tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post1969153735775732432..comments2024-03-24T17:06:58.902-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: ME, EMU, YOU AND ROO...AND IT AIN'T A CROCK!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-16402956891331778912014-10-28T16:01:28.249-07:002014-10-28T16:01:28.249-07:00Hi Dexter...I think there are a lot of similaritie...Hi Dexter...I think there are a lot of similarities between the Texans and the Aussies...telling tall stories is only a part of it! lol<br /><br />Thanks for coming by...by wagon and horse, of course! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-17984415869342246842014-10-28T08:57:25.130-07:002014-10-28T08:57:25.130-07:00Ha, great story! Similarly, we Texans tell outsid...Ha, great story! Similarly, we Texans tell outsiders how we have to hitch the wagon to horses and go to town once a week to fetch supplies.Dexter Klempererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784907794594595648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-56061202551742738912014-10-25T23:15:13.940-07:002014-10-25T23:15:13.940-07:00Hey, Stewart....yes...he's a beauty that big r...Hey, Stewart....yes...he's a beauty that big red! I'd stay well clear of him if I crossed paths with him.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-90485121217975935212014-10-25T21:03:28.620-07:002014-10-25T21:03:28.620-07:00I do like the shot of the Big Red just relaxing in...I do like the shot of the Big Red just relaxing in the sun!<br /><br />Australia world life does have a tendency to be a bit noisy!<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - MelbourneStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-26962143515333677062014-10-25T12:19:49.180-07:002014-10-25T12:19:49.180-07:00Hi Lady Di...no, it wasn't like chicken...it w...Hi Lady Di...no, it wasn't like chicken...it was more a dark meat...between me, you and the emu...it didn't make too much of an impression on me.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in...you have a great weekend, too. I'm off now to nab myself a croc! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-86866222165358364212014-10-25T09:00:15.136-07:002014-10-25T09:00:15.136-07:00Another great story. I guess the emu tasted like C...Another great story. I guess the emu tasted like Chicken or at least that is what we Southern like to say about wild meat. Love the croc story. LOL I have often heard Emu Oil is good for old Arthur. Again, I love your humor and the last line of the second paragraph. LOL Peace and have a wonderful weekend. Lady Di Tnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314994067842063387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-59836137593147524082014-10-24T12:34:56.734-07:002014-10-24T12:34:56.734-07:00Nope, not at all, Carol.
I've tried them al...Nope, not at all, Carol. <br /><br />I've tried them all, just to have tried them and because I was cooking with them; and I've always said and believed you can't truthfully say you don't like something until you've actually tried it.<br /><br />I don't like them! :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-19254970763864829182014-10-24T11:05:57.498-07:002014-10-24T11:05:57.498-07:00I have never been inclined to try crocodile or kan...I have never been inclined to try crocodile or kangaroo or emu. Does that make me unAustralian I wonder?<br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-86008797812484312192014-10-23T12:40:48.993-07:002014-10-23T12:40:48.993-07:00Hi Naomi...when I was working in a restaurant in B...Hi Naomi...when I was working in a restaurant in Brisbane many years ago...it served French-style food...the head chef was French, too, I did try Frog's Legs and they were very sweet and tasty...very much like chicken. That was the only time I tried them, though. I've eaten snails, and thoroughly enjoyed them, but I've not had them in a long time.<br /><br />I adore seafood of all description - and especially when it's fresh from the sea. <br /><br />Seafood played a big part in my childhood...so I've always loved it from a young age. I love oysters and I love mussels. I'm sorry to learn you became ill on them the time you tried them - perhaps, you never know, they might have been "off"...and that was why they made you sick.<br /><br />Nice to see you, Naomi...you, my dear, are the one who has lived a most interesting life, surrounded by interesting people. I love your stories. Take good care of yourself. :)<br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-5443351459877035162014-10-23T12:31:45.404-07:002014-10-23T12:31:45.404-07:00Hey there Lynn...yep...I think there are better th...Hey there Lynn...yep...I think there are better things to eat than crocodile...they don't discriminate, though, when it comes to their dinner! ;)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-66395217274160344952014-10-23T12:28:53.541-07:002014-10-23T12:28:53.541-07:00G'day Adullamite...that butcher you mentioned ...G'day Adullamite...that butcher you mentioned probably is no longer...I think he could have been overcome by his stock! ;)<br /><br />Re - working in your local fish & chip shop...it'd wouldn't be how I caught the fish that you'd need to worry about...it would be how I dealt with some customers! Hehehehehe!<br /><br />Thanks for popping in, Mr. Ad-Man.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-60372308406613491232014-10-23T09:36:24.981-07:002014-10-23T09:36:24.981-07:00I have never eaten Crocs or Emu, or...Even Frogs l...I have never eaten Crocs or Emu, or...Even Frogs legs or Squid...I am very "chicken" when it comes to trying new foods, and always have been---especially certain meats and things from the sea.....I ate Mussels once in the South of France, and was sick as a dog! It was at someone's home and I had no choice----but if I had---Those Mussels would never have passed my lips!