Food Revolution Day

I received an email from Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution regarding the 19th of May - Food Revolution Day.

"Together we can change the way people eat by educating every child about food, giving families the skills and knowledge to cook again, and motivating people to stand up for their rights to better food. Add your voice to the conversation with your best cooking and food education tip, favorite ingredient, or tell us why you support the Food Revolution and what actions you are taking." - http://foodrevolutionday.com/

I showed my son the video of Jamie discussing his virtual dinner party (I think my son thinks Jamie is a part of our family, the amount of times he has seen his videos/ books/ pictures around our house) - he got all excited and said 'Mommy, it's Jamie.' and after asking if we should make dinner for Jamie, he agreed!

We love making dinner, cooking and baking as a family. With an Italian daddy and a South African mommy, and living in London - our little boy is so fortunate to have been exposed to so many lovely foods. We really enjoy trying new things, and prepare most of our meals from scratch - including pasta, pizza, soups, sushi, to name a few. Don't get me wrong, we do buy pasta and pizza too, but we enjoy the family vibe of making it from scratch every so often. 

One of our favourite recipes is a fillet of steak or pork (we used pork), potatoes and veggies. Hmmmm, yumminess!

Ingredients:

Pork or Steak Fillets, marinated*

500g potatoes, any kind

Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper

Rosemary, fresh

Fennel, half

Onion, half

Garlic clove

Carrots

Balsamic Glaze

Sugar


Marinate: Salt, Pepper, home-made dried Italian herbs, lemon juice, Mrs Balls Chutney (available at South African stores, and some supermarkets).





Cover the meat with the marinate, put in ziploc bag and put in the fridge for a few hours.


Directions:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C, place fillets into oven tray and cook. Put carrots neatly on a tray, sprinkle with sugar and a pinch of salt. Gently drizzle with balsamic glaze. Cook in the oven until soft.

Peel and slice potatoes. Toss with fresh rosemary, salt and pepper, and olive oil. Finely slice fennel, garlic and onion. Heat a pan, and cook potatoes until brown and crispy. Add fennel mix, and cook a bit more.

And voilà! A delicious family dinner. Serve with baby spinach, red peppers, and tomato salad.




We also made a delicious vanilla pud, for dessert.


Ingredients:

2 cups milk
6 Tbsp flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp butter

Directions:

Heat milk, on medium heat in a saucepan. In a separate bowl; sieve sugar, flour and salt. Pour flour mixture into hot milk, a little at a time, to avoid lumps. Continue to cook and stir until mixture thickens, do not allow mixture to boil. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and butter. Pour into serving dishes, sprinkle with chocolate powder, and allow to set in fridge, until needed.

Buon appetito!
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