http://jaimereyes.com.au food stylist Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:28:15 +0000 en hourly 1 jaimereyeshttp://feedburner.google.com http://jaimereyes.com.au/thank-you-to-the-people-who-make-magic-happen/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/thank-you-to-the-people-who-make-magic-happen/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:28:15 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1825 I must say that it has been a wonderful year for me. I am privileged to live in a beautiful corner of an extraordinary country. I have the bounty that nature provides available to me. I am able to express my creativity in my work and in my home. And I have a beautiful family [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/thank-you-to-the-people-who-make-magic-happen/feed/ 0 http://jaimereyes.com.au/are-you-game-for-the-new-chic/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/are-you-game-for-the-new-chic/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:16:25 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1799 So I’ve told you to ditch Big Bird and you’re thinking “Now what?”. Never fear for I have the solution that tastes great, is easy as to prepare and will look like it came straight out of the pages of a glossy magazine. I give you quail! Small but sweet and rich enough to satisfy [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/are-you-game-for-the-new-chic/feed/ 0 http://jaimereyes.com.au/lets-talk-turkey-gobble-gobble/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/lets-talk-turkey-gobble-gobble/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:30:11 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1778 Looks great doesn’t it? And it’s always a head turner when you come to the lavishly adorned table with a bird as big as a small car, on a plate you can barely hold, with jus dribbling down your front. You can see where I’m going with this? Yes, I know that TURKEY = TRADITION [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/lets-talk-turkey-gobble-gobble/feed/ 0 http://jaimereyes.com.au/aussie-xmas-glazed-ham/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/aussie-xmas-glazed-ham/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:32:00 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1759 I LOVE a ham over the Christmas period. Tasty and easy to prepare, a good ham will have a longevity that doesn’t mean timing the meal with the rubbish bin collection. So buy an ethical ham from a butcher you can trust. Most of the better butchers smoke their own hams sourced from organic or [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/aussie-xmas-glazed-ham/feed/ 0 http://jaimereyes.com.au/salumi-not-a-bunch-of-boloney/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/salumi-not-a-bunch-of-boloney/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:50:28 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1728 In an age when the ham you buy usually contains more water than cured pork, it’s refreshing to see the simple things done right by people who love what they do. One such company is Salumi Australia based in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. In a short period of time, this boutique smallgoods manufacturer [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/salumi-not-a-bunch-of-boloney/feed/ 0 http://jaimereyes.com.au/roast-pork-belly/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/roast-pork-belly/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:58:51 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1667 “Roast pork”… hmmm. Just the thought of it is enough to distract me from whatever I am doing: I know, I know. It’s the inner Homer in me, but I’m sure we all have a bit of Homer in us. Crisp crackling with a salty zing and juicy meat that goes with just about everything. [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/roast-pork-belly/feed/ 0 http://jaimereyes.com.au/pig-out-bangalow-sweet-pork/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/pig-out-bangalow-sweet-pork/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:48:57 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1638 Over the years, pork has had a bit of a rough trot… Revelations into the practices of modern, industrialised piggeries paint an horrific image of breeding sows forced into confinement. Unable to move, they undergo an incessant cycle of artificial insemination, gestation, delivery and weening, never setting foot outside the stall that holds them upright, [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/pig-out-bangalow-sweet-pork/feed/ 0 http://jaimereyes.com.au/pho-hanoi-beef-noodle-soup/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/pho-hanoi-beef-noodle-soup/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:42:51 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1481 I’m a sucker for a good broth. And if I’m eating Vietnamese, I have my favourite places for one of my favourite dishes: Pho. For me, this simple beef noodle soup is the cornerstone of Vietnamese food and characterises a culture that seems uncomplicated, but is full of depth, vitality and eagerness. This recipe comes [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/pho-hanoi-beef-noodle-soup/feed/ 2 http://jaimereyes.com.au/songs-of-sapa/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/songs-of-sapa/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:28:25 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1604 Recently, I had the pleasure of dining with my most important VIP at Red Lantern in Sydney. This popular restaurant is no overnight success. It was literally built on the back of the Nguyen family who migrated to Australia following the Vietnam War. The original Nguyen restaurant Pho Cay Du opened in Cabramatta in the [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/songs-of-sapa/feed/ 2 http://jaimereyes.com.au/beef-empanadas/ http://jaimereyes.com.au/beef-empanadas/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:07:22 +0000 jaimereyes http://jaimereyes.com.au/?p=1468 Few people enjoy a tasty savoury snack more than me. I can recall most days in my adolescence involving a surf followed by a meat pie and milk… the iconic Aussie fast food. And even back in those days I had a discerning foodie palette with only the “choicest” bakeries getting my $2 note…yeah, you [...]]]> http://jaimereyes.com.au/beef-empanadas/feed/ 2