<br /><br />I am so impressed with your wonderful cooking imagination, along with everything else about you, my dear Lee...You have lived a most interesting life!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-12873420899493107612014-10-23T03:31:25.819-07:002014-10-23T03:31:25.819-07:00How did we get recipes before Google??? So glad t...How did we get recipes before Google??? So glad the emu dish was well received - I love that you ran with it!<br /><br />Alligator meat is common in recipes in the south - more often Florida. It's pretty good, but the thought of what I'm eating creeps me out a little.<br /><br />Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-56785627646918956352014-10-23T01:57:37.341-07:002014-10-23T01:57:37.341-07:00I just remembered in the the London days a butcher...I just remembered in the the London days a butcher in Notting Hill began selling sausages of unusual beasts, Crocodile, ostrich etc.<br />I did not go in when I saw the prices. I wonder if he still exists.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-69600172012719870232014-10-23T01:55:38.368-07:002014-10-23T01:55:38.368-07:00Dear eccentric old lady,
Please don't work in...Dear eccentric old lady,<br /><br />Please don't work in our local fish & chip shop......<br />I'm not too sure about how you would claim to obtain the fish!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-4155841642193603992014-10-23T01:42:26.671-07:002014-10-23T01:42:26.671-07:00Hi River...the emu recipe turned out very tasty, b...Hi River...the emu recipe turned out very tasty, but I think the novelty of it with the US visitors was what really caused it to sellso well. They would've loved returning back home with the story that they ate emu while visiting Oz. :)<br /><br />I think I was lucky, too, that night that I had those US diners; without them, I wouldn't have sold it all, I'm sure.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-44323271836671016052014-10-23T00:41:25.697-07:002014-10-23T00:41:25.697-07:00I've never tried emu or crocodile, but when th...I've never tried emu or crocodile, but when the kids were still all at home I'd buy kangaroo meat and mince from the Central Market and use it for casseroles and burgers, it was so much cheaper than beef. Now it's in the supermarkets it isn't as cheap anymore, but I don't have to feed four kids either. <br />It sounds like you did the right thing with the emu, the marinating and the spices.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-27208854733244652262014-10-22T17:47:22.058-07:002014-10-22T17:47:22.058-07:00Probably, Jerry...it's a white flesh. Many sa...Probably, Jerry...it's a white flesh. Many say it's similar in taste to chicken, but I don't think so. To me it's pretty tasteless; that's why I always marinated it. And, it doesn't intrigue me at all to cook for myself; and I never did cook it for myself...and I never will! lol<br /><br />We served it at times at the resort on Hinchinbrook Island; that was the first time I'd ever used it; and it was popular with some of the guests...more as a curiosity than anything, I'd say. <br /><br />But the entree on my menu at "Lorikeets" was a very popular dish...so there you go. You never know which way the public will go sometimes.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-41473543337663946142014-10-22T17:24:51.288-07:002014-10-22T17:24:51.288-07:00I wonder if croc tastes a lot like alligator tail,...I wonder if croc tastes a lot like alligator tail, which reminded me a lot of frog legs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-583426425374239852014-10-22T13:04:49.062-07:002014-10-22T13:04:49.062-07:00No, Sandie...we're in the right season down th...No, Sandie...we're in the right season down this way...spring it is...of that there is no doubt. And before we know it, summer will be in full swing.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :0Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-16797152984653725282014-10-22T13:03:17.159-07:002014-10-22T13:03:17.159-07:00Hiya Grannie Annie...I guess the groundhog kept re...Hiya Grannie Annie...I guess the groundhog kept repeating on you! :)<br /><br />Boy! Tell Ron I'll take him out on a croc hunt when you two visit the wonderful Land of Oz! I'll hitch up a couple of 'roos and emus!<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in. :)<br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-42647651948437110622014-10-22T12:53:50.169-07:002014-10-22T12:53:50.169-07:00Girl you are definitely in the wrong season - lol!...Girl you are definitely in the wrong season - lol! Chatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-33658818715682414922014-10-22T04:58:42.635-07:002014-10-22T04:58:42.635-07:00Oh and Lee, you must see the movie CHEF. I think ...Oh and Lee, you must see the movie CHEF. I think you would love it.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-64775703552827298632014-10-22T04:58:06.057-07:002014-10-22T04:58:06.057-07:00Ron caught and killed a ground hog and was determi...Ron caught and killed a ground hog and was determined to taste one. He cleaned it and brought it in for me to cook. What?!!! How?!!! Well just fry it like chicken. So I did. I tasted only a small sliver but....YUK! He took the rest to his coffee drinking buddies at the Grain elevator to enjoy...NOT! He said, "Well, I can try this because I heard from a woman once in Australia that she who goes out every Sumday and shoots the crocodile she serves in her restaurant...." LOL Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-71987454415427299872014-10-21T22:46:14.845-07:002014-10-21T22:46:14.845-07:00Oh...I find it very difficult sometimes, Helsie......Oh...I find it very difficult sometimes, Helsie...if someone opens the gate for me...I just have to go through, boots and all! And, there's little else you have to do other than keep a straight face all the while! :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com