mrs Poo - fasolakia

Mrs Poo whipped up a little something from the old country last week. It's not, you understand, that Mrs Poo has concerns that I am not looking after De Vere well enough, not at all.

Fasolakia is one of De Vere's favorites.

Mrs Poo finds it difficult to cook dinner for two so De Vere and I enjoyed beans with every meal for days. Even The Hounds enjoyed a side of fasolakia with their nightly meal. On that note please be advised that Mrs Poos' ingredient measurements are sketchy at best.

So with compliments from Mrs Poo it's;

...Boyle Manor Fasolakia...

String the beans and cut in halves

(or "remove the nerves" as Mrs Poo advises)

rinse and set the beans aside to drain.

using this much oil and this much onion

(Mrs Poo gives detailed instructions...)

lightly fry the onions in oil, till they look like this

add beans to hot Casserolle' of oil and onions mix beans through

add Special Seasonings and extra vegetables if desired.

Mrs Poo had green capsicum on hand this day.

Oh and that Special Seasonings of Mrs Poo?

Mrs Poo has a lifetime supply

(this belongs in the Continental Containers Museum)

add a glass of water, return lid and steam beans on a low heat

meanwhile deseed and crush a tomato or two

add crushed deseeded tomato and a little more water is needed

add more Special Seasonings to taste

water down Tomato Paste

add to the beans and cook at a slow simmer for another ten minutes

Fasolakia!

Audrey, Lady of The Manor.