Wild Waterfowl Chorizo I was at Park Avenue Quality Meats buying some sausages to sustain our running team in the Christchurch – Akaroa Relay, see link. Gordon the butcher offered me a sample of a sausage he made for … Continued
NZ’s Top Snarler – Beef and Blue, Allenton Meat Centre Today they announced the Supreme Award in the Devro NZ Sausage Competition. A beef and blue sausage from Allenton Meat Centre in Ashburton won this prestigious award. Congratulations to the … Continued
Simple Sausage Rolls I made sausage rolls using a recipe from this website, Desired Cooking. This recipe is simple and easy to make. We had these for dinner. My daughter made a quick salad to go alongside the rolls. The kids … Continued
Devro NZ Sausage Awards 2014 – South Island Regional Judging I was invited to judge at the Devro NZ Sausage Awards. Regional judging occurred in Auckland and Christchurch. I travelled to Christchurch to be part of the team of judges … Continued
It’s not all beer and sausages – Part Seven It is that time of the year again and the running club I run with was off to the NZ Road Relay Championships. This was held for the second consecutive year … Continued
Don Emilio – Argentine Style Chorizo I was at Moore Wilsons and purchased some chorizo from a maker I had not heard of before – Don Emilio. As it says on the packaging… Don Emilio’s mission is to deliver … Continued
The secret life of David Cunliffe Steve Braunias columnist for the Sunday Star Times has an intimate relationship with David Cunliffe, leader of the Labour Party. As many readers will be aware the Labour Party received its lowest vote in … Continued
A potential Minister of Snarlers? The general election delivered a decisive result, and the National Party increased its share of the vote as it went into a third term. In the Hutt South Electorate the new comer Chris Bishop, pushed … Continued
Homemade Sausages This weekend I made my first batch of sausages at home using my newly purchased sausage stuffer. I used pork mince I purchased from Park Ave Quality Meats. It was a medium to coarsely ground pork mince that … Continued
Mysliwska – A Polish Hunter’s sausage I was recently at Park Avenue Quality Meats and thought I would buy some mysliwska which I hadn’t previously tried. This sausage is in the kielbasa style, lightly smoked and dried. It … Continued