An ode to Australia

Australia Day - celebrating being Aussie with football, meatpies, kangaroos and Holden cars (some song lyrics in case you're wondering).


Of course I celebrated with a BBQ, friends, and beer. Nothing like the taste of a charcoal burnt sausage.


Other must haves on Australia Day are cricket and the triple j hottest 100 countdown. If you not doing one or all of these thinhs you're simply not fair dinkum. Neither the BBQ, Australian cricket team nor the number one song by Gotye disappointed.


I also made a few other iconic Australian delicacies: Prawn cocktails and the Pavlova (New Zealand may try claim it but Australia's story behind the Pav is more believable - and I'm not biased at all).


Prawn Cocktails are cooked, peeled prawns mixed with cocktail sauce and served on a bed of shredded ice berg lettuce usually in a cocktail glass. For my cocktail sauce I mix a good egg mayonaise with a dash of tomato sauce, tobassco, and lemon juice. Easy peasy and very retro.

And I have to say it, I'm mighty proud of my pav, made from scratch and it held its shape. Served simply with whipped cream, strawberries, kiwi fruit and passionfruit.