Cool summer mornings are always nice. This summer has had an unusual number of overcast days and today was another fine example. I fancied something a little different for breakfast this morning, so I rustled up some asparagus, prosciutto, duck eggs, garlic aoli and some crumpets. I could have made hollandaise, but I already had some garlic aoli that I made yesterday and figured it may well be close enough. Besides, it’s Sunday morning and sometimes you just feel lazy.

  Voila, a yummy breakfast…

A couple of Sundays ago we had friends over for lunch. I like cooking for other people, there is something nice about preparing and sharing food with good people. I had a couple of fresh pork bellies and the remaining macadamias from the last crop. I shelled and partly crushed the macadamias and mixed them with finely diced mushrooms, some breadcrumbs, a beaten egg, some chopped sage and heaps of salt and ground black pepper to make a stuffing.

I spread the stuffing over the pork belly and sandwiched the two together.Then I tied the bellies together with some butchers string and popped it in the BBQ to roast for a couple of hours.

The finished result was a fabulously crusty crackling with a moist and juicy interior. Despite the fact that the stuffing squished out a little, a jolly good feed was had by all. Oh, and the cold cider went down rather nicely too.