The Australian Meat Pie on Pie Day – Get It?

Here is my attempt at the classic Australian Meat Pie. Overall, it turned out pretty well. The flavor was quite savory and it indeed had an abundance of meat. Not for the feint of heart. It sort of looked like a raspberry pie gone horribly wrong at one point. I need to make another and make a couple changes. I think this had a bit too much celery flavor. We aren’t in the land Down Under so this is the best I can do for now. Ingredients 3 pounds beef chuck, diced 1/2-inch cubes 1/2 cup flour 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 onion, diced 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon ground coriander 1 tablespoon celery seed 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup soy sauce 4 cups beef or chicken stock 4 sheets puff pastry 1 egg, beaten, to glaze crust Black pepper Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Dredge beef in flour and […]

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere

The 5 o’clock hour is almost here on this Friday the 13th, so it’s time to make some plans for the weekend. Since the weather isn’t completely cooperating the idea of mountain biking is pretty much out of the question. There are always alternative like gardening, reading or volunteer work, but I’m not sure I’m in the mood for those kinds of things. I sense there is something in my future a little more like this. Once I get a few of those down I will find some hot chick who will be willing to come back to my place. Hopefully she’ll have a dirty little friend who wants to play along. Of course when I put on my bar hopping outfit, who the hell can resist me? I mean seriously, who the hell is going to turn down Spider-Man?