Family food.

I love eating at my children's homes because, although they do cook recipes that are family favourites, they do it with a twist that makes the dish individual, and they introduce me to new recipes.

 

My daughter's 30th birthday was a good indication of this.  It was a low key, relaxed family affair, and people contribute if they wanted to.

 

We started with a hollowed out cob with the most amazing dip in it.  I loved it so much I asked for permission to blog her recipe and here it is.  It is, as you can see, a heart attack special, but it is so, so good!

 

"Bec's Dip"

 

Ingredients:

 

1 whole cob loaf

1 French stick

200g sliced bacon

2.5 cups grated cheese

1 diced onion

1 tbsp oil

250g cream cheese

150ml cream

150ml sour cream

2 tbsp chopped chives (keep 1 tbsp aside)

 

Method:

 

Slice the top off the cob ( about the top third), and keep it as the "lid".

 

Scoop out the insides.  These chunks will be used to scoop up the dip along with the baguette, which you should tear into chunks.

 

Heat oil and saute the onion and bacon until the former is transparent.

 

Combine onion, bacon, chives creams and cheeses in a bowl.

 

Transfer the mixture into the cob.

 

 

 

 There were also a lot of salads to choose from:

 

 

Potato salad:

Tomato and bocconcino salad:

Roasted capsicum salad:

Pasta salad:

Garden salad:

 so we did balance the entree, a tiny bit.

The barbequed meat was also incredibly good.  Marinated halal chicken and lamb from an Afghan butcher's shop in Dandenong, cooked over hot coals.  The lamb was lovely and spicy and the chicken just melted in the mouth.  Guess I am going on a trip to Dandenong soon!

 

Dessert was cheesecakes and berries.  What a lovely meal!