Providing readers with recipes to cook for Father's Day always has me troubled because you fathers are all at different ages and stages — for those with littlies, no recipe is required, as you will delight in something resembling toast and cold tea. Well-taught tweenies will put on a lavish breakfast with all the trimmings. Those with teenagers will get a nice breakfast sometime in the afternoon, and those with adult children, well it's all on — out for breakfast, favourite snacks for afternoon tea, a full three course meal . . . You see, everyone is looking for different types of recipes and those who don't have children are not interested at all.
So this year I'm focusing on the fact that not all men are dads, but all men have a dad — so it may be you cooking for him. If he's no longer with you, it's a great day to cook in remembrance of him — making the food you love, for yourself. Cook a great steak or slow cook some pork shoulder for two hours for some pulled pork burgers or, if it's something fried you are looking for, perhaps a chicken schnitzel.
I have already made a batch of lime and tequila marmalade. My Dad won't be interested in it on toast but come cocktail hour, he will feel the love.
For dinner this week, a couple of lighter stews to bring in the warmer weather — Brazilian fish stew is our latest reader recipe competition winner and a spicy Portuguese pork and rice stew.
Aussie icon, Lyndey Milan, is in Auckland in September for the Wine and Food Celebration at NZ School of Food and Wine where she will be holding lazy baking and fast and fabulous cooking demonstrations. You are going to love it and you can read more here.
