where is our New Zealand pot luck Valentine thread Deserttho

[Heidi3]

Hi just looking for the NZ potluck thread???? where is it I have some recipes!!! ensive

[LindaJay]

Me too -- I fully expect to see some great recipes for New Zealand lamb, 'cause I've got a boneless leg of lamb in the freezer and it's too cold to get the grill out -- which is the way I like lamb -- smothered in garlic and other stuff, then grilled over indirect heat -- we used to have a really great recipe and WE CAN"T FIND IT! It was in an old Cook's magazine from about 10 years ago. So, I am keeping my hopes up on this one!

[Heidi3]

and those amazing mussels they grow in those pristine waters...ok I give Desert another day and then we start our own!!!

[Desertthorn]

This looks like a good place to start one. Okay, I am making it easy. I get to bring the leg-o-lamb, studded with garlic cloves, salt and pepper, roasted until just barely done.
Now this may not be New Zealand fair, but what am I going to do about the mint jelly. ??

[Heidi3]

I am going to make some stuffed New Zealand green lipped mussels ..and will be back with that recipe in a bit!!!!

[crysnjo]

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/diabetic/mint_jelly_recipe.html

A recipe for mint jelly for Desert :wave

[Desertthorn]

Wow, thats cool. Now we have mussels and leg o lamb. Don't we have to have something with kiwi.

[Heidi3]

what no one here can make a NZ dish? ok my mussels are stuffed with garlic butter and good romano and broiled until brown

kiwi sorbet Lynne?....

[Desertthorn]

Hey, don't tell my Kiwi friends but I think they are the most tasteless fruit.
When I get home, I think we need to do New Zealand/Austrailian fair. We never did that did we.
We have a new member Pau, from Spain. I think we need to get a recipe from her next.

[Desertthorn]

How about Kiwi Cheese Cake

Nut crust, pecans or almonds with a little Splenda

Cheese Cake,
Cream Cheese - 1 1/2 lbs
dash of salt
1 t of vanilla,
4 large eggs, beat together
1 cup Splenda,

Topping
1 cup sour cream
1/4 t vanilla
2 sliced and peeled kiwi
1 T cream and 1 T water
3 T Splenda

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New Zealand Pumpkin Soup
4 C peeled, chopped Japanese pumpkin
3 oz butter
3 C water
1 c Cream
2 T flour
1 onion,
1 egg yoke (if desired)
salt and pepper to taste

Cook pumpkin and onion in 60 grams (2oz) butter for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add water and cook gently until pumpkin is very tender.
Push through a sieve or pureé in blender with a little of the milk.
Melt remaining butter in clean pan and stir in flour, then pumpkin pureé and remaining milk stirring until well blended.
Season with salt, pepper& nutmeg.
Simmer 20 minutes.
If desired take out a little soup, blend with egg yolk and stir back into big soup mixture just before serving.

[Pau]

Someone´s asking for me??? :guns :wave

[Heidi3]

Pau give us some Spanish recipes that use saffron please!!!...I have a fortunate abundance of it and want to use it to its best!!!.....can you help?

[loonatika]

Pumpkin soup is a goodie Lynne - we also roast pumpkins and eat them with the roast lamb. Also do the same with sweet potatoes which are called kumera here.

http://www.kumara.co.nz/

Other things I can think of are:
Pavlova for dessert (plate sized meringue) decorated with whipped cream and sliced kiwi
Crayfish

And that's all my brain can come up with - I'll post more tomorrow

[Origam]

In one large pot, heat water until warm but not hot. Add spices.. find a kiwi, try to entice them in the pot. Add vegetables and cook about 15 minutes a pound. Make sure you ignore the screams from the pot. :laughing

[Pau]

Pau give us some Spanish recipes that use saffron please!!!...I have a fortunate abundance of it and want to use it to its best!!!.....can you help?

WOW! :yikes you´re lucky! It´s really expensive here!

We use some in the paella of course ... and I have a meatballs recipe also with saffron. Are you interested in both recipes?