mountain masala

Uniting College Launch

Here's the video from 2007...

Uniting College Launch from Craig Mitchell on Vimeo.

Cheese and Greens Pie

Pie with leeks, chard, kale, spinach, ricotta, feta, cheddar and gorgonzola.

Christmas in Boort

We spent Christmas at Boort in western Victoria with Yvonne's sister and one of her brothers and a couple of their kids. It's a small town whose main attraction is this lovely lake. The caravan park on the lake fills up with boats and water skiers every holiday season. We rented a house right on the lake for 3 nights. The stay was too brief but very enjoyable.

In the centre of town is an amazing scultpure of a seat made from old wrenches by John Piccoli (from Barraport near Boort) whose work is unbelievable. Have a look here.

I hope you've had a sense of peace and of the presence of Christ these last few days.

Salad and Sauce

Today's holiday cooking. I've taken to cooking at chicken schnitzel and serving it cold and sliced in a salad. Pasta sauce has roast onion, garlic and capsicum along with the tomatoes and loads of basil.

Mushroom and Leek Tarte Tartin

Mushroom and leek tarte tartin with blue cheese.

New Diploma in Ministry Pathway for Children, Youth & Family Ministry

Here's the new brochure.

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Champignons and Cake

Tagine of stuffed mushrooms and my first Christmas cakes...

Pork Belly with Red Rice

Pork belly cooked in master stock, with enoki mushrooms, crispy ginger and eschallots (added later), slivers of zucchini, red rice, chillies and coriander. And a touch of Photoshop.

Plum Crazy

It's plum season here. The tree was here when we bought the house. It's unpruned and crazy, and a large branch fell down recently, full of fruit. We can't reach all of the fruit and the birds love that. The plums are small and not that sweet, but very edible. This is where the bees made their hive overnight before they moved on. So plum jam is on the list for this week.

Prawn, Proscuitto and Tomato Pasta

Pasta with prawns wrapped in proscuitto, a cherry tomato 'sauce' with some sherry vinegar and sugar in it, mushrooms on the side, fresh basil and parmesan (added later).